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

2. 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?

3. Focus of COIL activities in Faculty of Business and Economics
COIL as tool for in strategic programme FBE
Virtual collaboration since 2008, COILing since 2014
Nr of COIL/virtual/blended projects in : 25
Nr of students participating in virtual projects in :
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)

4. 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 : 4 (incl. joint master Global Health)
Nr of students participating in : 900
Partners from: Indonesia, Turkey, Thailand, Canada, India, Colombia, Spain
Support from board: strategic programme

5. 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 (VLC)
Nr of COIL projects in : 2
Nr of students participating in COIL in : 20-40
Partner include: SUNY (Buffalo) start up with Social Entrepeneurship Glascow.
Coil Coordinator: Yvonne van der Meijs
Coil Social Work: Anne-Mieke Zaat

6. 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 

7. 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