Expertise in Labour Mobility

Online Workshop: 'Looking for work in The Netherlands' for International PhD students (TU Delft)
2021-01-21 09:30 - 16:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Online Workshop: ‘Looking for work in The Netherlands’ for International PhD students (TU Delft)
International PhD students looking for a job in the Netherlands often face questions around career development to prepare for their next career step, a step that is not necessarily taking place in the academic world. This one-day workshop aims to deliver insights into balancing your career values with your career goals. What job opportunities offer academia vs the profit sector in the Netherlands? What questions are raised during a job interview? What makes a Dutch employer tick? And what makes an international PhD candidate outstanding?
Despite this hectic and uncertain times, the Graduate School has chosen to continue with the workshop, to stay connected, stay positive and to prepare for the future.
Lecturer: Nannette Ripmeester

Personal Branding Course (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
2021-01-20 17:00 - 18:00
The new global reality: cultural misunderstandings in virtual working
Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands*. And it’s here to stay. For a student or a recent graduate, personal branding affords the possibility to stand out in the noise of job applicants and to showcase measurable pieces of work for potential employers.
This course by Nannette Ripmeester for students at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore will explain everything from increasing exposure online, approaching employers and building a digital personal brand for career success.

Personal Branding Course (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
2021-01-19 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-01-14 16:00 - 18:00
The new global reality: cultural misunderstandings in virtual working
Personal branding course is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands. And it’s here to stay. For a student and a recent graduate, personal branding affords the possibility to stand out in the noise of job applicants and to showcase measurable pieces of work for potential employers.
This course, presented by Nannette Ripmeester, will take students through the main steps for increasing their exposure online, approaching employers and building a digital personal brand that will land them the job of their dreams.

InnoEnergy Webinar: Looking for work around the globe
2020-12-08 16:00 - 17:00
A webinar aimed at InnoEnergy students and recent graduates interested in starting an international career. Participants will understand the role cultural differences play in CV writing, how to apply in a foreign country knowing what is required by employers in other countries, which application methods work best, what skill sets make employers tick, what to mention in your CV whether it is for a job in Sweden, Germany or Spain.

Instagram Live: Internationalization Today - Experiences at home and from abroad (Università Cattolica International Week)
2020-12-03 17:30 - 18:30
Thursday December 3rd, 5.30 PM
Instagram Live Video: Internationalization Today – Experiences at home and from abroad
Speakers:
Amanda Murphy, Director of Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Università Cattolica
Patrick Colabucci, Director of International Programs and Director of Business Development at Global Online, UCLA
Nannette Ripmeester MA, Director of Expertise in Labour Mobility and Client Services Europe for i-graduate
Ezio Fregnan, Academy Director and HR Training Director, COMAU
Moderator:
Piersandro Cocconcelli, Rector’s delegate for Internationalization

Online Workshop: 'Looking for work in The Netherlands' for International PhD students (TU Delft)
2020-12-03 10:00 - 16:30
International PhD students looking for a job in the Netherlands often face questions around career development to prepare for their next career step, a step that is not necessarily taking place in the academic world. This one-day workshop aims to deliver insights into balancing your career values with your career goals. What job opportunities offer academia vs the profit sector in the Netherlands? What questions are raised during a job interview? What makes a Dutch employer tick? And what makes an international PhD candidate outstanding?
Despite this hectic and uncertain times, the Graduate School has chosen to continue with the workshop, to stay connected, stay positive and to prepare for the future.
Lecturer: Nannette Ripmeester

Online Workshop: What makes the Dutch Dutch?
2020-12-01 10:00 - 14:00
This virtual onboarding workshop is aimed at newly arrived expats (& their partners) who want to make the best of their stay and work in the Netherlands and who want to get to grips with the Dutch reality quickly.
Participants will receive an introduction to life in the Netherlands, as well as practical information on the Dutch labour market and Dutch culture. This workshop provides the participants with all they need to know to make their stay in the Netherlands a success.
10:00 – 10:30 Introduction & ‘Get to know you’ session
10:30 – 11:15 Living in the Netherlands
11.15 – 12:15 Cultural Differences @Work
12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12.30 – 13:15 Working with the Dutch
13.15 – 14:00 What makes Dutch employers tick
This online workshop is organised by Expertise in Labour Mobility (ELM) and will be presented by international mobility expert Nannette Ripmeester. The cost per participant is 135 Euros – you can select your payment method (invoice or Paypal) and after registering we will contact you with additional information and the password that will grant you access to the live event.
Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5312682266026097419
For more information feel free to contact Sevi Christoforou via s.christoforou@labourmobility.com or ring us at the office (+31 (0)104 776 816). For companies & organisations who want to offer this digital onboarding workshop to their staff, feel free to contact us at info@labourmobility.com with your questions and we will have the appropriate person come back to you with additional information.
Looking forward to meeting you online and finding out together ‘What makes the Dutch Dutch!’

