454 | London Metropolitan Business School and the School of Graduate Studies, Stenden University of Applied Sciences Leeuwarden, proudly announce the successful validation of Master of Arts in International Events Management.

The validation took place in April in London. The validation panel consisted of senior academics from both Stenden University (formerly CHN) and London Metropolitan University, in addition to Nicoline van Straten.

Nicoline represented the industry in her capacity as Managing Director of The Live House, an events and communications agency, and as a principle of IDEA, the Independent Dutch Event Marketing Association; she is said to be very proud of the new programme.

“This is another innovative first for London Metropolitan University”, says Justin Lance, who conceived the curriculum and shall lead the delivery of the course. His comments relate to the launch in 2006 of MA Events Marketing Management, which has grown in two short years to become significant in terms of student recruitment. Early indications suggest that MA International Events Management shall follow a similar trend.

“We are recruiting for programme entry this September. At this early stage we have already made five confirmed offers of places to applicants from the UK, mainland Europe, and further a field; we even have interest from Australia.”

Although there are in excess of ten academic institutions in the UK offering a programme at this level, the launch of this curriculum represents a first for the Netherlands. Justin Lance is confident that the programme shall compete successfully. He is swift to point out how this truly international programme differentiates.

“Students spend their first semester of study in the Netherlands, at the Leeuwarden campus of Stenden University; they are taught in English. At the end of the semester, students are provided with an opportunity to visit Qatar on a ten-day field trip; then they travel to London for their second semester. Students can also undertake an internship within industry as part of their studies.”

The course is intended for those who have ambitions for a senior, strategic position within the events industry. The core curriculum concepts of Integrated Events Management and Events Experience Management shall develop the skills of future managers to deliver creative, innovative, sustainable business solutions.

Applications have been received from current students studying at Stenden University, recent graduates wishing to augment their training, and individuals who have experience within the events industry wishing to enhance their career opportunities.

For further information about the programme, or how to apply, contact Albert Postma, Programme Coordinator (Netherlands), Tel.: +31 - 58 - 244 1353. See also the website of the School of Graduate Studies.

447 | His presentation was very interesting for the students and docents. At Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Ian Yeoman gave us many insights in the methods of scenario planning for tourism. Really applied sciences!

That’s the reason why I in my function as Director of Academic Affairs could address him as a Visiting Professor at Stenden University of Applied Sciences.

Ian Yeoman is the world’s only professional crystal ball gazer or futurologist specializing in travel and tourism, as he wrote on his own website.

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445 | Alle Welt kann inzwischen mit Videokameras die Welt auf zweidimensionale Bildschirme bringen. Jedermann »produziert« inzwischen »TV«. Vor einigen Jahren brauchte man dazu noch ausschließlich Profis. Und mit denen produzierte ich vor etwa siebzehn Jahren einen Dreiviertelstünder über meine Heimatstadt.

Liebe Freunde in Holland und überall: besucht mal … Münster!

1991, ein Jahr vor dem Stadtjubiläum (1.200 Jahre), realisierten Joachim Albrecht, Winfried Baetz und ich ein aufwändiges 45-Minuten-Video, das einige Jahre lang an vielen Stellen der Stadt als VHS-Cassette verkauft wurde - ein speziell münstersches Kreuzworträtsel inklusive.

In kleiner Auflösung (320 x 240 px) ist der Film hier abrufbar. Auch lässt er sich als .mp4-Datei in der Größe 544 x 408 px downloaden und auf videofähigen iPods wiedergeben.

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Der Film konnte nur entstehen, weil wir Gelegenheit hatten, einige Jahre lang vor und hinter Kulissen dieser Stadt zu schauen. Dafür danken wir all denen, die das ermöglicht haben – besonders dem WDR-Landesstudio Münster (Bertold Krähling, Michael Stoffregen-Büller), für dessen »Münsterland-Magazin« wir immer wieder mit der Kamera unterwegs waren.

