successfactors for international student projects
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Successfactors for internationalstudent projects
Jacques Bazen,Lecturer International Economics
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International student projects
• Why organize them?
• What can be the result for students?
• How to organize them?
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International student projects
Why organize them?
- Developing contacts with companies or NGOs.
- Making education more interactive for bothstudents and lecturers
- Giving students real life experience in international business during theirstudy period
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Projects as part of education vision
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International student projects - Examples
First Autumn Business School Netherlands - Russia
Saxion, Enschede (NL) cooperatingwith Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg (RU)
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania2021 Cultural Capital of Europe
International student projects - Examples
Saxion, Enschede (NL) cooperatingwith Babes BolyaiUniversity, Cluj (RO)
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Narva, Estoniaredevelopment of Kreenholm area:Watermanagement
International student projects - Examples
Saxion, Enschede (NL) cooperatingwith Narva College, University of Tartu (EE)
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International student projects
Benefits:
• It is good for companies because of the possibilitiesto scout new talent and develop their business
• It is good for universities because of getting relevant input from the working field and good PR.
• It is good for the students because of the applicationof what they have learned in practice: Bettercompetences for their CV.
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International student projects
• Problem: Time… & Reliable partners…
• Necessary: Strong decision from the management of universities to invest in organizing suchprojects
• Necessary for companies: Willingness to investtime to help young people.
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International student projects
• Problem for universities: How to make goodappointments with university partners?
• Necessary: Agreement about Intended Learning Outcomes. Crucial! (Many other issues can be organized differentlyaccording to culture / rules of the partnersinvolved).
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Necessity of projects: What companies tell usHow well are Dutch students preparedfor the labor market?
Very poor
Poor
Reasonable
Good
0% mentionsVery good…
Still work to do!Less than 50% satisfied
Source: Factsheet 2013 DNHK.org
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International student projects
• More challenging for lecturers…unpredictableresults in reality…the project seldom follows the book.
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International student projects
• Great material for research, especially if there is close cooperation between international groupsof students.
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International student projects
• Example of research: Cluj 2021 Cultural capital
• Research still in progress… interestingpreliminary finding: Dutch students report usually a DECREASE in their perceived abilities tosolve an international problem…
• They reported to have overestimated theirabilities in the beginning.
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International student projects
• One of the projects of Saxion with Russia was the so called Autumn Business School (2nd edition is running now)
• Some research results into the effects on students
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International student projects
• Some conclusions of this research:(entire article can be obtained from author if desired, or downloaded fromResearchGate)
• Students were happy to make the aquaintancewith the students from abroad.
• Students reported that this activity was veryuseful
• Students reported that they felt they reallylearned something.
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International student projects
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Autumn Business School 2014
• 2nd round now running!
• Main partners:
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Autumn Business School 2014
• Client:
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Autumn Business School 2014
Website: www.autumnbusinessschool.org
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Autumn Business School 2014
New idea: Platform for Virtual exchange…
Student driven project, with coaching & guidancefrom lecturers.
Helping a Dutch company to be active in Russia.
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Autumn Business School 2014
Product
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Autumn Business School
• Preliminary findings: Students perceive to have learned as much about doing business in the 2nd virtual mobility edition as in the first edition which involved physical mobility.
• Students perceive less development of their social & intercultural skills as with physical mobility.
• Lecturers found it more difficult in the virtual edition to influence group processes.
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All suggestions for discussion and improvement are very welcome!
We are experimenting and are looking for input and best practices!
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