Session: Understanding the ROI of Study Abroad and Employability | CBIE Conference 2020
2020-11-17 19:00 - 20:00
About the Conference:
CBIE, the meeting place for international education professionals from across Canada and around the world, goes virtual for 2020.
Session:
Through this session, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the ROI of study abroad and employability and considerations for measurement of the employability impact of study abroad. Session presenters will discuss and engage with the session participants on challenges, opportunities, and innovations for measuring the impact of international learning, to ensure that we are designing virtual and in-person study abroad programs that are developing professional skills that will enhance employability.

Presenters:
Andrew Champagne, Specialist, Marketing and Recruitment, Asia and the Middle East, Colleges and Institutes Canada
Kate Moore, Principal and Co-Founder at Global Career Center (GCC)
Katie Orr, Director, Nova Scotia Community College International
Nannette Ripmeester, Director, Expertise in Labour Mobility

When: November 17, 2020 | 2:00 PM-2:45 PM ET

Webinar: How do we deliver career outcomes in COVID-19 times?
2020-11-12 16:00 - 17:00
How do we deliver career outcomes in COVID-19 times?
Join us for a thorough discussion on supporting students’ employability in times of uncertainty, looking at how to better equip them for a job market during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
At this very moment, a common struggle among international higher educators is continuing to provide students with mobility and employability opportunities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Research shows that students are anxious about their future and seek employability skills to best navigate a global society that is constantly changing. When universities teach students employability skills, they don’t just equip them with the skills that employers are looking for but most importantly, they are giving them the skills and knowledge they need to become the best versions of themselves in life and at work. And while providing those skills is only one part of the equation, helping students understand how to leverage those skills in real-life situations is the second and sometimes overlooked part. Training and unpacking employability skills have never been more relevant.
In this webinar, we will hear from career and mobility experts working for universities in Europe and North America, about what they are currently doing at their institutions to support students in gaining employability skills and preparing them for the world of work.
Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2193579984057153547
The event is brought to you by CareerProfessor.works – the employability app that trains intercultural competence and prepares students for a global world of work – and is organised by Expertise in Labour Mobility. For more information feel free to contact Sevi Christoforou via s.christoforou@labourmobility.com with your questions.
Looking forward to meeting you online and finding out together ‘How do we deliver career outcomes in COVID-19 times’?

Online PhD Workshop for TU Delft | Looking for Work in the Netherlands
2020-11-05 09:30 - 16:30, 2020-10-01 09:30 - 16:30
PhD Workshop “Looking for Work in the Netherlands”
Online Workshop “Looking for work in the Netherlands” for TU Delft PhD students, Delft, the Netherlands. Closed event.
Post-Docs and PhDs often face questions surrounding career development, which differ from the issues faced by regular job-seekers or students. This highly interactive workshop is aimed at bringing clarity to early career development. For academics that are looking for work in the Netherlands.
After the workshop, participants are expected to understand more about the Dutch labour market as well as the cultural differences in application procedures. It will give international PhD students a better picture of what to expect and how to move forward with their career in the Netherlands.

Webinar: Value your international virtual experience – employers do! - Karolinska Institutet
2020-11-04 16:00 - 17:30
Value your international virtual experience – employers do!
In a non-mobile world where travelling is limited by a pandemic, international skills are more important than ever. Join us for this webinar and learn how to transfer your international virtual experiences, past or future ones onto your CV for successful job hunting. The webinar is open to KI-students as well as partner universities students.
This webinar focuses on encouraging students to value an international ‘virtual’ experience, providing tips and ideas for making the best out of their participation in virtual programs. Students will learn about the impact of virtual activities on their employability skills and their cultural awareness and practical examples will illustrate how to translate a virtual experience into professional skills that match the requirements in a global, post-pandemic job market.

