Why the Dutch love COIL Panel discussion European COIL Conference The Hague University of Applied Sciences 1 December 2016

Why DO the Dutch Love COIL? Holland has a long history as a trading country International travel may be part of the Dutch DNA Fewer than 10% of Dutch university students are mobile A growing awareness of the need for Internationalization at home The English language is widely spoken amongst the Dutch But is that love?

Focus of COIL activities in Faculty of Business and Economics COIL as tool for I@H in strategic programme FBE 2015-2020 Virtual collaboration since 2008, COILing since 2014 Nr of COIL/virtual/blended projects in 2016-2017: 25 Nr of students participating in virtual projects in 2016-2017: 800-1000 Partners include: SUNY (Ulster, Oswego & Buffalo), RMIT (Melbourne & Saigon), Monterrey (Mex.), Finland, Austria, France, Germany. Spin off: Summer Programme Entrepeneurship with SUNY Ulster Other virtual collaboration networks: Beezr (European consortium)

Focus of COIL activities in Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science and Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience Virtual collaboration since 2009 Nr of projects in 2016-2017: 4 (incl. joint master Global Health) Nr of students participating in 2016-2017: 900 Partners from: Indonesia, Turkey, Thailand, Canada, India, Colombia, Spain Support from board: strategic programme 2017-2021

Focus of COIL activities in The Faculty of Social Work Cultural Social Work with Buffalo Social Work started in 2016 and part time Social Work will start in 2017. COILing since 2015, online learning program since 2012 (VLC) Nr of COIL projects in 2016-2017: 2 Nr of students participating in COIL in 2016-2017: 20-40 Partner include: SUNY (Buffalo) start up with Social Entrepeneurship Glascow. Coil Coordinator: Yvonne van der Meijs Coil Social Work: Anne-Mieke Zaat

Seven COIL Courses at THUAS - over faculites THUAS COIL Strategy  Senior Leadership & Support Senior Academic Leader - Faculty Director  Programme Commitment and Central level Faculty Support System  Appointed COIL Coordinator  Faculty and Programme Engagement  Include COIL in Internationalisation strategies Community Building  COIL Advisory Council (working group) COIL Website  IT Support  COIL Conference at The Hague 

We would like to use COIL because of: International Centre of Excellence (ICEFIL) for innovative learning: sharing and developing knowledge and learning materials with national and international partner universities Kakuma-project: teacher education program for hundreds of teachers in the Kakuma refugeecamp in Kenia. In cooperation with Vodaphone, UNHCR and MOI- university we develop digital content for the curriculum of teachers in10 several subjects