DIGITAL CREATIVE PROJECTs

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Howest is a member of ghent university association, which provides high-quality higher education to about 1/3 of Flanders’ student population. We offer degree programmes in architecture, Healthcare, Business and Management, industrial sciences and Technology, education and social sciences, on four campuses in the historical cities of Bruges and kortrijk, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium.

over the years, Howest has built a solid reputation in application-oriented scientifi c research, services and continuous education, working with distinguished academic, social profi t organisations and enterprises as partners in europe, and all over the world. our students and staff are given plenty of opportunities to go global, thanks to regional, national and international networks, scholarships and exchange programmes. Howest has coordinated highly successful national and international projects, and is an active partner in many others. We constantly develop our course offer in english in order to position Howest as an attractive academic choice for students from abroad, who are looking for an open, vibrant, cosmopolitan and friendly destination .

We warmly welcome students from our erasmus and overseas partner institutions for an exchange period. at this moment, Howest offers one full degree programme in english, the Bachelor of digital arts and entertainment (www.digitalartsandentertainment.com) as well as 12 english taught international semesters in 11 different study areas, each of them representing at least 30 eCTs.

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HOWEST UNIVERSITY

OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Howest is a member of Ghent University Association, which provides high-quality higher education to about 1/3 of Flanders’ student population. We offer degree programmes in Architecture, Healthcare, Business and Management, Industrial Sciences and Technology, Education and Social Sciences, on four campuses in the historical cities of Bruges and Kortrijk, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium.

Over the years, Howest has built a solid reputation in application-oriented scientifi c research, services and continuous education, working with distinguished academic, social profi t organisations and enterprises as partners in Europe, and all over the world. Our students and staff are given plenty of opportunities to go global, thanks to regional, national and international networks, scholarships and exchange programmes. Howest has coordinated highly successful national and international projects, and is an active partner in many others. We constantly develop our course offer in English in order to position Howest as an attractive academic choice for students from abroad, who are looking for an open, vibrant, cosmopolitan and friendly destination .

We warmly welcome students from our Erasmus and overseas partner institutions for an exchange period. At this moment, Howest offers one full degree programme in English, the Bachelor of Digital Arts and Entertainment (www.digitalartsandentertainment.com) as well as 12 English taught International Semesters in 11 different study areas, each of them representing at least 30 ECTS.

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INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN AuTuMN:

FroM sePTeMBer To THe end oF januarY

• International Business Management I • applied computer sciences - fall

• International semester professional development • digital creative project in Tourism

• digital creative project in Journalism • realization in product design

INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN SPRING:

FroM FeBruarY To THe end oF june

• International Business Management II • applied computer sciences - spring • digital creative project communication • digital creative project in Business • digital creative project in new Media & IT

• Visualization and communication in product design

studying in Bruges or kortrijk means having several tourist attractions within easy reach: the Belgian coast, the flemish & Belgian historical cities antwerp, Brussels, Ghent... and in a couple of hours the train will take you to european cities like Paris, London, amsterdam, Cologne etc.

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WHAT Is ...

WhAT IS A DIGITAL CREATIvE PROfESSIONAL?

Whether in our professional or personal lives, digital technology is everywhere. everyone uses it to communicate and organize. The real question is whether we use computers and other tools to their full potential? do we make them work for us?

a professional digital creative is able to make full use of the existing information technology to plan and organize projects, to keep track of budgets, to organize mailings, as well as generate state-of-the-art communication plans with visuals, sound, and imaging to make any project stand out and be successful.

WhAT IS A DIGITAL BuSINESS CREATIvE?

a digital business creative co-manages; they are a key fi gure in any organization. They screen all internal and external communication, on content as well as on style. They understand what business is about. They have a working knowledge of the basic principles of economics, accountancy, international trade, HrM, and marketing. They think and act service-oriented. They have an eye for and a sense of style. They have the technical and creative knowhow to implement corporate branding in all digital and hard-copy documents of the organization.

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COURsE CONCEPT

Students from different nationalities and backgrounds learn to use information technology to plan, coordinate, communicate, and illustrate professional projects, and put this knowledge and these skills to the test in an integrated project by playing a co-managing role in a multidisciplinary team.

WHaT Makes THis seMesTer uniQue?

• an international ‘mix’ of students;

• contacts between Belgian and international students;

• an integrated project during which you will be coached to take up the role of a digital business creative in a multidisciplinary team

• the exclusive use of english as the working language;

• the focus on the international dimension in various course units; • the business focus in digital creative topics.

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COURsE OVERVIEW

COURsE CONCEPT

Business Courses 18 eCTs

inTegraTed ProjeCT

Learning to overcome cultural differences in communication and group dynamics. You will function as a digital business creative in an international and interdisciplinary team. You will work on an actual project and deliver a deadline-driven result.

