Welcome at Saxion

Saxion International Office 2007

Siep LittooijManager International Projects Desk

About Saxion Universities

Three strategic locations in the Eastern Netherlands:• Apeldoorn

• Deventer

• Enschede

Facing towards Amsterdam and towards Germany

Saxion Universities in the Netherlands

Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences•Comprehensive university, predominantly undergraduate level

•Focus on profession-oriented education through teaching & undergraduate research

•Professional Masters’ programmes in key fields

•Regional focus for most programmes, national profile in key fields

•Quality education under public scrutiny and accreditation

•Public funding

•History dates back to 1875

•20,000 students, 1,700 faculty and staff

•13 Schools, 5 expertise centres

•One of the larger Dutch universities.

•Student satisfaction ranks Saxion programmes among the top.

Saxion approach to student-centred learning for career in the professionsTraining in competences necessary for functioning as

starting professionalsAcquire skills in an active wayIndividual study pathwaysOrganise student centred

•Small group teaching

• Individual assignments and research

• Individual tutoring

• Digital learning environment

• Industry exposure

•Portfolio assessments

Schools and academic programmes

•120 Bachelor / Master programmes in Dutch.

•22 Bachelor / Master international programmes in English.

•Various Bachelor / Master programmes in German

•Non-degree programmes

•Business Engineering and Entrepeneurship•Hospitality Business School•Public Administration & Law•Health•Human Resource Management•Social Work•Education

•Finance & Accounting•Marketing & International Management•Communication, Information Technology &

Information Management•Life Science, Engineering & Design•Environmental planning & Building•Art & Technology

13 Schools

Expertise Centres for innovation

Health care and technology

Human environmentDesign and technologyEntrepreneurshipEducation innovation

• Joint operations by Schools

• Operated separately with academic staff

• Focus for graduate teaching and research

• Research programmes into multidisciplinary theme’s

Regional focus and industry relations•Study pathways include business exposure

•Industry voice in education supervision committee

•Membership of regional networks and associations

•Knowledge Transfer •business oriented innovation function •Adult and in-service learning programmes (non-degree)

•Expertise Centres•linkage between Saxion education and local community (business, industry or

employers)

•Knowledge circles•Research and innovation teams led by associate professor

•Focus for undergraduate research

•Faculty tenure •recruited from careers in the professions

•part-time

•limited time tenure

•External funding

Campus facilities

• Enschede• Campus population: 12,000 students

• Deventer• Campus population: 8,000 students

• Apeldoorn• Hotel school: 300 students

• Modern buildings

• Excellent facilities for study and social life

• Library and ‘Study landscape’, equipped with computers and broadband internetaccess

• City centre locations

• Walking distance from railway stations

International Strategy

•International component in every study programma.

•Network of (European) Higher Education partners.

•Internationalisation starting from regional strenghts.

•International education offer for international students and partners.

International Programmes: Bachelor and Master level

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B2

B3

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Master’s degreeDutch/international accreditation

Bachelor’s degreeDutch accreditation, international recognition!

Preparatory coursesIntensive English language programmes

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Partners & International Projects

•History of cooperation in Eastern Europe and Asia

•Schools with professional Network memberships

•Active Member of HIB/HBO raad, NUFFIC council.

•International partners in Europe and Asia

An international community

•More than 1,000 international students, coming from all over the world.

•A total of 55 nationalities represented at our university.

Afghanistan Algeria Angola Argentina Brazil Cameroon China Colombia Congo

El Salvador Ethopia Germany Ghana Hungary India Indonesia Iran Finland

Japan Mexico Netherlands Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Rwanda Vietnam

Highlights of the Dutch environment

•High quality education

•International hub for business, travel, import and export

•Creative, innovative & high-tech industry

•Knowledge & service economy

•Excellent public service

•Small, safe and stimulating

•Cost attractive

•English widely spoken

•Green, natural and clean environment

Welcome to contact me or collegues at Saxion

Siep Littooij, Manager International Projects Desk

www.saxion.edu