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Professional Education using companies’ assignments Doing companies’ assignments with students • What kind of students are interested? • Skills of teaching staff • Conditions • How to manage within the Education Programme?

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Hanze University • 22. 000 students • 18 Schools • School of Business Management

Hanze University Groningen • With more than the largest provider of higher education in North Netherlands 18 schools = 18 ‘cultures’ = 18 x individual and unique atmospheres (your school, your culture, your atmosphere) orientation with a strong societal position in North Netherlands. • The breath of educational provision and the cooperation with the University of Groningen offers students. This applies to the initial study choice and to ‘switching’ between studies.

Professional Education using companies’ assignments School of Business Management • 2058 students • 3 different Courses • Real Estate (Business Management, Human Resource Management)

Professional Education using companies’ assignments School of Real Estate • More than 800 students (300 first Year students) • 45 employees • RICS accreditated • 3 Specializations: Commercial Property management, Asset management Area Development

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Lies Oldenhof • Project manager Real Estate • Coaching talented students (Honours) • Quality (Audit and Accreditation) • Research Methods • Companies’ assignments

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Students • Great variety, directly from secondary school, University of Groningen (academic level) or Professional Education (lower level) • Only Professional Real Estate Education • Master of Real Estate, accessible after 3 years of practice

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Goal of the research Education Programme: • Knowing different research types in applied research • Define a research assignment • Read a research report • Arriving at the relevant conclusions • Writing a thesis (4 th year)

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Companies’ assignments in the Education Programme • 3 rd year applied research part of the curriculum, 3 months, twice a year • Internships • Honours programme • Thesis • Tailor made

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Coach Skills • Background in Research Methods • Flexible and creative, thinking step by step • Focus on results • Knowledge of the subject • Accessible for students more than once in a week • Able to structure but also selling the assignment • Keeping students motivated

Professional Education using companies’ assignments Success factors • Split up a research in small(er) parts • Knowledge of the principal available • Information “just in time” • Focus on bottlenecks (completion time!) • Long term relation with the companies • Project filing

Professional Education using compagnies’ assignments Conclusions • Establish a circle of Real Estate companies • Analyze the question • Let students and teachers choose, according to their preferences • Confront students with the principal and his demands • Use an project planning model (different research types)

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