Advancing students’ professional competence through collaborative internships
This project explores and documents current and best practices as well as perspectives on and experiences of collaborative internships and applied research initiatives in the field of international cooperation from a Swiss perspective.
Fiche signalétique
- Départements participants Haute école des sciences agronomiques, forestières et alimentaires
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Institut(s)
HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
Agronomie - Unité(s) de recherche Agriculture internationale et développement rural
- Organisation d'encouragement Autres
- Durée (prévue) 05.06.2024 - 31.12.2024
- Direction du projet Prof. Dr. Zenebe Uraguchi
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Équipe du projet
Prof. Dr. Zenebe Uraguchi
Sebastian Mengel
Nancy Bourgeois Luethi
Célia Bühler
Katharina Ineichen - Partenaire Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE)
- Mots-clés Knowledge management;Innovation and co-creation of knowledge;Curriculum development;Capacity building;
Situation
The global landscape of higher education is shifting towards developing not only technical competencies but also intercultural and professional skills. This project delves into these evolving practices, building on BFH-HAFL's over three decades of experience in facilitating collaborative internships and applied research initiatives in the field of international cooperation.
Approche
The objectives of the project are to investigate the trajectories, contributions and challenges of collaborative internships and applied research initiatives; document and synthesise lessons learned; and prepare students to be technically and methodically competent, solution-oriented, agile and multicultural specialists. Additionally, the project supports calls for decolonising perceptions, behaviours, relationships and knowledge in the international cooperation context between Swiss and partner organisations based abroad. Methodologically, the project draws on individual interviews as well as group stakeholder consultations. It aims to: a) produce essential and practical processes (guidelines) to support student learning spaces (collaborative internships and applied research initiatives); b) develop a compilation of best practices and insights to better prepare future professionals (students) for collaborative internships and applied research initiatives; and c) prepare the ground for knowledge and learning networks to enable and stimulate exchanges.
