Discipline: Marketing

The Hague University of Applied Sciences

The Hague University of Applied Sciences has more than 25,000 students and 1,800 staff members who come from over 145 different countries. THUAS offers 47 fulltime Bachelor’s programmes and 7 master’s programmes. It specialises its programmes in the areas of Technology, Innovation Society, Healthcare and Sports, ICT & Media, Education, Economics, Law, Safety and Security. Furthermore, the university offers research groups or ‘lectorates’ in a wide range of fields.

Tim Hoppen

Tim HoppenAfter graduating in communication and linguistics, I decided to become a travel agent, because I enjoyed traveling so much. Eight years later I switched to Education. I have been working at THUAS for more than 20 years, where I lecture communication and critical thinking. Furthermore I am the chair of the thesis committee and I am part of the curriculum committee and a research group. My fields of expertise are: Lecturing, Connecting people, Study career guidance, Study tracking systems, Curriculum development, Management of courses, Communication and marketing communication, Business Communication, Critical thinking, Creating links between education and business, Internationalisation and interculturalisation, International collaboration in education, Supervising (international) projects and (international) internships, Incorporation of intercultural dimensions in education, Thesis tutoring, Assessment of theses.

Inge Barkmeijer

Curious by nature, marketeer by heart, lecturer by profession. Key interests are: Branding, MarCom and Social Media Marketing.
Typically Inge: Creative, Curious, Creating possibilities and Cheerful.  (The 4 C’s!)

 

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ECS (Brussels)

ECS Brussels is a communications school that is part of the MediaSchool. ECS Brussels aims to shape the next generation of communications professionals and prepare them for the job market. Offering a bachelor degree and various master programs, ECS is part of an international network of schools. Its methodology involves case studies and internships from the first year onwards and courses are being taught in French or English by professionals active in the fields of advertising, P.R., events, journalism, marketing and digital communication.

Barbara Claeys

Graduated in Business with a major in marketing at ICHEC, Barbara accumulated over 22 years of experience in the world of advertising and media. She began her career at IP Belgium (RTL Group), spent 3 years in London in the audit & consultancy Fairbrother Lenz Eley home, then spent 12 years in international media planning at Havas & Mediabrands (IPG Group). She joined MediaSchool Group in 2012 to lead ECS Brussels as well as the new digital school, #SupDeWeb launched back in 2015.

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Howest, University of Applied Sciences

In 1995, Howest, University of Applied Sciences became a single autonomous Higher Education Institution because of a merger of six prominent institutions of higher education in Flanders. Since then the development within Howest has taken on a fresh impetus and we are now one of the leading providers of higher education in the province. Today more than 10.000 students are enrolled at Howest pursuing 30 Bachelor’s Programmes covering a wide range of disciplines. We have more than 1.000 international students, coming from all over the world, i.e. 100 different countries. You can find us in the lovely cities of Bruges and Kortrijk. Our university offers an open, vibrant, cosmopolitan and friendly environment and a wealth of educational opportunities, with an emphasis on high quality and practice-oriented courses.

 

Lieselot Vandamme

Lieselot Vandamme is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Communications Management in Howest University College, Kortrijk, Belgium. She is also acting as International Relations Officer of the cluster Business and Media. She holds an MA in History, an MA in Radio & Television and a postgraduate in Business Management. Her academic work focuses on various fields such as Media, Corporate Communication, Storytelling and Sustainability. Prior to full-time lecturing, Lieselot worked as Producer and Editor of television programmes for public and private television channels in Flanders. This position allowed her to experience various aspects of the communication sector.