The webinar will cover:

how the post-pandemic job market will look like
employability benefits of a virtual experience
how to work remotely with different cultures: do’s and don’ts
how to build intercultural competence while staying at home
translating a virtual experience into future career success – with examples
Q&A

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3127717365794018316
Presenters: Nannette Ripmeester & Sevi Christoforou
The duration of the webinar is 1 hour, the Q&A session will last for 30 mins and the capacity is for maximum 100 students.

Webinar: Improving student experience, satisfaction & recommendation of your institution (North America)
2020-11-03 16:00 - 17:45
Improving the student experience, satisfaction and recommendation of your institution
This 45-minute webinar looks at how leading Higher Education Institutions use the world’s largest benchmark of student experience, the International Student Barometer (ISB), to ensure their strategies improve the student experience and the reputation of their institution.

Gain fresh insight from the latest survey findings, contextualising the current HE environment
See for yourself how the ISB informs improvement in the areas of recruitment and retention, communication, resource allocation, investment, and student recommendation.
Hear from St. Francis Xavier University University and Memorial University of Newfoundland how they are using the ISB to improve their processes that help them drive operational excellence and give their students the best possible educational experience.

The session is presented by:

Nannette Ripmeester (Director, i-graduate N. America)
Sonja Knutson (Director, Internationalization Office, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Larissa Strong (Director of Internationalization, St Francis Xavier University)

–11/03/2002 at 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM (AST)

Webinar: Improving the student experience, satisfaction and recommendation of your institution (EU)
2020-11-03 14:00 - 14:45
Improving the student experience, satisfaction and recommendation of your institution
This 45-minute webinar looks at how leading Higher Education Institutions use the world’s largest benchmark of student experience, the International Student Barometer (ISB), to ensure their strategies improve the student experience and the reputation of their institution.

Gain fresh insight from the latest survey findings, contextualising the current HE environment
See for yourself how the ISB informs improvement in the areas of recruitment and retention, communication, resource allocation, investment, and student recommendation.
Hear from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Twente University how they are using the ISB to improve their processes that help them drive operational excellence and give their students the best possible educational experience.

The session is presented by:

Nannette Ripmeester (Director i-graduate Europe)
Senn Lea Dominique (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Rob Schepers (Universiteit Twente)

–11/03/2020 at 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM (CET)

The PIE Webinar - The shift online: What do students think about their disrupted learning?
2020-10-29 16:00 - 17:00
The coronavirus wrought havoc on learning-as-usual and education institutions around the world have had to pivot quickly, rethinking how they communicate with their students and cater for their online learning.
Join The PIE’s global panel of commentators to discuss what best practice might look like, how to engage student communities and understand their concerns.
We’ll hear how various educators navigated the turbulent year so far and learn insights from i-graduate’s extensive survey into student experience in 2020.
Panellists:
Katie Orr, Nova Scotia Community College, Canada
Prof. Osama Khan, University of Surrey, UK,
Prof. Perry Hobson, Sunway University, Malaysia
Nannette Ripmeester, i-graduate, Netherlands

Session | Forum European Conference 2020
2020-10-29 14:00 - 15:00
The Forum’s 5th European Conference
Beyond 2020: Innovative Practices for an Evolving Landscape
About the Conference: The Annual Conference of The Forum on Education Abroad is the signature event in the field of education abroad. The conference brings together higher education colleagues and education abroad professionals to focus intensively for two days on important education abroad topics and issues.
What is the future of education abroad in Europe? As a field, are we prepared for what’s to come? At the turn of the decade, let’s take stock of the realities of 2020—what’s working and what needs to change—and anticipate future developments.
Session: Nannette Ripmeester will be presenting a virtual session on ‘Designing for students’ futures: Education abroad and global career readiness’.

Humane Webinar | Diversity and Inclusion: fostering institutional happiness and preventing harassment
2020-10-08 13:00 - 17:00
Nannette Ripmeester will be part of a webinar to talk about ‘Diversity and Inclusion: fostering institutional happiness and preventing harassment’ on October 8th, as part of HUMANE’s Annual Conference Webinars.

Diversity and Inclusion: fostering institutional happiness and preventing harassment
Thursday October 8th 13.00-17.00 CEST
This year’s annual conference will now be delivered as part of our autumn webinar series, over two half days. Future-focussed institutions have shifted the discussion about equality, diversity and inclusion away from a compliance mindset to one that emphasises the practical benefits of diversity. Yet HE workforces often do not match the diversity of their student bodies and as the Me Too Campaign has shown, tackling harassment is definitely unfinished business.

