The Hague Network met in Brno (18-20th April), hosted by Masaryk University, in order to deepen collaboration and work on common objectives. The Network welcomed their new member: Rhine -Waal University of Applied Sciences, based in Kleve and Kamp-Lintfort (Germany).
A delegation of 12 staff from THUAS visited University of Derby on 11th and 12th April to expand current links and widen international activity. UoD and THUAS have signed a MoU to work together as strategic partners and the visit was to promote the partnership and start deeper engagement between the two institutions. The two institutions also have a student exchange agreement for the BA (Hons) Intnal. Relations and Diplomacy (Hague) programme which has students exchanging for the second year of the programme, withthe first students due to exchange in September 2018.
Visit to Business Teaching Week at TAMK by A.Szabo and G. Vermeulen from Management & Organisation.
Teaching visit by Prof. Guillermo Graiño, from Francisco de Vitoria, to THUAS, M&O, European Studies. Guillermo gave a special lecture on “Just Wars” which was well received by students and stimulated much debate. He also attended a number of lectures and seminars within the European Studies programme, including a lecture about the actual political situation in Catalonia. Guillermo also held a number of meetings with people from the Faculty on the subjects of research, staff/student exchanges and future developments. Here he is pictured in a more informal setting with Paul Nixon.
Faculty wide minor with THUAS staff, Claudia Diers (Faculty Coordinator Internationalisation M&O and Joint Module Author), and Jacco van Uden (Prof. of Change Management and Joint Module Author). Marika will lecture on the Minor in Semester 1 of 2018/19 on “Artful Business Creation”.Tiina Koskiranta (Focus Area Leader, Entrepreneurship and New Business) and Marika Vuorenmaa (Innovation Consultant) from TAMK to discuss.
Visit to prospective new partner in Germany (Hochschule Rhein-Waal) by Paul Nixon, Europe Platform Coordinator, and A. H. Steijger to successfully establish a Strategic Partnership between both institutions. Meetings were held and an agreement was reached to propose that both boards approve the plan to establish the partnership. Rhein-Waal was invited to join the partners of The Hague Network at the next meeting at Masaryk University in April.
M&O staff Rebecca Kleiweg de Zwaan and Paul Nixon launched an exciting new elective module available for European Studies and exchange students entitled “Sex in the Media”. The module leant heavily on the recent publication by Nixon, P. G. & Düsterhöft, I. K. (Eds.)(2017). Sex in the Digital Age. The module recruited 45 students who responded well to the no nonsense teaching style and, once they had overcome their initial shyness in discussing sensitive topics, a lively seminar environment lead to high levels of satisfaction from the students.
M & O agreed involvement of TAMK staff and students in the “Artful Business Creation” Faculty wide minor. Exact details to be worked out during a subsequent visit.
THUAS Faculties Management & Organisation, and Law Policy and Security (BRV) have agreed to run an expanded 1 year exchange programme with the University of Derby. First students will undertake the exchange in Semester 1 of 2018/19.
The activities in The Hague Network do not stop. Much more news to come in our next Newsletter in May 2018.