9 eCTs

@Work ii

Getting to know Belgian companies, profit and non-profit organizations

In a mixed team of international and Belgian students you help organize a visit to an organization of your choice. as a team you document and present your experience and insights.

You organize a single-day-mentorship in a company of your choice. You report individually on that experience.

3 eCTs

OffIce & MedIa IV

Focusing on information and visualisation to communicate to colleagues, customers and vendors. You learn to transform data into meaningful information and reports. The next step is to visualize the information in state-of-the-art informative graphics.

You implement the corporate design of the organization into all digital and hard-copy documents, which results in a perfect internal and external branding, within the organization as well as for all external stakeholders.

6 eCTs

dIGITal creaTIVe cOurses 12 eCTs

digiTaL ProjeCT ManageMenT

Managing a project through the different project phases via the use of digital best practices in Ms office tooling (excel, 0utlook, Word and PowerPoint)

6 eCTs

digiTaL ProjeCT CoMMuniCaTion

Boosting a project by executing of a state-of-the-art communication plan. underpinning communication with creative multi-media. Learning to create/upgrade these media (image, sound, video) using adobe tooling (Photoshop, illustrator, Premiere, after effects, audacity).

6 eCTs

oPTionaL Course 3 eCTs

english for exchange students in Higher education

Two-week course (60 hours) prior to the international semester.

spring semester course: Monday 26 january – Friday 6 February 2015 (see below)

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ENGLIsH fOR

ExCHANGE sTUDENTs

ENGLISh fOR ExChANGE STuDENTS IN hIGhER EDuCATION:

a TwO-week InTensIVe lanGuaGe preparaTIOn

This course has been designed for our incoming and outgoing exchange students in order to provide them with an optimal linguistic preparation for their english study abroad (one semester or year). it is offered as a two-week crash course (a total of 60 hours, Mondays to Fridays) before the start of the international semester at Howest (see course overview). Classes will take place all day, every day, except for weekends.

This course provides exchange students with an intensive training in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and is focused on their upcoming academic experience. The diversity of the academic backgrounds of the participants will be taken into account by choosing and covering a wide range of relevant topics.

The course will also function as an excellent networking opportunity for the students who are about to start their study abroad. one field trip will be organised.

We strongly recommend “english for exchange students in Higher education” for students who have not fully achieved the B2-level in english at the moment of application. More proficient students will benefit from the immersion and acclimatisation experience .

This course will always fall under the Learning agreement and has to be attended for the full two-week period. as the number of places will be limited, we expect students whose attendance has been confirmed to show up in time and to fully participate. There is an extra cost for the handbook and the field trip.

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PREREQUIsITEs

ENGLIsH fOR

ExCHANGE sTUDENTs

Minimum 3 successfully completed semesters in a Bachelor programme or an equivalent of 90 ECTS. This will need to be confi rmed by means of an offi cial certifi cate, a survey of completed courses, transcripts of records or a signed letter from the sending university.

The profi ciency level we expect from incoming students is the B2 level of the Common european Framework of reference for Foreign Languages (CeFr), in reading, writing, speaking and understanding skills. We expect applying students to provide proof of their profi ciency in english in one of the following ways:

• a signed confi rmation letter from the sending university, stating that the applicant’s language skills reach the B2 level and thus are suffi cient to attend courses, participate in different types of classroom and examination activities. (only valid for exchange students)

• The results of a (free) online language test which can be related to the CeFr B2 level,such as the erasmus online test, dialang and Testpodium. The online test must be taken under the supervision of the sending institution. The result sheet needs to be stamped and signed by a staff member of the sending institution. (only valid for exchange students)

• an offi cial certifi cate or score report referring to the european Framework or from one of the recognized language tests, e.g. TOefl: paper based 550/internet based 79/computer based 213 or ieTLs: 5.5, no partial results below 5.

The following applicants are not required to document their language skills for study at howest:

• applicants from countries having english as their national language; • applicants attending a full-time degree programme at their home institution

taught in english.

Howest reserves the right to contact the sending university to verify the information on language profi ciency, or to contact the applicant for a telephone or skype conversation in

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all students should bring their own laptop, with all necessary and offi cially licensed software for Ms offi ce and adobe CC. The course overview above mentions the specifi c software necessary for the course unit. Howest applies a very strict policy on the use of legal software. non-exchange students can only attend the international semester as a Postgraduate course and need to have completed at least a full Bachelor degree programme at the time they start the international semester course at Howest.