Employability Panel Discussion | The PIE Live
2020-10-05 13:15 - 14:15
The PIE Live is a new dynamic, online virtual event from The PIE News team offering in-depth learnings in areas that are critical to the future development and vitality of the sector, and maximising intelligence on best practice that we gain from our PIEoneer Awards work.
Nannette Ripmeester will be participating in a panel discussion about employability on Monday, October 5th, together with Martha Johnson from University of Minnesota (US) and David Pilsbury from Coventry University (UK).
Employability Panel Discussion
“The new arms race in international education” according to one university leader, ensuring education delivers skills and competencies that employers value is critical. Learn from companies and educators who are pivoting their provision of education experiences to ensure enhanced outcomes for students.

Empower Online 2020 - panel discussion
2020-07-14 12:30 - 13:15
Empower Online is Tribal group’s virtual and interactive Higher Education event in lieu of their annual Empower Conference. Hear from leaders in education, learn about the latest Tribal product developments and network with your peers, just like you would at their face to face conference, but from the comfort and convenience of your office or home. Nannette Ripmeester will be participating in a panel session to talk about student recruitment.

WEBINAR: Getting a virtual internship: benefits of working remotely for your future career
2020-06-29 15:00 - 16:30
A webinar by CareerProfessor.works – the employability app that brings you closer to your global dream career – and the international office of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. The webinar will be presented by international mobility expert, Nannette Ripmeester and careers advisor, Sevi Christoforou.
As the world is adjusting to remote working amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students are also invited to give virtual internships a go. But why should you consider a virtual internship and how will that experience benefit your professional skills and future career prospects? This webinar will give you all the tips you need to make the best of a global ‘virtual’ internship and provide you with useful information for working effectively in remote, intercultural teams – now & in the future.
In this webinar, you will learn how to:
• Conceptualize the perks of working remotely
• Organize your time effectively at home
• Build professional skills & a global career portfolio whilst working from home
• Gain the skills employers will be looking for in a post-pandemic job market

Session: Understanding the ROI of Employability | GIC 2020
2020-06-11 08:00 - 17:00
The Global Internship Conference is a forum dedicated to advancing the knowledge of academic work placement and experiential education. As a platform for dialogue, and a vehicle for action, the GIC brings together colleagues to discuss and advance best practices as well as develop and examine a research agenda for global internships. GIC 2020 is taking place in Vancouver and Nannette Ripmeester will be there with a session on ‘Understanding the ROI of Employability’.
Research shows employability is a key decision-making factor for international students deciding where to study and it is a key motivator for recommendation. In this session, we’ll share global data insights and how data can be used to inform directions for possible solutions using internships and gamification to inspire the young generation. We will use the ’employability maturity diagnostic’ tool to engage participants in a lively debate whilst evaluating participant institutions’ employability program.

Virtual ISB FEEDBACK presentation for Algonquin College by i-graduate
2020-06-02 16:00 - 17:30
Due to COVID-19, Nannette Ripmeester will be delivering ISB feedback presentations online to universities in Europe & Canada.
The International Student Barometer tracks and compares the decision-making, expectations, perceptions and intentions of international students from application to graduation. In face-to-face ISB feedback sessions, Nannette Ripmeester highlights important issues, insights and results, gives aggregated responses from all participating institutions to provide the individual universities with a substantive insight into the global picture, delivered in the form of an interactive map of the world.

UCSC Webinar: Turning your ‘Covid-19 lockdown’ experience into future career success
2020-05-28 15:00 - 18:30
In the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, many of you have already canceled your plans for starting a summer internship abroad. That means lots of you will either deal with the challenge of staying at home during the summer or will soon be starting your Virtual Internship. In each scenario, there are a lot of lessons to be taught through this unusual situation and many skills to be gained. This webinar will give you all the tips you need to make the best of your time during a lockdown or while working from home and provide you with useful information for turning your ‘lockdown’ experience into future career success.
In this webinar, you will learn how to:

Organizing your ‘lockdown’ time effectively for future career success
Getting ahead of the game: career preparation steps to follow right now
Building your global career portfolio whilst staying home

This webinar is brought to you by CareerProfessor.works – the employability app that brings you closer to your dream global career – and the international office of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. The webinar will be presented by international mobility expert, Nannette Ripmeester and careers advisor, Sevi Christoforou.

