International Practice

You start at HZ with a series of preparatory and informative meetings and write an orientation report in preparation for the period abroad. Teachers from various programs provide the preparatory lessons. After that, you go to your destination and, during an internship of at least twelve weeks, conduct research and practical assignments that you develop into a report. During your stay abroad, you have regular online contact with the teacher who supervises you. You discuss how you are doing, and you can talk about your research and ask questions. Upon returning to the Netherlands, you reflect on the entire period abroad and conclude with a presentation about your experiences to fellow students.

With the minor in International Practice, you will contribute to these Sustainable Development Goals, for example, depending on your internship and research:

• SDG 3: Improve health and well-being through your research in a healthcare organisation.
• SDG 4: Contribute to quality education through your research in an educational organisation.
• SDG 10: Reduce inequality through research focused on inclusion and equal opportunities.

With this minor, you will learn the following:

• You have an open, curious, and unbiased attitude towards people from other cultures.
• You acquire knowledge about different lifestyles and cultural practices and use it to achieve constructive intercultural interaction.
• You can handle various situations and question assumptions that are self-evident to you.
• You show courage, actively approach new contacts, and expand your relationships and networks.
• You can collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.
• You actively work on international orientation and global citizenship by engaging with relevant sustainable development goals.
• You see the practical situation in a broad perspective and understand how the local situation is influenced by the broader, international context.
• You can formulate your standpoint on topics such as migration, sustainability, and human rights.

The minor looks as follows:

• Start of the minor at HZ: one week of meetings. In the morning, you attend workshops and classes, and in the afternoon, you work independently and with your fellow students.
• Followed by at least 12 weeks of research and internship abroad.
• Final presentation at HZ.

The following books are required for this minor:

• Baarda, B., Bakker, E., Boullart, A., Fischer, T., Julsing, M., Peters. V., & Van der Velden, T. (2021). Basisboek Kwalitatief Onderzoek: Handleiding voor het opzetten en uitvoeren van kwalitatief onderzoek (5e druk). Noordhoff Uitgevers B.V.
• Hoegen, P., Kuiper, C., Munten, G., & Verhoef, J. (2020). Evidence-based practice voor verpleegkundigen (5e druk). Gezamenlijke, geïnformeerde besluitvorming. Boom Uitgevers
• Loeffen, T., Tigchelaar, H. (2013). Retourtje Inzicht, creatief met diversiteit voor sociale professionals. Uitgeverij Coutinho
• Verhoeven, N. (2022). Wat is onderzoek? (7e druk). Boom Lemma Uitgevers

The following tests apply to this minor:

• Orientation report (10%). You make a report about the country you are going to. You show that you have knowledge of the country's history and the sector in which you are going to do an internship.
• Practical assignments (20%). You describe your internship organisation, the network they work with, the methodologies they use and how they differ from the situation in the Netherlands.
• Final product (40%). You will produce a research report and deliver a product for your internship organisation.
• Reflection report with final presentation (30%). You will make a report of your experiences and present this to fellow students and teachers.