Context/background of the project:BUas has just adopted a new strategy, that is valid from 2018-2021. Following the last strategic period, BUas still opts for profiling itself as an international institution for higher education. The basis of this choice lies in the international curriculum, in which the content of the programme and practical cases are placed in an international perspective. In the meantime, the greater part of our programmes are delivered in English or have an English version, half of the students attend English-taught courses, and more than 50% of students do their work placements abroad. For student exchanges we strive for a balance: outbound student mobility enhances international experiences of students, and inbound students contribute to study groups consisting of various nationalities (international classroom).Objectives:In this strategic period BUas aims to have 70% of their student population to have done at least 20 ECTS abroad by doing a work placement, graduation project, double degree or participating in an exchange programme. Without the Erasmus+ programme this would not be possible since an international experience is expensive for students. Especially since the Dutch government has introduced the study loan system meaning that students have to pay back the money they borrow to study.Number and type/profile of participants:In Call 2017 BUas realized a total of 311 student mobilities, of which 177 traineeships and 134 exchange/ double degree.17 Staff members went abroad funded by Erasmus+, of which 5 teaching mobilities and 12 for training.Description of undertaken activities:All BUas students who participate in an exchange/ double degree programme or placement assignment within an Erasmus+ country which cannot be their country of origin and who comply with the requirements of the programme can apply for an Erasmus+ scholarship.Results and impact attained:The project’s impact on BUas is that it contributes to training our students in an international study and work environment to be curious, responsible and entrepreneurial professionals qualified for the globalizing job market.Longer-term benefits:According to the new BUas strategy, we will continue as we were in internationalisation, and aim for:-ensuring that our partnerships are well maintained and fully utilized. We aim to have an international network with universities, alumni, industry, research institutes, government and other organisations.-aim to monitor, reflect, evaluate and review our cooperations, so we can ensure quality over quantity;-aim for a diverse international and multicultural student community. -keep on ensuring the internationalisation of our curriculum-wide ranging staff development and recruiting programme to support internationalisation, including language and intercultural competence development. The wider impact of the project is that knowledge and impact always accelerates - too learn and to let learn. Our students that perform a placement abroad have the chance to learn at their placement company but also to teach. To give fresh and inspiring input and maybe even teach companies about BUas's Imagineering and entrepreneurial approach. By opening our students up to the world BUas gains contacts in their working areas and that contacts sometimes leads up to having new colleagues. At European level we believe the project contributes to creating and stimulating open-minded individuals who are the leaders of the future.

The Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills (PANTOUR) is a consortium that seeks to boost innovation through cooperation to develop activities, strengthen partnerships and produce resources to implement the Blueprint for Sectoral Skills Development in Tourism in Europe. PANTOUR is composed by a transnational alliance of 13 partners from the vocational training, life-long learning and higher education landscapes, and all the tourism industry sector representatives from all over Europe: CEHAT (Spain), Ruraltour (European), Federturismo Confindustria (Italy), VIMOSZ (Hungary); ETOA (European); Landurlaub Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany); Gestlabor Hostelería (Spain), DSFT (Germany), TU Dublin (Ireland), BUas (Netherlands), University Of The Aegean (Greece), SAMK University (Finland) and ZRI (Bulgaria). The knowledge and background of the partnership acquired in the Next Tourism Generation Alliance (NTG) project (2017-2022) will provide the necessary tools and conditions to successfully implement the Blueprint from the first moment, thus being able to deliver immediate reactive response. The consortium aims especially at designing innovative and cooperative solutions to address skills needs in the all the tourism ecosystem, with the development of outputs such us: the Sectoral Skills Intelligence Monitor, the Skills Lab, a Resource Books for Trainers, the implementation of the NSRGs, a Skills Strategy Plan for 2026-2036, among others. With the exploitation of its outputs, PANTOUR seeks to benefit job seekers, unemployed and employed workers from the industry, employers and SMEs, dedicating a special attention in reskilling and upskilling the workforce on future skills needs after the Covid-19 impacts in the industry. Public and private training institutions will benefit from new innovative content and teaching methods on core skills. The number of people benefiting from this proposal will be over 10 million that work across the tourism sector in Europe.

Climate Streamers Foundation was founded in December 2021 as a Non-Profit Organization (NPO) by two young Social Innovators: Isabella Forchini and Alexandra Jahnke. The goal of this organization is to inspire youth to take climate action by implementing leisure elements such as events and games in environmental issues. Climate change has become a climate crisis, and individuals are experiencing pressure and fear incessantly (Marks et al., 2021). This is why, by applying an innovative approach and by focusing on a more positive and appreciative narrative, we give back voice and hope to young people by empowering them.

Seven universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands are developing the Professional Doctorate in the domain of leisure, tourism and hospitality. This is a practice-oriented individual research and training program at the level of a doctorate (EFQ8). During the pilot phase, 17 candidates can start a professional doctorate trajectory in this domain. To enhance the quality of the development of this program, professors and boards of the seven universities collaborate in this project. It will enable the professors to develop a high-quality Graduate Committee, supported by a robust and stable Graduate Network, in which the professional field actively participates.