Poster Session: Measuring Learning Mobility Outcomes | NAFSA 2020
2020-05-28 11:00 - 12:30
Erasmus Skills, a European funded project developed a set of innovative tools to help Erasmus students maximize and articulate their study abroad experience. One of those tools is a function that measures and conceptualizes the learning curve of students before and after their mobility program, mainly focusing on employability competences.
This poster will illustrate the Erasmus Skills project & the methodology used to create a tool that allows students to self-assess the competences acquired while studying abroad. It will show the questionnaires that students fulfill before & after mobility and an example of the visual representation of the learning curve between the two questionnaires. Finally, it will look into how the visualization of the developed tool will help students conceptualize the benefits of their experience, and use these results in their next steps in life.

Opening Keynote | Making the next step: Setting sail for career success after your PhD
2020-05-28 09:30 - 10:30
Nannette Ripmeester will be delivering the opening keynote speech for the Erasmus PhD Career Day on May 28th, 2020.

Session: Understanding the Return on Investment of Employability | NAFSA 2020
2020-05-27 14:30 - 15:30
Research shows employability as a key decisionmaking factor for students when deciding where to study, and it is a key motivator for recommendation. Presenters share data, insights, and global good practices using internships and gamification. With the “employability maturity diagnostic” tool, presenters evaluate participants’ institutions’ employability program.
Learning Objectives:

Describe the ROI of employability for higher education institutions as we will provide data insights based on extensive international research in 3.7 M students
Define what makes good practice as speakers complement the latest international data insights with strong case studies from across the world, covering North America, Europe and Australia
Use the ’employability maturity diagnostic’ tool for critical self-evaluation of an institutions’ employability programming helping participants to review and evaluate their institutions’ graduate outcomes

Chair and Presenter(s)

Nannette Ripmeester, MA
Director Expertise in Labour Mobility
Jennifer Evanuik, M.Ed.
Executive Director, Office of Global Engagement Central Michigan University, USA
Gianluca Samsa
Associate Director Outbound Programs at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

Poster Session: The International Student Journey | NAFSA 2020
2020-05-27 13:00 - 15:00
The International Student Journey encompasses the selection process, the actual study abroad experience and the next step upon graduation that makes students recommend their experience. The red thread within this poster presentation is the importance of employability.
Within Europe (and beyond) employability is key for both the selection and the recommendation of a host institution. Through case studies, we aim to showcase how employability (data) can be used to attract and retain international students. What can institutions do to ensure they attract, support and in the end create brand ambassador alumni?
Data coming from the International Student Barometer ( 3.7M international students) will form the basis. We will include case studies from HEIs across Europe and supplement with solutions to support the marketing & recruitment of international students, what options seem to work best when students are at the institution and what solutions HEIs have taken to support the next step upon graduation, from small scale to scalable solution based on everyday realities. Discussion with visitors will create engagement. Links to the case studies will support practical takeaways from across Europe.

UCSC Webinar: Building intercultural competence and professional skills during a Covid-19 lockdown
2020-05-26 15:00 - 16:30
In the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, many of you have already canceled your plans for starting a summer internship abroad. That means lots of you will either deal with the challenge of staying at home during the summer or will soon be starting your Virtual Internship. In each scenario, there are a lot of lessons to be taught through this unusual situation and many skills to be gained. This webinar will give you all the tips you need to make the best of your time during a lockdown or while working from home and provide you with useful information for turning your ‘lockdown’ experience into future career success.
In this webinar, you will learn how to:
• Turning your ‘Covid-19 lockdown’ experience into future career success
• Build your intercultural competence at home
• Get ahead of the game with career preparation steps to follow right now
This webinar is brought to you by CareerProfessor.works – the employability app that brings you closer to your dream global career – and the international office of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. The webinar will be presented by international mobility expert, Nannette Ripmeester and careers advisor, Sevi Christoforou.

Poster Session: Global connections for career development | NAFSA 2020
2020-05-26 14:00 - 15:30
Universities are sending abroad & receiving thousands of students every year. Providing a platform that connects students worldwide can be a tremendous support for the students & a rich resource for universities. This poster will showcase a digital community platform that connects students & encourages a discussion on global employability issues.
This poster will highlight the importance of having an international network to connect inward and outward mobility students of a university to build an understanding of global employability issues. It will map the procedure of implementing a digital global network by utilizing technology, outline the functions needed for providing rounded support to students – from a world map to a community forum – and finally, will propose different approaches of engaging students to use, contribute and benefit from this global network for global career development.