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PRACTICAL

INfORmATION

TIMING AND LOCATION

The course takes place in the city of kortrijk, which is located at a short distance of the historical city of Bruges, one of Belgium’s top tourist destinations, and at only one hour from the Belgian coast. The campus can be reached very easily by public transport, or a 20 minute walk from the station.

our Spring semester runs from february 9th 2015 until June 30th. during the easter

Holiday fortnight (6th april – 19th april) there are no classes. The examination period starts at the beginning of june.

students who attend the two-week intensive course “english for exchange students in Higher education” should arrive in time to start the lessons on Monday morning 26th january 2015. You fi nd our academic calendar in english at www.howest.be/english.

Campus address: Howest kortrijk, renaat de rudderlaan 6, 8500 kortrijk, Belgium. You will need to activate your Maestro card before departure from your country. detailed info on this in our Practical information section on the website.

TuITION fEE AND ACCOMMODATION

For exchange students sent by our erasmus and overseas partner institutions this course is

tuition free. Non-exchange students pay a tuition fee of €1000.

The fee does not include course or other materials, nor the cost for cultural visits or study excursions (transport, museum entrance fees …). Those have to be paid on location. Howest has cashless campuses. Payments have to be made through a bank card. do not forget to

activate the MaesTro function on it before you leave your country.

a student room in kortrijk will cost you between €150 and €300 per month. Stuvo howest, Stuvo howest, Stuvo howest

our student social services, will assist you in your search for accommodation if you wish. You can also look for accommodation via www.kotwest.be, which includes a search engine

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REGIsTRATION

REGISTRATION AND DEADLINE

The application deadline is November 30th for study in spring semester. For nationals from

outside the european economic area we recommend an earlier application namely october 31st. send your Howest application Form to international.offi [email protected]. You can download

it at www.howest.be/application. Please also send your proposal of Learning agreement.

For more information about the CONTENT contact Anneke Pieters,

the international coordinator for our Bachelor of offi ce Management.

renaat de rudderlaan 6 8500 kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (0)56 23 98 60

[email protected]

For more information about your APPLICATION contact Ms Sophie Dewitte

of Howest international offi ce

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INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN AUTUMN:

FROM SEPTEMBER TO THE END OF JANUARY

• International Business Management I • applied computer sciences - fall

• International semester professional development • digital creative project in Tourism

• digital creative project in Journalism • realization in product design

INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER PROGRAMMES IN SPRING:

FROM FEBRUARY TO THE END OF JUNE

• International Business Management II • applied computer sciences - spring • digital creative project communication • digital creative project in Business • digital creative project in new Media & IT

• Visualization and communication in product design

Studying in Bruges or Kortrijk means having several tourist attractions within easy reach: the Belgian coast, the flemish & Belgian historical cities antwerp, Brussels, Ghent... and in a couple of hours the train will take you to European cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam, Cologne etc.

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WHAT IS ...

WHAT IS A DIGITAL CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL?

Whether in our professional or personal lives, digital technology is everywhere. Everyone uses it to communicate and organize. The real question is whether we use computers and other tools to their full potential? Do we make them work for us?

A professional digital creative is able to make full use of the existing information technology to plan and organize projects, to keep track of budgets, to organize mailings, as well as generate state-of-the-art communication plans with visuals, sound, and imaging to make any project stand out and be successful.

WHAT IS A DIGITAL BUSINESS CREATIVE?

a digital business creative co-manages; they are a key fi gure in any organization. They screen all internal and external communication, on content as well as on style. They understand what business is about. They have a working knowledge of the basic principles of economics, accountancy, international trade, HRM, and marketing. They think and act service-oriented. They have an eye for and a sense of style. They have the technical and creative knowhow to implement corporate branding in all digital and hard-copy documents of the organization.

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COURSE CONCEPT

Students from different nationalities and backgrounds learn to use information technology to plan, coordinate, communicate, and illustrate professional projects, and put this knowledge and these skills to the test in an integrated project by playing a co-managing role in a multidisciplinary team.

WHAT MAKES THIS SEMESTER UNIQUE?

• an international ‘mix’ of students;

• contacts between Belgian and international students;

• an integrated project during which you will be coached to take up the role of a digital business creative in a multidisciplinary team

• the exclusive use of english as the working language;

• the focus on the international dimension in various course units; • the business focus in digital creative topics.

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COURSE OVERVIEW

COURSE CONCEPT

BUSINESS COURSES 18 ECTS

INTEGRATED PROJECT

Learning to overcome cultural differences in communication and group dynamics. You will function as a digital business creative in an international and interdisciplinary team. You will work on an actual project and deliver a deadline-driven result.

9 ECTS

@WORK II

Getting to know Belgian companies, profit and non-profit organizations

In a mixed team of international and Belgian students you help organize a visit to an organization of your choice. As a team you document and present your experience and insights.

You organize a single-day-mentorship in a company of your choice. You report individually on that experience.

