Are you keen to write short fiction, but struggling to find ideas, or bursting with ideas but unsure how to develop them? This course looks at sources of fictional stories, from real-life experience through to mythical ideas, to explore what makes a successful short story. Learning from examples
Most leading companies are making efforts to employ, develop and retain talented employees by adopting soft human resource management strategies. Simultaneously, however, they are adopting hard, cost-reduction HR interventions to promote greater flexibility in their operations in the chaotic
Alfred Hitchcock's (1899-1980) film art, covering nearly sixty years of work in the medium, is extensive in volume and embedded with sharp philosophical and ethical viewpoints. Hitchcock is one of the greatest inventors of film form in the entire history of cinema. He was a true cinematic
Spanish or Castilian (espanol or castellano) is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula. It was taken most notably to the
Get to have the ultimate international experience by learning Spanish in both Utrecht and Barcelona! Enjoy the first two weeks at Utrecht and its famous canals, where you will meet people from all around the globe and at the same time, learn one of the most spoken languages in the world. After
How does terrorism affect society? How does discourse on terrorism, fear of terrorism and measures of counterterrorism affect society? These are questions which are among the most pressing ones facing us today some 10 years after 9/11. The course will take up these questions while giving an
This module consists of lectures on various issues related to social work in Estonia and abroad. Additionally, we will organise workshops to allow students to get involved in a specific subject area such as child and youth welfare, the welfare of the elderly or the welfare of people with special
This course introduces an analysis of contemporary Internet marketing strategies and consumer behaviors in relation to popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. This course will reflect on the attempts to utilize, monetize and exploit social networking as marketing and brand
Dr. Shenja van der Graaf is a project leader/senior researcher at IBBT SMIT VUB (http://smit.vub.ac.be/), where she specializes in infrastructure and interoperability challenges in the context of 'smart cities' (e.g. innovative, user-driven public service delivery, Web 2.0.). As a research officer
This course examines many aspects of small states, including how they are defined, their unique international behaviours, and the challenges they face in an increasingly interdependent and globalized world. Small states will be addressed in relation to various themes, including: alliance and
