RHEIN WAAL VISIT TO THE HAGUE

Dr M. Kaufmann of Rhein Waal University of Applied Sciences visited THUAS for discussions with P. Nixon in order to explore ways in which Rhein Waal could both deepen and widen its participation in The Hague Network and reach out to the other partners in the network.

THUAS TEACHING VISIT TO MASARYK (1-6 December)

Teaching visit to Masaryk University, to the Faculty of Arts by P.G.Nixon of THUAS European Studies Dept. He (ably supported at distance by R.Kleiweg de Zwaan) taught a re-worked version of their THUAS minor course “Sex in three dimensions”, which was entitled “Sex, The Body and Cyborgs”. It attracted more than 100 students, which is double the number who took the course last year. The course involved 2 online lectures and 7 ‘live’ lectures, as well as workshops on essay design and storytelling in film. The trip was financed by MUNI.

SUSTAINABILITY FORUM IN THE HAGUE

The Finance and Control Program of The Hague University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with its strategic partners, Univ. Francisco de Vitoria and Tampere University of Applied Sciences, organized the 2nd International Forum on Sustainability. The goal was to provide understanding of the key concepts of sustainable value creation by sharing implementations, knowledge and lessons learned between the industry, researchers and university lecturers. The focus of the case study provided a blueprint of how the companies and university researchers and lecturers can collaborate in order to improve the university curriculum to better prepare the students and future business professionals.