International Development Project Application Deadline
IDP APPLICATION DEADLINE: 24TH OF NOVEMBER 23:59!
International Development Project (IDP)
To sign up for the International Development Project register through the button on the right and upload your CV and motivation letter. Also send your CV and motivation letter with a picture of yourself to internationaldevelopmentproject@ebfgroningen.nl
After a successful first run in 2023-2024, EBF is continuing with the International Development Project 2024-2025! This project focuses on conducting research in a foreign country for a period of two weeks, followed by two weeks of traveling across the country on your own terms! The destination is the beautiful country of South Africa. For this trip, a group of highly motivated selected FEB students, 1 professor, 1 board member, and 6 committee members will travel to South Africa to conduct research on sustainable development and to explore the country from April 23rd until May 21st 2025.
The research in South Africa will be carried out in collaboration with Stellenbosch University and will be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations. Stellenbosch is a beautiful university town in South Africa’s Western Cape province, approximately 50 km's from Cape Town. This mountainous town is known for its vineyards, student life, and rich history. This year's research theme is Decision Making about Sustainability among Entrepreneurs & Businesses. Where we aim to study how businesses and entrepreneurs make decisions about sustainability by studying the intra/inter business/entrepreneur decision making process. For the purpose of the research you will be split up into groups which focus on specific aspects of the research project.
To prepare you for the journey, you will attend a course (5 ECTS) dedicated to this project to fully equip you with the skills necessary to conduct your research during block 2.1. Following up on this, during the two weeks of research in Stellenbosch, you will collaborate with local students from the Small Business Academy of Stellenbosch University and work in focus groups. There will be visits organized (for example, to the HIV/AIDS Centre and the Sustainability Centre) which will help you to gain the information necessary for contextualizing the research. You will complete the course with a final presentation of your research by the end of the second research week. This way you will be done with the coursework before your two weeks of traveling on your own. Detailed information about the course will be made available in Ocasys from September 2024 onwards.
Your IDP adventure begins on the first Monday of block 2.1, 2024-2025. There will be weekly mandatory course lectures for 7-10 weeks and most weeks we will follow up the lecture by a group dinner and social until we depart to South Africa. After we return to the Netherlands, we will finalize the entire project with a celebratory event in Groningen.
The total participation fee will be between aournd €1250 and includes flight to and from South Africa, accommodation for the first two weeks, and transportation costs for the first two weeks. After the first two weeks you embark on a South African adventure of your own design and budget.
In sum, the International Development Project offers you the unique opportunity to gain experience in conducting international research, earn 5 ECTS, boost your CV, develop your teamworking skills and make many new friendships!
To get more information, visit the IDP Page or send an email to z.faizi@ebfgroningen.nl
