The document summarizes several slidecast seminars on various topics such as rebranded Africa, international sales, working abroad, applying for jobs abroad, and a TED talk on dreams. The seminars provided information on Africa's growing economy and challenges of doing business there, tips for international sales and networking, aspects of working in another culture like language skills and homesickness, paperwork requirements for international jobs and internships, and inspiration from a TED talk to pursue dreams and plans.
3. REBRANDING AFRICA
• ’Think Globally, Act Locally and Change Personally’
• What I learned?
- Africa is a continent, not a country
- Africa has one of the fastest growing economies in the world
- AFRICA IS PROGRESSING
- Africa is now an emerging continent
- Doing business has its benefits and its challenges
5. INTERNATIONAL SALES IN PRACTISE
• ‘If you believe in something, you can realize it.’’
• What I learned?
- How to do business worldwide
- Know your product and determine strategy & competitors
- Sales only will not lead to turnover
- Network Network Network
- Keep track of important numbers, evaluate the past & look to the future
6. WORKING AND LIVING ABROAD
• Dirk Buyens
• 1 December 2015
• AULA 4
• 18.15h
7. WORKING AND LIVING ABROAD
• ‘ The why, what and how of international, intercultural competencies; a personal point
of view.’
• What I learned?
- The important thing when working abroad is to have a language skill.
- You need to be independant and willing to work anywhere in the world.
- There is no ‘right’ nor ‘wrong’ place in the world to go to
- Get to know yourself and reach out to other people
- You will get homesick eventually
- Don’t think you are better than others who do stay in your country. (e.g. Friends)
8. APPLYING FOR A JOB ABROAD
• K. Veldkamp
• 16 February 2016
• AULA 2
• 15.00h
9. APPLYING FOR A JOB ABROAD
• ‘ Working and living in another country’
• What I learned?
- You can’t just pack you bags and leave
- Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork and some more paperwork
- Internship in EEA (Europe)= no work visa or permit required
- Intership outside EEA (e.g. United States)= work permit & visa necessary
10. OWN CHOICE: TED-TALK ’DREAMS’
• Ted- Talk ‘Dreams’
• 16 February 2016
• Kinepolis Ghent: live stream from Vancouver
• 19.45h
11. TED – TALK: SESSION 1-OUR TOMORROW
• ‘Make no small plans!’
• Dream is a week- long conference on ideas, happening from February 15-19 2016
in Vancouver, Canada.
• Kinepolis live streamed the opening of the conference with the Dream TED- talk
hosted by Chris Anderson
• What I learned?
- Never stop dreaming! When you have a plan or an idea in mind, just go for it.
