Remembered as "Warm and Welcoming" Stapert had an MBA from Michigan State University in the US and a Master degree in Marketing from Erasmus University Rotterdam. He joined Wittenborg two weeks ago at the start of the academic year and, among other modules, taught Intercultural Management. Aside from his new job at Wittenborg, he was also a lecturer at Avans University of Applied Sciences for 19 years and a business man at Stapert Management.

Students want a city that offers good education, combined with lots of fun on a budget https://www.wittenborg.eu/amsterdam-one-europes-top-university-cities.htm Amsterdam has just been named as one of the top European cities for full-time students by one of Europe’s leading think tanks, The Class of 2020. The Dutch capital is ranked 4th in the newly released Best Student City ranking. Berlin sits comfortably at the top, followed by Munich and Lisbon, leaving popular cities like London and Barcelona behind.

Four lecturers and one MBA graduate from Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences made contributions to a new book on corporate sustainability, which calls on businesses to ramp up their sustainable practices and capacities over and above what may have already been accomplished.

Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences is having a successful week, after ICEF HE it is now attending the EAIE Conference. EAIE is The European Association of International Education and its annual conference attracts thousands of participants from colleges and universities across the globe.

"Universities should Not Accept International Students if they cannot Guarantee Housing" - Wittenborg CEO Maggie Feng While many Dutch universities are increasingly struggling to house incoming international students, no such problems exist at Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, having recently added even more accommodation to its growing housing portfolio.

Wittenborg is attending the ICEF Higher Education Workshop and the Higher Education Partnership Forum in Geneva this week, prior to participating and attending the 2018 EAIE conference. WUAS is making the most of the extensive network opportunities with study abroad representatives from over 30 different countries.

Apeldoorn councilor, Nathan Stukker, addressed students from Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences on Tuesday morning, kicking off the first Project Week of the new academic year. Almost 120 international students are participating in this Project Week, which is a collaboration with Apeldoorn city’s marketing team. Students have been asked to come up with a feasible marketing proposal for Apeldoorn. Wittenborg has campuses in Apeldoorn, Amsterdam and Vienna. They will present their findings at the end of the week after doing some research.

Couple who Worked Together Now Study Together at Wittenborg The responsibilities of being both married and a full-time student abroad can be difficult to balance. Among this September’s intake there is at least one married couple. Sofia Maraji and Babak Tavakoli Moghadam from Iran met while they were both working for a student recruitment agency in that country.

Wittenborg Staff on Physical and Mental Border Extensions 2,546 metres high up on the mountain ridges of the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, is where you could have found Wittenborg Senior Lecturer and External Relations Coordinator, Bert Meeuwsen, this summer. With the summer holidays over, and staff returning back to work, it is always interesting to find out what they have been up to. While others have done things such as camping, road trips and so forth, Bert Meeuwsen had a mission to challenge himself both mentally and physically. Bert set off hiking in the Swiss alps from Kandersteg to Adelboden, villages in the Bernese Oberland region, in what he called: "Physical and Mental Border Extensions".

Staff Capacity Also Boosted New students from 24 different countries joined the Wittenborg family this week. The new arrivals participated in various activities at its Apeldoorn, Amsterdam and Vienna campuses in preparation for the new academic year, which officially starts on Monday 3 September with the first classes. Around 100 new students are expected to start this semester, surpassing last year’s number by about 30%. However, they will not be the only new kids on the block – several new faculty members also joined Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences for the first time this autumn semester – considerably boosting the institution’s staffing capacity.