Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen trains qualified and committed professionals. It is an environment in which students, research-lecturers and companies meet and learn from each other. Teaching, research and professional practice are closely connected. Assignments from professional practice are aligned to the teaching methods for each degree programme. Students, research-lecturers and partners in the professional field work together on solutions to issues close by and far away. Learning and working remain connected to each other throughout life. Hanze UAS feels that it has a special mission to make everybody in the Hanze learning community aware of his or her social responsibility. The university of applied sciences encourages employees and students to develop and make a valuable contribution to society. Additionally, Hanze UAS has an ambitious internationalisation strategy. Our (teaching) staff members are required to carry out and contribute to a wide variety of internationalisation activities. We therefore take the development of (teaching) staff competences for the international teaching and learning environment very seriously and have developed a number of innovative tools and approaches to foster the professional development for internationalisation. (Source: the university website)