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Go International!

Within each discipline, the importance of the international context is constantly increasing. Each Howest training has therefore embedded learning with an open mind in its programme and offers various opportunities for internationalisation for its students and staff.

Howest actively participates in European and national mobility programmes such as Erasmus, the scholarship programmes of both the Flemish Government and the Province of West Flanders, and VLIR-UOS for development cooperation.

Howest has been strengthening its profile as an initiator and partner school for international projects for years.

Our technological courses are linked to various R & D projects with foreign companies and are part of an expansive academic research network with partners from many countries. The are also active in European research programmes.

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To give you an idea of all the wonderful places Howest students Go International!, here are the "Howest Share your Experience" submissions for students who studied or did an internship abroad in 2023-2024. Start dreaming! Start planning!

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Here are the "Howest Share your Experience" submissions for students who studied or did an internship abroad in 2022-2023. Start dreaming! Start planning!

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Dreaming of an international adventure? Check out the amazing photo entries for Howest's 'Share your Experience' competition here. These come from students who travelled abroad in autumn 2021 and/or spring 2022 for their studies or internships. The text is in Dutch, but those photos alone are worth more than a thousand words!

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Every year, a lot of students go abroad on internships, studies or immersion trips. Check out their experiences here!

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Robin Beernaert is a Howest student from Bachelor Sports and Movement. He did an internship at adventure company Climbo in Gran Canaria (Spain), during the spring semester of 2020-2021 and was awarded an Erasmus scholarship. Robin won 1st prize in the Howest 'Share your international experience' photo contest.

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Delphine Vienne is a Bachelor of Sports and Movement student. She did an internship at surf school Anywhere Watersport in Valencia (Spain), during the spring semester 2020-2021 and was awarded an Erasmus scholarship. She won 2nd prize in the 'Share your international experience' photo contest.

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Emilie Steenkiste is a Bachelor of Tourism and Recreation Management student. She did an exchange study at Sejong University in South Korea, during autumn semester 2020-2021 and received a generic grant from the Flemish government as well as a grant from the Province of West Flanders. She won 3rd prize participated in the 'Share your international experience' photo contest.

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Kain Kerkhove is a Bachelor of Industrial Product Design student. He studied in the spring semester of 2019-2020 at Appalachian State University, our partner school in Boone, North Carolina, USA. For this, he was awarded a Priority Country grant from the Flemish government. Kain won 1st prize in the 'Share your international experience' photo contest.

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Lucas Van Driessche is a Bachelor of Sports and Movement student. He completed an internship with Oye Lena in Peru during the 2019-2020 spring semester. For this, Lucas received a grant from the Province of West Flanders. He won 2nd prize in the 'Share your international experience' photo contest.

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Thibaut De Laere is a Bachelor of Applied Computer Science student. He did an internship at Ausy/Randstad in Toulouse, France during the spring semester 2019-2020 and was awarded an Erasmus grant. Thibaut won 3rd prize participated in the 'Share your international experience' photo contest.

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Brend Lambert is an Applied Computer Science student. He did an internship at Filipino partner school: Saint Mary's University, under a broad collaboration supported by the Province of West Flanders. As a 2nd year student, he participated in a group exchange with Filipino students and got a taste of doing a semester internship in the Philippines in his final year.

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Capucine Bollé is a Applied Health Sciences student. She did an internship at The Swallow, a school project of the 4th pillar organisation Afrodidact.

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Laurens Hellinger is Howest alumnus Bachelor of Applied Computer Science. He did an Erasmus internship at Blackboard London (UK) and was also able to work there as a permanent employee after his internship. He also participated in the Summer School in South Korea: "It started with a simple e-mail to which I responded, but it turned into a fantastic and exotic experience."

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