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www. khk. be Kempen University College (Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen) Belgium Welcome Karel Dekoninck

Belgium in the world www. khk. be Belgium

www. khk. be In the heart of Europe

Belgium 200 km beside heart of Europe www. khk. be -good chocolate -excellent beer -land of TAHTAH by Hergé……. . Constitutional, popular monarchy …. and a parliamentary democracy. Capital: Brussels Three regions: §Flanders (northern part): Dutch speaking §Wallon (southern part): French speaking §Brussels (central part): bi-langual French-Dutch

Some figures www. khk. be Belgium Russia Surface: 30. 519 km² 17. 000 km² Population: 10, 2 mil Population density: 142 mil 342 inh/km² 9 inh/km²

www. khk. be Flanders, northern part, Dutch speaking Surface: 13. 522 km² Population: 6 million Population density: 447 inhabitants/km²

Education in Flanders www. khk. be • Pre-school kindergarten age: 3 – 6 • Elementary school age: 6 – 12 • Secondary school – Vocational school – Technical school – Grammar school age: 12 - 18 • Higher education – University College: age: 18 -…. . • • Professional Bachelor 3 years Academic Bachelor 3 years Master 1 year Ph. D 4 years – Traditional University: • Academic Bachelor 3 or 4 years • Master 1 or 2 years • Ph. D 4 years

July 2002 www. khk. be Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen formed an association with the Catholic University of Leuven, 11 other Hogescholen and the Catholic University of Brussels. Together, its partners have more than 70, 000 students in 23 cities across Flanders.

www. khk. be 13 partners in the Association

www. khk. be Study Fields of Hogescholen/University Colleges in Flanders Ø Ø Ø Industrial sciences and technology Biotechnology Commercial sciences Health care Socio-educational and social work Teacher training Ø Ø Ø Architecture Applied linguistics Product development Audio-visual art Theatre & music studies

www. khk. be Kempen University College, Campus Geel

www. khk. be The mission of the Kempen University College • Education • Research • Social, public and scientific services

Managing director www. khk. be Directors ’ committee of KHK General KHK staff Directors ’ committee Campus Geel General staff Campus Geel Department Department

www. khk. be KHKempen 4 Campuses in the Kempen area ØGeel, Turnhout ØLier, Vorselaar 11 Departments 6, 000 Students (3, 600 in Geel)

www. khk. be 30 full degree programmes in the Kempen University College 19 3 6 2 Professional bachelors Academic bachelors Masters in co-operation 30 Full degree programmes

Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen www. khk. be Vorselaar Teacher training Lier Health care 22 Bachelors Turnhout Health care Health & chem Business Studies Teacher training Social work 11 departments 2007 -2008: 6048 + 248 BANABA students 6 Masters Geel Technical sc Agro- and Biotechnology Biosciences and Technology

www. khk. be Academic staff Kempen University College Academic year 2006 -2007 • Regular staff • Teaching staff 550 • Admin. en techn. staff. 59 • Assistants 17 • Overhead 6 • Contractual staff • Guest professor 17 • Employees 29 • Maintenance 47 • (535 VTE) 725

The innovation chain www. khk. be Fundamental Applied Project based scientific research new knowledge translation of knowledge diffusion of knowledge Doctorate Universities Master Bachelor University Colleges Knowledge + Creativity = Innovation

Knowledge + creativity = Innovation www. khk. be Technological knowledge Marketing knowledge Organisation knowledge Knowledge of people and communities Idea Concept Product Service

www. khk. be Mission of the research in the Kempen University College Multidisciplinary approach to reach : Added value you need : Coördination and consideration result : Efficiency To achieve optimal synergy : Co-operation with other centers of excellence, with business and industry

Results www. khk. be Year Number projects Projectbudget (Euro) People in VTE 2000 14 1. 051. 485 12 2001 22 1. 737. 210 14 2002 28 1. 866. 164 15 2003 39 2. 482. 034 25 2004 46 2. 778. 848 32

Results : Indicator research - services www. khk. be

Quality control www. khk. be 13 3 3 5 4 2 30 public reports published public reports in preparation evaluation reports submitted on 15 december 2006 evaluation reports submitted on 1 july 2007 evaluation reports to submit on 15 december 2007 masters in co-operation full degree programmes

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www. khk. be KHKempen Campus Geel Ø Business Studies (Ba) Ø Health Care and Chemistry (Ba) Ø Social Work (Ba) Ø Technical Sciences (Ba) Ø Agro- and Biotechnology (Ba) Ø Biosciences and Technology (Ba + Ma)

Business Studies Department www. khk. be Ø Bachelor of Business studies üAccountancy-taxation üFinance and insurance üLogistics management üMarketing üLegal Practice Ø Bachelor of Office Management üManagement assistant üBusiness translation-interpreting ØBachelor of Applied Computer Science ØPostgraduate course in strategic SME and Retail management

Agro- and Biotechnology Department www. khk. be Bachelor of Agro- and Biotechnology Ø Biotechnology ü Biotechnology and environmental management Ø Animal care ü Veterinary assistant ü ü ü Arable farming Intensive cattle breeding Cattle breeding ü ü Fruit growing Vegetable cultivation Floriculture Landscape gardening Ø Agriculture Ø Horticulture Ø Food technology

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Health Care Department www. khk. be Ø Bachelor of Nursing ü Hospital nursing ü Geriatric nursing ü Paediatric nursing ü Social nursing Ø Bachelor of Midwifery

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Health Care Department www. khk. be ØBachelor of Nursing ØBachelor of Midwifery Teacher Education Department ØBachelor of Primary Education ØBachelor of Secondary Education Business Studies Department Ø Bachelor of Business studies Ø Bachelor of Office Management

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Teacher Education Department www. khk. be ØBachelor of Nursery Education ØBachelor of Primary Education ØBachelor of Secondary Education

International posibilities www. khk. be Ø Erasmus ü ü ü Student exchange Teacher exchange Intensive programmes Ø Leonardo ü ü Mobility projects in many fields of study Pilot projects Ø Tempus ü ü ü Mobility projects JEP TIB

www. khk. be International activities ü Short exchanges with partner institutions ü International week ü International Workshop for Technical Sciences

International Modules in English www. khk. be ü ü ü International Business Module International Class for Teacher Education Social Work in an International Perspective Intercultural Communication in Health Care Cultural Heritage in Teacher Education Occupational Therapy

www. khk. be International diplomas ü CCIP (Paris Chamber of Commerce) ü LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce) ü ZDa. F (Goethe Institute-Germany) ü Cisco exams ü Microsoft exams