This is the flyer for our international course in Bridging Cultures in Multicultural Rotterdam.

1. Bridging cultures in multicultural Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a vibrant city humming with activity all year round. This important
city of water on the Maas is home to a diversity of multicultural communities. With
more than 590,000 residents from 160 nationalities, Rotterdam is the second
largest city in the Netherlands.
International Course
Interested in a course that prepares you for a globally interdependent world where
understanding how to interact with diverse people is crucial? Then our interna-
tional course Bridging Cultures in Multicultural Rotterdam is the course for you !
This 3-month 20 ECTS course is open to Erasmus exchange students from teacher
training programmes (age group 4 to 18) and students of social education, social
pedagogy and social work.

2. Characteristic features of the programme If you choose to stay 5 months to do some extra,
- a dialogue based class room independent project / placement work, we will ar-
- a cross disciplinary approach range your period of study in Rotterdam according
- a balance between theoretical, methodical and to your wishes and fields of interest. It is therefore
practical courses of major importance that you describe your plans
- enhancing thoughtful reflection and hopes for your stay very carefully and in detail.
- an innovative approach
- a positive class room atmosphere Credits
During the course you will acquire competences For the 3-month course: 20 ECTS; if you extend this
that are essential in our contemporary complex for 2 more months, you can gain another extra 10
society and gain broader cross-cultural perspec- ECTS.
tives that add to being a well rounded individual,
ready for the constant transformation that will be Housing
required in a 21st-century career. The Student Housing Office of Rotterdam Univer-
sity of Applied Sciences will inform students about
Starting date housing facilities. You will be staying in the City of
1 February until 1 May 2011, leading to 20 ECTS. Rotterdam which has excellent public transport. Do
With an optional extension of 2 months until 1 July indicate whether you will be staying 3 or 5 months!
2011 for an additional 10 ECTS.
Costs
Language The rent of the room will be between € 400 - 550.
The working language is English. The costs for public transport will be around € 40 a
month. A bicycle is a good alternative.
Content Excursion fees are around € 50.
The programme entails a wide range of educatio-
nal and social topics, offering you theoretical and Application
practical, interactive, individual and cooperative The closing date is 16 November 2010.
learning opportunities. The content is arranged
along the following learning tracks: Theories of Information about the content of the course
Education and Development, Intercultural Toolbox, Janneke Verloop - J.F.Verloop-Meijer@hro.nl
Global Citizenship, Group based project assign- Anja Stofberg – J.Stofberg@hro.nl
ment, Practical fieldwork visits and Dutch classes. Els Fonville - E.Fonville-Kuhlmann@hro.nl
The meetings will be chaired by lecturers from
different departments within Rotterdam University Information about application forms
of Applied Sciences. International Office: J.Hamizadeh@hro.nl,
+31 (0)10 7946005