Wir: das waren die Redakteure, freien Mitarbeiter, Kamera/Tonleute und Cutter von telepublic – der Fernsehproduktionsfirma in Münster. Sie wurde 1985 von dem Frankfurter Kameramann Joachim Albrecht und den münsterschen Journalisten Winfried Baetz und Martin Gertler gegründet.

Manche Mitwirkenden stehen inzwischen an der Spitze deutscher Medienunternehmen. Ich bin dankbar, dass ich seinerzeit mit ihnen allen dieses Werk realisieren konnte, auch wenn es für unsere Produktionsfirma eine große finanzielle Belastung bedeutete. Zur Marktpositionierung des Unternehmens konnte der Film jedoch eine Menge beitragen.

An diesem Wochenende sehe ich meine Heimatstadt wieder, zusammen mit den damaligen Mitschülern am Gymnasium Paulinum, mit denen ich vor 35 Jahren das Abitur schaffte - altsprachlich, humanistisch.

Der Abspann

Cornelia Albrecht (Filmarchiv)
Joachim Albrecht (Kamera)
Kerstin Aldenhoff (im Ballon getauft)
Markos Arnold (der Taxifahrer)
Winfried Baetz (Filmteile Bildung und Kultur)
Siegfried Blattner (der Hauptdarsteller)
Jürgen Böckling (mit guten Ideen)
Matthias Brauckman (Reportagen)
Andreas Freisfeld (mit guten Ideen)
Michael Götz (als Praktikant)
Uschi Herzog (Reportagen)
Cordula Hesselbarth (Grafik)
Martin Hilckmann (Reportagen)
Jörg Homering (Reportagen)
Hotel Schloss Hohenfeld (mit Rezeption und Doppelzimmer)
Helmuth Janssen (Reportagen)
Martin Joachim (Reportagen)
Marc Kieppe (Reportagen)
Peter Klein (Kamera und Ton)
Volker Lehmann (Kamera)
Reinhild Lücking (Ton)
Stefan Lütke-Wissing (Kreuzworträtsel und Filmteile Freizeit und Märkte)
Deutsche Lufthansa (mit einer Boeing 737)
Freilichtmuseum Mühlenhof (mitsamt dem Kiepenkerl)
Michael Nieberg (Reportagen)
Günter Rohkämper-Hegel (Sprecher)
Lothar Schröder (Reportagen)
Café Schucan (mit Kaffee und Kuchen)
Hubert Schulze-Hobeling (Filmteile Verkehr und Wirtschaft)
Helma Sjuts (die Ballonfahrerin)
Stadtmuseum Münster (Geschichtsträchtiges)
David Stucke (Kamera)
Josef Stüer (Reportagen)
Gaststätte Stuhlmacher (Tischreservierung)
Taxizentrale Münster (mit Droschke und Kutscher)
Michaela Tschubenko (die Hauptdarstellerin)
Hartmut Vollmari (Reportagen)
Bernhard Wallasch (Ton)
Volker Wasmuth (Reportagen, Rüschhaus-Szene)
Olaf Wollentarski (Filmteile Architektur, Geselligkeit und Geschichte)

Copyright:
Joachim Albrecht, Winfried Baetz, Martin Gertler
telepublic Münster, 1991

442 | Jan Nabers, the newly appointed director for International Affairs at Stenden University of Applied Sciences, has had an affinity with international issues for a long time.

»My challenge is the creation of opportunities for young people to accumulate international experience.«

In order to better understand the drawn-out and deeply rooted conflict between the Jewish and Palestinian/Arab inhabitants, Jan Nabers travelled in 1989 to the international living and working community Nes Ammim, in northern Israel. He ended up staying there for two and a half years.

»I wanted to find out why Israelis, Palestinians, and Arabs did not succeed to live in peace and harmony with each other. I still do not understand it, but I have an increasingly better grasp of why I do not understand it.«

Nabers is convinced that the hope of future generations living in peace with each other will never extinguish.

