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Internationalization is becoming more and more important to our daily life and in
education. Through the usage of the internet, borders have disappeared around
the world and as result we are living in a global village.
During International Week, the students will be presented various possibilities
that there are for studying abroad. Guest speakers have been invited from
different countries to present and share their knowledge and experience to the
students at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. This will be a great
opportunity for the students to expand their knowledge on professional
international communication.
As a part of the upcoming International Week, a group of HR students have been
selected to serve as student ambassadors to receive the guests and give them a
brief orientation around HR facilities as well as a few tourist highlights in the
immediate vicinity of Wijnhaven.
The student ambassadors are looking forward to the International Week. The
selected student ambassadors have indicated that they have problems with the
English spoken language, that can be problem of their capability to communicate
on a formal and professional level with the guests. For some of the ambassadors
this may be the first time they have had to interact on a professional capacity
with people from outside of the Netherlands. The students not only have
problems with the English language but also have been getting very anxious of
guiding the international guests because of this reason.
Despite of the international character of the metropolis Rotterdam, the English
skills from a few student ambassadors are not on a level that match with the
international standards. Therefore the students are demotivated to be
ambassadors for the International Week. Also this problem can be dangerous for
the image of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences it might create a negative
image of the quality of the English courses on our schools. This problem asks for
new measurements, this short report will give several solutions to the problem
and an action plan we strongly recommend.
For Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences the International Week can be a
great opportunity to promote our school and the students. We want to create a
good image and increase our international collaborations.
A survey to help prepare for the International Week has been made and held
across student ambassadors from this year and the last. They have been asked to
give tips to prepare for the International Week and what could have been better
organized last year (if it were the ambassadors from last year). This will help us
make a better International Week in the future.
Based on the survey that has been held a few solutions have come up that can
be an opportunity for the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences;
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