3 ECTS

OffIce & MedIa IV

Focusing on information and visualisation to communicate to colleagues, customers and vendors. You learn to transform data into meaningful information and reports. The next step is to visualize the information in state-of-the-art informative graphics.

You implement the corporate design of the organization into all digital and hard-copy documents, which results in a perfect internal and external branding, within the organization as well as for all external stakeholders.

6 ECTS

dIGITal creaTIVe cOurses 12 ECTS

DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Managing a project through the different project phases via the use of digital best practices in MS Office tooling (Excel, 0utlook, Word and PowerPoint)

6 ECTS

DIGITAL PROJECT COMMUNICATION

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ENGLISH FOR

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

ENGLISH FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION:

a TwO-week InTensIVe lanGuaGe preparaTIOn

This course has been designed for our incoming and outgoing exchange students in order to provide them with an optimal linguistic preparation for their English study abroad (one semester or year). It is offered as a two-week crash course (a total of 60 hours, Mondays to Fridays) before the start of the international semester at Howest (see course overview). Classes will take place all day, every day, except for weekends.

This course provides exchange students with an intensive training in speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and is focused on their upcoming academic experience. The diversity of the academic backgrounds of the participants will be taken into account by choosing and covering a wide range of relevant topics.

The course will also function as an excellent networking opportunity for the students who are about to start their study abroad. One field trip will be organised.

We strongly recommend “English for Exchange Students in Higher Education” for students who have not fully achieved the B2-level in English at the moment of application. More proficient students will benefit from the immersion and acclimatisation experience .

This course will always fall under the Learning Agreement and has to be attended for the full two-week period. As the number of places will be limited, we expect students whose attendance has been confirmed to show up in time and to fully participate. There is an extra cost for the handbook and the field trip.

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

This international semester is an integrated part of the Howest Bachelor courses in Kortrijk. Howest fully applies the ECTS grading system and awards credits for the successfully achieved

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PREREQUISITES

ENGLISH FOR

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Minimum 3 successfully completed semesters in a Bachelor programme or an equivalent of 90 ECTS. This will need to be confi rmed by means of an offi cial certifi cate, a survey of completed courses, transcripts of records or a signed letter from the sending university.

The profi ciency level we expect from incoming students is the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Foreign Languages (CEFR), in reading, writing, speaking and understanding skills. We expect applying students to provide proof of their profi ciency in English in one of the following ways:

• A signed confi rmation letter from the sending university, stating that the applicant’s language skills reach the B2 level and thus are suffi cient to attend courses, participate in different types of classroom and examination activities. (Only valid for exchange students)

• The results of a (free) online language test which can be related to the CEFR B2 level,such as the Erasmus online test, Dialang and Testpodium. The online test must be taken under the supervision of the sending institution. The result sheet needs to be stamped and signed by a staff member of the sending institution. (Only valid for exchange students)

• An offi cial certifi cate or score report referring to the European Framework or from one of the recognized language tests, e.g. TOefl: paper based 550/internet based 79/computer based 213 or IETLS: 5.5, no partial results below 5.

The following applicants are not required to document their language skills for study at Howest:

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REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION AND DEADLINE

The application deadline is November 30th for study in Spring Semester. For nationals from

outside the European Economic Area we recommend an earlier application namely October 31st. Send your Howest Application Form to international.offi [email protected]. You can download

it at www.howest.be/application. Please also send your proposal of Learning Agreement.

For more information about the CONTENT contact Anneke Pieters,

the international coordinator for our Bachelor of Offi ce Management.

Renaat de Rudderlaan 6 8500 Kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (0)56 23 98 60

[email protected]

For more information about your APPLICATION contact Ms Sophie Dewitte

of Howest International Offi ce

Marksesteenweg 58 8500 Kortrijk - Belgium Tel +32 (0)56 24 12 90 Fax +32 (0)56 24 12 92

international.offi [email protected]

For all further information concerning study MOBILITY to Howest, have a look at our

DIGITAL CREATIVE PROJECTs

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HOWEsT UNIVERsITY

Of APPLIED sCIENCEs

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HOWEST UNIVERSITY

OF APPLIED SCIENCES

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WHAT Is ...

COURsE CONCEPT

COURsE OVERVIEW

COURsE CONCEPT

ENGLIsH fOR

ExCHANGE sTUDENTs

PREREQUIsITEs

ENGLIsH fOR

ExCHANGE sTUDENTs

PRACTICAL

INfORmATION

REGIsTRATION

WHAT IS ...

COURSE CONCEPT

COURSE OVERVIEW

COURSE CONCEPT

ENGLISH FOR

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

PREREQUISITES

ENGLISH FOR

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

REGISTRATION