Susanne Folkerts is the Project Manager Sustainability EMEA Supply Chain for Starbucks, a company that likely needs no introduction. Susanne was on hand to judge the PRINS team pitches on the Starbucks case on Wednesday, 16 May 2018.
PRINS 2018 proved once again that for each and every BA International Studies student, as well as each of the commissioning organisations, this consultancy project is a ‘win-win’ proposition. In the end, six of the 30 participating student teams took top honours in this competition, selected by juries comprising Leiden academics and key members of the participating organisations. And the winning teams for cases from Starbucks, Google, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Transparency International have been invited to the organisations, to present their findings to larger audience.
In the 21st century skills articles we highlight tutors’ international and intercultural experiences. Leiden University strives to enable students to develop so called "21st century skills" which are defined as "the ability to work in teams, international and intercultural skills, entrepreneurship, leadership qualities and digital competences" Most of the tutors have acquired these skills during their studies, fieldwork for their masters or PhD and are happy to share their impressions and experiences. For this volume we talked to Lisa Wolring, tutor at International Studies.
As most of you know, we made some important changes to our curriculum last year. It is time for an update on some relevant changes. In this article you will find an overview of the most important changes.
I am happy to introduce this Newsletter specially dedicated to the alumni of our programme. It has again been a good year for International Studies, with a record number of students joining the ranks of the alumni when graduating in August.
Nominate a colleague to be a Student Member in the International Studies Programme Board!
Leiden bachelor's student of International Studies Thomas wrote a text that was read out this year in the UN Security Council by the Netherlands representative. How did he manage that?
At the BA International Studies' Graduation Ceremony, we traditionally award two so-called Golden Stork Awards. One is for the Best Thesis and the other for the Most Outstanding Student.
New blogs of staff and students appear regularly on the "This Is International Studies" website. Staff and students involved in the programme are invited to contribute to the blog. Topics of interest are all matters connected to the theme of the programme (globalization and its the regional effects, see also this blog post), including the presentation of current research by our academic staff, discusions on the profile of International Studies and related matters, such as multidisciplinary.
In the 21st century skills articles we highlight tutors’ international and intercultural experiences. Leiden University strives to enable students to develop so called "21st century skills" which are defined as "the ability to work in teams, international and intercultural skills, entrepreneurship, leadership qualities and digital competences" Most of the tutors have acquired these skills during their studies, fieldwork for their masters or PhD and are happy to share their impressions and experiences. For this volume we talked to Dr. Georgiana Balau, she teaches Economics, Sociolinguistics and Cultural Interaction. Georgiana did fieldwork during her studies in a familiar country: The Netherlands.
