This 30 ECTS programme is entirely project-based. This means traditional lectures, exams and schedules have been replaced with assessments, demand driven education, individual coaching, and serious games. Instruction hours, stand-up meetings, and additional courses and keynote speaker sessions are organised in an agile way. We strive to match each Dutch student to a foreign student in order to broaden their perspectives.
- Phase A:
- Introduction
- Cultural awareness
- Teambuilding
- Individual assignment: exploration
- Toll gate #1: individual presentation
- Phase B:
- Applying for/obtaining assignment
- In small groups: defining/analysing the challenge
- Toll gate #2: midterm evaluation
- Phase C:
- In small groups: creating solutions
- Toll gate #3: midterm evaluation
- Phase D:
- In small groups: implementing solutions and creating impact
- Toll gate #4: final oral exam (individually)
- Phase E:
- In small groups: sharing & inspiring stakeholders
- Creating impact in broader perspective
Modules
The entire program consists of various modules:
| Module | ECTS |
| Personal leadership | 10 |
| Business model innovation | 5 |
| Sustainable transition | 5 |
| Multiple value creation | 2 |
| Strategic management | 2 |
| Change management | 2 |
| Sustainable economics | 2 |
| Research skills | 2 |
These modules are integrated into the four assignments (PL/BA) and will be assessed during the oral exam and the final presentation at the end of the minor.
Learning goals
Upon completion of the Business, Leadership and Sustainability programme, you will have learned:
- who you are as a leader, and what role you play or can play in the bigger picture.
- how you can engage and inspire all your relevant stakeholders as part of your sustainable business strategy.
- how you can use contemporary trends and developments to your advantage as a sustainable business leader.
- to understand the new economic order and what is necessary to move towards a sustainable future.
- how you can successfully make an impact in a company or its entire supply chain.
- how you can use creative and innovative thinking to develop sustainable business models.
Assessment
Business, Leadership and Sustainability challenges you to develop your own sustainable thinking and business models. We work with multi-level assessments: self-assessment, peer-assessment and coach-assessment. These assessments are based on the level of complexity, self-reliance and self-efficacy.
At the end of the programme, you, your peers and coaches will decide collaboratively whether all the ECTS credits will be accredited.