The COILectiVE NL Symposium focuses on COIL VE’s future role in Internationalisation at Home.
It brings together a range of perspectives – from policy and strategy to research and educational practice – and highlights how COIL VE continues to develop in the Netherlands.
The symposium is organised in collaboration with the Centre of Expertise Global & Inclusive Learning at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and COILectiVE NL, the Dutch national knowledge hub for COIL VE in vocational education and higher education. It responds to the growing need for knowledge sharing and collaboration in the field.
On Thursday, the 26th of November, Keiko Ikeda & Nannette Ripmeester will run a workshop:
From Experience to Recognition: Building Shared Understandings of International Learning
What will they discuss? Innovative formats such as Virtual Exchange, COIL VE, Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs), and blended mobility increasingly shape international learning. But how are these experiences understood beyond higher education? This interactive workshop explores how employers interpret international learning and the evidence used to demonstrate it. Participants will compare their assumptions with employer perspectives, examine diverse forms of evidence including student work, digital badges, and micro-credentials, and discuss what makes learning meaningful and transferable. The session concludes by exploring how universities and employers can build shared understandings of value, strengthening recognition of international learning achievements across educational and professional contexts.