{"id":38197,"date":"2021-02-17T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viaa.nl\/?page_id=38197"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:41:45","slug":"global-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.viaa.nl\/en\/global-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Global partnerships that create value<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201811324 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW201811324 BCX0\">Viaa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201811324 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201811324 BCX0\"> Christian University of Applied Sciences has strong global partnerships with Christian higher education institutes in- and outside of Europe and tight bonds with several international non-profit organizations, through which <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201811324 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW201811324 BCX0\">Viaa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201811324 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201811324 BCX0\">\u00a0strengthens its high-quality education.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172548120 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW172548120 BCX0\">Viaa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172548120 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172548120 BCX0\">\u00a0International Office manages these partnerships and continuously seeks ways to develop international opportunities for students and staff. Faculty interested in developing new partnerships or exploring collaborations and opportunities with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172548120 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW172548120 BCX0\">Viaa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW172548120 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW172548120 BCX0\"> are welcome to contact the International Office team. Reach out to our International Office team via the contact page.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h2>Exchange partnerships<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">European exchange partners:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VID Specialized University (Norway)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Evangelische Hochschule <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ludwigsburg (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Germany)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">K\u00e1roli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G\u00e1spar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0University (Hungary)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University of Malta (Malta)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Copenhagen University College (Denmark)<\/li>\n<li>CEU Cardenal Herrera (Spain)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Non-European exchange partners:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">King<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s University (Can<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ada)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Redeemer University (Canada)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dordt University (USA)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nkhoma Christian University (Malawi)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Internship partners<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">European internship partners:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">August Hermann Franke Schule (Germany)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">El\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Porvenir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Spain)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colegio Juan de Vald\u00e9s (Spain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fundaci\u00f3n\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frederico<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fliedner<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Spain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternschaft (Germany)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Non-European internship partners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41741583 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW41741583 BCX0\">Alongsiders<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41741583 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41741583 BCX0\">\u00a0International (Cambodia)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW41741583 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>International networks<\/h2>\n<p>Viaa participates in a number of (international) networks, such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>INCHE \u2013 global organization of Christian higher education institutes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viaa.nl\/en\/nett-devise-erasmus-helps-practising-what-we-preach\/\">NETT Devise<\/a> \u2013 a European project that explicitly looks into virtual forms of international collaboration and student exchanges.<\/li>\n<li>CILO (Dutch) \u2013 a network for internationalisation in teacher training institutes for primary, secondary and vocational education<\/li>\n<li>ZEG (Dutch) \u2013 Dutch Christian higher education network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Do you have a question about partnerships and networks? Welcome to connect with our International Office!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oVNLOd9smv\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viaa.nl\/en\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Contact us&#8221; &#8212; Hogeschool Viaa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viaa.nl\/en\/contact\/embed\/#?secret=phOyEjbLsr#?secret=oVNLOd9smv\" data-secret=\"oVNLOd9smv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h2>High quality education &#8211; Ranking<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\">For universities of applied sciences \u2013 Dutch: \u2018<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW264400994 BCX0\">hogescholen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\">\u2018 \u2013 there are no general international rankings. In the Netherlands, there is a ranking called the \u2018<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW264400994 BCX0\">Keuzegids<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\">\u2018 (Study Guide). For these rankings, the perspective of the students and the university are considered. The ranking is based on success key figures of the universities, expert assessments for the accreditation of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW264400994 BCX0\">programmes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\">\u00a0as well as results of the National Student Survey (NSE). Each year\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW264400994 BCX0\">Viaa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\">\u00a0ranks in the top five for all study\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW264400994 BCX0\">programs<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264400994 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Partnerships with NGO&#8217;s<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Romario<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Red een Kind<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Verre Naasten<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>eTwinning<\/h1>\n<p>Did you ever think about an international project where you \u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2026 collaborate with another Teacher Training Institute or college abroad?<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 take your students abroad without travelling?<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 invite a college abroad online in your lessons?<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 gather educational materials on a European level?<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 train education majors to do international projects?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then eTwinning is your answer! 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