“ Internationalisering voor future-proof curricula”

“INTERNATIONALISERING VOOR FUTURE-PROOF CURRICULA”

PROF DR DIRK BUYENSACADEMIC DEANVLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL

Forum Flanders Knowledge AreaInternationale competenties in het curriculumApril 2 2014

© Vlerick Business School Prof Dr Dirk Buyens

WHY? : “THE TIMES THEY ARE CHANGING…”

The world is “flat”

vs.

The world will never be flat

From “add on” to “Olympic minimum”

“Being out there” is one thing, “having learned

something” is however the key question

© Vlerick Business School Prof Dr Dirk Buyens

WHAT? : 5 CORE INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCIES

1. Language skills (good enough beats perfect)

2. The outside-in-view

3. The Multi-etnocentricity reflex

4. The Homelessness skill

5. The seeing through the cultural facade

© Vlerick Business School Prof Dr Dirk Buyens

HOW TO INTERNATIONALISE THE CURRICULUM?

“It is difficult to describe how ‘wet’ water

is, without diving into it…”

But we can give it a chance by:

The language challenge

The proximity advantage

The pragmatic solutions

THANK YOU!

DIRK.BUYENS@VLERICK.COM