The Partners 
The project partners come from Finland, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and Slovenia.
Lahti Polytechnic, Finland
Lahti Polytechnic is a multidisciplinary centre of expertise with over 4700 enrolled students and approximately 200 full-time members of the teaching staff. Over 75 % of the teaching staff have a postgraduate degree (Master's or higher). Additionally Lahti Polytechnic employs annually about 70 part-time teachers from other academic institutions, business and industry, and self-employment.
The Faculty of Business Studies has a long tradition of international operations. It participates actively in the European Union training and education programmes Socrates and Leonardo Da Vinci as well as the Nordic collaboration programme NordPlus. It also cooperates with universities in the USA, Canada, South America, South East Asia and Russia. Furthermore, specialized courses in how to do business in Russia and in Latin America are offered.
Internationalization is an integral part of the everyday life of our students. The Faculty of Business Studies emphasizes the importance of language studies and encourages the students to study and/or complete their practical training period abroad. In fact, the large number of places available enables every willing student to participate in international exchange. The numerous exchange students coming in every year give their own strong input to the international atmosphere in the business faculty.
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Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Denmark
Niels Brock comprises six specialist departments. All departments co-operate closely with business and industry to respond to and meet the educational needs of Danish and international companies.
This structure allows Niels Brock to maintain a strong commercial profile and high professional standards in its day-to-day educational programmes. Close inter-departmental co-operation and cross-curricular groups provide solutions to problems requiring customised courses and training schemes in both Denmark and abroad.
Niels Brock co-ordinates and develops a number of international activities.
In association with its network of partners, Niels Brock International is involved in exchange programmes for students, teachers and administrative staff as well as joint curriculum development projects.
As an acknowledged international deliverer in these fields Niels Brock participates in almost all the European programmes and initiatives e.g.; Leonardo, Erasmus, Lingua, Comenius, EC/US Employment , Interreg, Tempus.
In addition Niels Brock also co-operates with Nordic partners within Nordplus, Nordplus Junior, Nordic Scholarship etc.
For more information about Niels Brock, please see here.
Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, France
The Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci is the first institution of higher education in France which is established by a local authority, the Conseil Général des Hauts-de-Seine.
The overall aim of the project was to set up a new university specializing in management and technology, open internationally and capable of efficiently meeting the needs of the labor market by providing training corresponding to the requirements of both companies and students alike, whether at a regional, national, European or international level.
Internationalization is a major part of the development of the university. Pôle Universitaire is part of all kind of international cooperation including student and lecturer mobility and research & development projects. The university has 18 different partners in 10 different countries.
More information about Pôle Universitaire can be found here.
Hochschule Reutlingen, Germany
The history of Reutlingen University goes back to the College of Weaving and Textiles established in 1855 by the Kingdom of Württemberg, Reutlingen Town, and the textile industry. From the outset, a Reutlingen certificate was highly valued. Close contacts to industry and commerce around the globe remain a vital feature of education in Reutlingen today.
The approximately 3,600 full-time students are proud of recent excellent national rankings.
The international dimension of our University is reflected both in the high proportion of students from abroad studying on our campus and in the large number of cooperation agreements we have concluded with universities around the globe - over 100 in total. This is globalisation, in the best sense of the word, for young people in a shared and international 21st century. It also ensures that all members of the university – students as well as academic, administrative and support staff – are given the opportunity to acquire genuine inter-cultural experience and competence.
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The Faculty of Economics (FELU), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana (FELU) was founded in 1946, 27 years after the University of Ljubljana was established. Today, it is the University’s largest faculty and occupies part of a spacious campus on the outskirts of the city. The FELU has a long tradition in research and education. Development and modernisation of teaching and research work have been priorities at the Faculty from its very beginning. At present and in the future, the Faculty is endeavouring to become known for its quality and achievements in education and research. At the threshold of the 21st century, the Faculty faces new challenges and opportunities.
The Faculty has utilised two main channels of internationalisation. In teaching, international issues are the key elements of most curricula at all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate education. Students and other participants in the educational process are increasingly exposed to teaching methods that will prepare them to effectively compete in international business.
The FELU has attracted international faculty members and students to take part in the education process. In addition, the Faculty’s professors have taken visiting professorship posts at numerous universities in Europe and the United States. There is also a growing number of students each year that are sent abroad for at least one semester as part of their regular degree education. In research, which is considered to be a precondition of high quality pedagogical work, internationalisation has been carried out primarily through individual academic departments at the Faculty. These departments and/or their individual members have been active participants in various international networks. Many of them have successfully participated in several international research projects.
More infromation about FELU can be found here.
Hogeschool INHOLLAND Diemen, the Netherlands
INHOLLAND University is open to everyone and has a transparent organisation with short lines of communication at all levels. Students and staff are involved with each other and INHOLLAND University provides them with an inspiring and stimulating study and working environment.
Diversity and pluriformity are important characteristics for the University because the INHOLLAND University is an institution with a broad palette (largely) consisting of higher professional education programmes, almost 40,000 students, 3000 members of staff and numerous sites throughout the so-called ‘Randstad’- the western coastal region of the Netherlands.
Through the network of companies and partner institutions the student has ample opportunities to acquire practical experience and to study both in the Netherlands and abroad.
The Diemen site has approximately 11,000 students. This site offers programmes in numerous sectors: education, management, healthcare, child social work, economics and management, and leisure management.
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