Susan Niemantsverdriet

University of Applied Sciences Leiden | UAS · BOOSA

More than 3 million students study outside their home country, primarily at a Western university. A common belief among educators is that international students are insufficiently adjusted to higher education in their host country, both academically and socially. Furthermore, several groups of international students experience considerable amounts...

An increasing number of students choose to study at a university in a foreign country. A common belief among educators is that international students are insufficiently academically adjusted. Recent research has found a mixed picture on whether international students underperform in academic integration and academic performance. Therefore, Morrison...

This chapter focuses on the internationalization of Maastricht University's problem-based learning (PBL) programme. By the end of the 20th century, Maastricht University had adopted 'international orientation' and 'PBL' as two spearheads for its institutional profile. This emphasis on international orientation coincided with growing attention in Eu...

The quality of doctor-patient communication has a major impact on the quality of medical care. Communication guidelines define best practices for doctor patient communication and are therefore an important tool for improving communication. However, adherence to communication guidelines remains low, despite doctors participating in intensive communi...

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with external supervisors of international electives undertaken by Dutch undergraduate students, in order to gain insight into student learning processes during these electives. The interviews served to triangulate information on these learning processes that was obtained from students' self-reports. The re...

In the framework of the Bologna Process, internationalization co-ordinators of seven (out of eight) Dutch medical schools completed an electronic survey about internationalization-related aspects of the curriculum. Common features of internationalization in Dutch medical schools were: the numbers of outgoing students exceeded the numbers of incomin...

To explore the learning processes of undergraduate medical students undertaking international traineeships. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 24 undergraduate medical students from Maastricht University Medical School, the Netherlands. The 24 subjects were selected by purposeful sampling. Research methods resembled the ground...

To explore learning outcomes from international traineeships for undergraduate medical students. In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 undergraduate medical students at Maastricht University Medical School, The Netherlands. The 24 subjects were selected by purposeful sampling. Students reported meaningful learning outcomes in 6 domains: medica...

Inleiding: Internationalisering heeft de afgelopen vijftien jaar in het medisch onderwijs veel aandacht gekregen. In dit artikel wordt een onderzoek gerapporteerd naar de stand van zaken aan zeven medische faculteiten in het academisch jaar 2000/2001 betreffende aantallen uitgaande en inkomende studenten, kwaliteitszorg voor buitenlandse stages, aa...