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Henk Frencken, educational advisor ICLON, Leiden University, Michiel van Geloven, advisor, CHECK-IT.CEAIE- NUFFIC Sino-DutchHigher Education Forum,
Rotterdam, 25th of June 2012.
CHECK-ITa Sino-Dutch
Living Lab in China
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Is your only Chinese Ni Hao? Or don’t you dare to speak English?
• Not so for a group of Dutch and Chinese Information Technology students. In China they do their internship assignments in joint groups.
• For that purpose, they and their teachers run the CHECK-IT Knowledge Center, located in the Software park of Xiamen in Southern China.
• Universities of Applied Science: Leiden, Zuijd, HAN, & the Hague, and Leiden University cooperate with Xiamen University Software School.
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First impressions of CHECK-IT
• For a first impression we go to the website of CHECK-IT: www.checkitcenter.com
• The program runs this website to attract assignments from companies in China and the Netherlands.
• The website also facilitates Knowledge Creation around intercultural IT development and research.
• CHECK-IT has a short promotion film on Vimeo
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Main principles of CHECK-IT Competency Based Education
• Learning takes place in a professional context – students work on industry assignments– Check-it is run as a company
• Learning takes place in an international context– students work in international teams– many assignments of international companies
• Learning takes place in an intercultural context– students live and work together– intercultural exchange and learning is explicit in
our program.
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A short history……
• In November 2007 a study trip to China was organized by ICLON, graduate school of teaching, Leiden University.
• A conference took place in Xiamen on Entrepreneurial Higher Education in China and the Netherlands, organized jointly with the Xiamen University Institute of Education.
• There the idea for CHECK-IT was born.• In 2008 partners and formulated a project proposal. In
2009 a grant was received from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Also contributed.
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Current situation……
• From September 2009 until now Dutch and Chinese students cooperate in IT development projects.
• Since February 2012 the sixth batch of students works at CHECK-IT.
• Supervision by Chinese and Dutch staff.• Total number of Dutch students has grown to about
fourty per year
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CHECK-IT as a knowledge production center
• Run by students, monitored by Chinese and Dutch staff.
• Students work on their own projects but also for the Check-IT Center: ‘give and take’:• Check IT website and office.• Daily running of the Center.• Organizing knowledge exchange seminars.• Organizing ‘China & Holland culture’ activities.• Introducing new students and staff.• Marketing and communication of the Center and
acquisition of new internship projects.• Learning Chinese language and culture.
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Benefits for the students…
• Dutch students: exposure to China, Chinese students and Chinese culture.
• Chinese students: ‘internationalization at home’.• Language learning: English and Chinese.
• ‘Embedded internship’ in China.• Support in finding challenging industry assignments.
• Learning to work in an international environment.• Developing international and cross-cultural
competencies.
• Work with Chinese and international companies.
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Benefits for educational partners…
• Student mobility: embedded internships for students.
• Development of international and cross-cultural competencies.
• Staff mobility an staff professional development.• Close contacts between Chinese and Dutch
institutes and companies.• Exchange of educational experiences:
• Competency based education• Relation between education and industry• Internship models• Study program specific overseas experiences.
• CHECK-IT as an object for educational research and experimentation.
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• Utilization of up-to-date knowledge and skills of students.
• Mutual contacts through student exchange, building of trust.
• Exploring and understanding markets, demand and supply opportunities, outsourcing, etc.
• Contacts with students as potential employees.• Use of and contribution to knowledge in the
CHECK-IT Center.
Benefits forindustry partners…
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• Establish a clear educational and institutional embedding.
• Ensure support from the top of your institutions.• Keep it simple, lean & mean.• Reach a financial break even within two years.• Screen students and staff on motivation, stamina
and cultural sensitivity.• Prepare students and staff intensively before
departure/participation.• Establish a clear and explicit ‘company culture’
within the center.• Help to spread the Check-it idea.• Ensure ownership from all stakeholders.
Recommendations for your own living labs….