»It is easy to do nothing. With our church, we support the Hand-in-Hand schools, bilingual and multicultural schools with an equal number of students from Jewish and Arab origin. These schools are intended to expand mutual understanding for each other. I think we should wholeheartedly support such initiatives. It concerns young people.«

In Nes Ammim, he tackled a variety of issues. »Over there, I worked in the greenhouses tending to roses and in accounting, and I opened a little store at the swimming pool. Just imagine it and it was done. I think that one of the reasons that I am working here now, is related to my stay over there. As a young adult, you are immersed in an entirely different environment and culture. You get involved with each other. This is a learning experience, which benefits your character development. This is actually similar to the Grand Tour of Stenden. At beginning of April, I was in South Africa, visiting the Educational Institute for Service Studies (EISS). On the Wildlife campus in Alicedale, fifteen individuals participated for ten weeks in the Wildlife semester. They must rely on and help each other, and they learn a great deal from this experience. A terrific experience! If you want to achieve a world in which people have sympathy for each other, you must create opportunities for young people to meet each other and to learn about each other’s cultures.«

Integration

The international character of Stenden appealed to him. What is his first impression? »It is fantastic to see what international contacts there are, with Leeuwarden as well as with Emmen. I would be delighted to link my experience to that.«

He assumed his new position in the middle of March. He is very positive after his first visit to EISS in Port Alfred and Alicedale. »The students are working hard. Yet, they are enjoying it tremendously. There is an ambiance of integration between the South African students, the students from other African countries, and the International Grand Tour students. They care about each other and everyone gets along with everyone else.«

If it would be up to Nabers, many more students would get to experience the Grand Tour. »We have more than ten thousand students! There are only a few hundred annually who get to go on the Grand Tour. With the current programmes, it could be many more.«

Structure

One of his first focal points is the development and implementation of a strategic policy intended to structure the internationalisation. »We will closely review the number of countries with which we are in contact, and the reasons and intended objectives thereof. We will focus on a number of countries. China is one of those countries. However, at this moment, we barely use the many placement opportunities that present themselves, while there is a considerable demand for our students and they are very welcome. Apparently, our students are currently not very interested in China. Many more could go over there. Two of our students who I talked to, Pepijn Klerkx and Lizzy Suijkerbuijk, both have already been offered an interesting job over there. We should see to it that more students get in touch with Chinese culture. In this fashion, we can develop our relationships in China.«

386 | Es war längst notwendig, mal wieder auszusteigen aus dem Tagesbetrieb. Denn im Sommer gab es für mich keine Pause – wegen meines Umzugs nach Friesland!

Nun aber…: Florida! Immer wieder gern.

Miami Beach?

Nein, die Piste der braungebrannten Stars & Sternchen interessiert mich nicht.

Das Öko-System ist viel spannender…

Everglades for ever!!!

Er passte gut auf, dass ich nicht jeden Tag wieder an die Arbeit dachte und ging…

Martin am Strand von Naples, meiner Lieblingsstadt in Florida.

»Unser« Restaurant in Key West – das der beiden Martins.

In der Stille der Natur lauert der Alligator…

…direkt am Wegesrand in den Everglades.

Der supersparsame Toyota Prius war mir ein Experiment im Urlaub wert. Welch ein tolles Auto…! So ruhig, so technisch Spitze, nur 4,5 Liter pro 100 km…

Mein nächstes Auto, das steht schon fest. Auch wenn man dem Japaner erst mal noch einen brauchbareren Sitz einbauen lassen muss…

Und dann hielt mich diese freche Palme auf. Daraus wurde doch noch ein dienstlich relevantes Event…

Davon erzähle ich dann aber besser erst morgen!

296 | Gestern nachmittag war offenbar die Luft raus. Jo wollte nach Hause fahren, aber ein Reifen ihres Autos war nahezu platt. Das war Andreas aufgefallen…

…und so setzte er auf dem Parkplatz der CHN sein japanisches Adventure-Mobil neben Jos französischen Kombi und spendete Luft.

Mit Hilfe des eingebauten Kompressors war der PKW-Reifen binnen 1 Minute wieder fahrbereit.