Global Project and Change Management

From day 1, you work on real issues from your future professional field. The introduction week is a full 5-day programme in which we introduce you to your classmates, your teachers and the professional field.

• Earth & Environment
• Project Management
• Business Models
• History of Globalization
• Team Dynamics
• Research Perspectives
• Self Awareness
• Systems Thinking

These courses will be given by a variety of lecturers supplemented with experts from the field.

The second year of study is divided into the themes of vitality and nutrition. Two current and future challenges facing this world. Dive into complex questions such as:

• How can we end food shortages?
• Are current agricultural practices equipped to cope with the impacts of climate change?
• How do we keep older generations fit and healthy?

A grasp of the courses you will be following in your second year:

• Cultural Awareness
• Negotiation & Persuasion
• Systems Transformation
• Purpose Economy
• Technology for Social Innovation
• Law and Policies
• Quantitative Research

Minor
You will take a six-month minor. A minor will deepen or broaden your knowledge and skills. You can do this with the research groups at HZ University of Applied Sciences, or choose any other university in the Netherlands or abroad. Click here for the full range of HZ courses.

Internship
The rest of the third year consist of an internship. During this internship, you will work 20 weeks on a project at an organisation or company of your choice. You can do your internship in the Netherlands or abroad. For example, you do an internship at a government agency or a commercial company.

In the first semester, you work on a Value Creators project. Working in groups, you will research an innovative and sustainable solution to a challenge you consider important. Together with fellow students and stakeholders, you develop a new initiative or product for a sustainable world. Think, for example, of setting up a youth network dedicated to a fair economy or a toolkit for making urban areas sustainable.

In the final semester, you will work on your graduation research at an organisation of your choice at home or abroad. You can also graduate at one of the research groups within the HZ. In your research, you demonstrate your competencies and development as a Global Project & Change manager.

In the Netherlands, the standard of higher education is maintained through an accreditation system that ensures legal regulation and quality assurance. All programmes at HZ University of Applied Sciences are examined and approved by the accreditor, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). This means that they meet the quality requirements for accredited higher education set by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, ensuring that you are always choosing a programme of high standard.