Learn to look and think beyond borders

Develop your knowledge, skills and attitudes as a global citizen in your profession! The minor Global Citizenship focuses on education, social work and health care. You will learn how global issues, about identity, ethics, and (cultural) diversity, play a role in the context of your field of study and your profession. Work together with an interdisciplinary and culturally diverse group of (inter)national students on a project covering the Sustainable Development Goals. You develop a conscious and open attitude, moral compass and learn how to apply your newly acquired approach as a global citizen in to practice in various workshops, activities and project work.

Course content

General Idea: Global Citizenship refers to the knowledge and skills needed to engage in global issues on a local level and to enable people with different backgrounds to work together on goals related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Citizenship.

A global citizen can use this knowledge and skills in their own profession. The practice-based, multi-disciplinary and intercultural (diversity) approach of the programme (courses, research- and practical activities) will inspire and motivate you to make Global Citizenship a part of your personal and professional identity.

International dimension: “Meet, work, interact and celebrate life with other students from all over Europe and beyond.”

The Project: Together with an existing organisation and a small group of fellow students you will work on an actual problem related to the SDGs. You will be given the opportunity to really make a change, as you will develop a project plan and implement this within the organisation. The implementation and evaluation of  the project will take place during the second half of the Minor either in the Netherlands or abroad.

Individual and Professional Development: During the whole duration of the Minor you will work on your individual development as a Global Citizen in your profession, supervised by a coach.

Target group

This minor is open for students, both national and international, with an interest in Behavior & Society, Social Work, Health Care and Education.

Course Structure

This minor facilitates students from different study programmes to work together in a multidisciplinary team. We will combine knowledge, insights and skills from your diverse backgrounds to create a dynamic and explorative environment to study Global Citizenship. This all takes place in the context of various practices, especially Health Care, Social Work and Education.

The following topics are addressed in the minor:

• Learn to become a global citizen in your profession
• Being able to work and communicate diversity competent
• How to work with Human Rights in an era of Post Truth and Transculturality
• Learn about cultures and being able to de-culturalize if necessary
• Developing a moral compass of your own
• Lear to apply design thinking and make a difference on SDGs in your field of study

In the first quarter of the minor, you design a project. In the second quarter, you will put your acquired knowledge, skills and attitude as a Global Citizen into practice by carrying out the project in practice and evaluating it, and by carrying out various assignments and work in practice throughout the duration of the minor. These might include an internship or volunteer work within a school, youth center and/or care institution appropriate to your personal professional goals and central goals of the minor.

A coach will guide you throughout your project work and professional and personal development.

The language of instruction is English (level B2). All students (Dutch and international students) are welcome to join!

Assessment methods

This minor consists of 30 ECs divided in six assessments.

The Global Project (15 ECTs)
The project is an individual or group assignment in which you work  on issues regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in which you work from an interprofessional and multidisciplinary mindset in an organisation in the Netherlands or abroad. You design a project and will plan, implement and evaluate your project in practice. You legitimise and evaluate it both ethically and scientifically and incorporate it into a project report. At the end of the minor, you present the results of your project in the project presentation to your fellow students, lecturers and stakeholders. During this process you put what you have learned about Global Citizenship into practice.

Personal and Professional Development (15 ECTs)
You will develop yourself as a Global Citizen in your profession and complete various assignments (reports, presentations and other activities) offered in the modules of the minor which you will collect in a Global Citizenship portfolio.
The portfolio consists of several sub assessments such as the Individual Development Plan and Evaluation, TED-Talk, Essay and a Global Citizenship Vlog.

You will complete the minor by means of a Criterion Oriented Interview in which you will substantiate your development as a Global Citizenship and professional with the use of your portfolio.

Application for non-Saxion student:

Before registration through Kies op Maat, please contact the minor contact person Bas Slot (b.j.b.slot@saxion.nl) (06-82819326) if participating is still possible or whether the maximum number of participants has been reached.

How do I apply?
The application process regarding the Kies op Maat minor at Saxion is a bit different than described at www.kiesopmaat.nl

How does it work?
Step 1: Download the learning agreement from the Kies op Maat website and let it sign by a member of the exam commission at your own educational institution ánd sign the document yourself.
Step 2: go to https://sis.saxion.nl/account# and fill in your personal data
Step 3: you will receive an automatic generated email from IAM including your username and password
Step 4: go the https://sis.saxion.nl, log on with your username and password which you have received from IAM and apply!
Step 5: After this we can process your application for a Kies op Maat minor at Saxion

Please note : in 'Upload documents' you are requested to upload some documents. The following documents we need:

• A copy of your valid passport or ID-card. No driving license!
• A copy of your propaedeutic diploma or a printout from the DUO diploma register. In case you do not have the propaedeutic diploma yet, we would like to receive an official statement from your educational institution in which they state that you will receive the propaedeutic diploma before the start of the minor.
• Learning agreement, page 1, 2 and 3 (signed by a member of the exam commission of your own education institution and student)
• Original Proof of Payment for the study year 2025-2026 (available from June). You can request this proof from your educational institution, also if you pay in instalments. Your educational institution will email the Proof of Payment to Saxion.
  Deadline for handing in the original Proof of Payment is 2 weeks before the start of the minor.

If you have further questions, please let us know. You can contact Saxion Student Registration, telephone number: 088 – 019 3000.