Tomorrow’s world calls for different ways of learning, thinking and doing. Which is why we offer education that meets the demands of this increasingly smart world. Education with options and opportunities for individual talents and abilities. We will teach you how to look at current issues in professional practice from a broader perspective and to come up with sustainable and practical solutions.
Get Ready for a Smart World!
What does this mean for you?
Although this differs per programme, there are several elements that are more or less the same for all study programmes. These form the foundations of our future-oriented education:
Keeping it personal
At Saxion we think it is important that you feel at home. Which is why during your study we supervise you in a personal way, in small groups. These groups are called home groups. You make these at the very start of your study along with fellow students from the same year. You work on your personal and professional profile under the supervision of a study coach. The home group is your solid base for the entire duration of your study. It helps you learn together, exchange experiences and discover your personal ambitions.
Room for choice
You have a say in your study path and so influence your own personal and professional profile. In the first part of your study (1st and 2nd year) you get a good mix of classes, both online and in person. You can take the online classes irrespective of time and place. There is always a close connection with professional practice, where you choose the practical assignments you want to do.
In the second part of your study (3rd and 4th years) there are more options to choose from: you get to choose a minor, a final year project, an interdisciplinary project and a practical internship. Often you will be able to select the order of doing these including going abroad, if you wish.
Broader perspective
During your study you will learn to collaborate with others from different disciplines. This involves looking at current problems in the professional field with students from other programmes. You will think up practical and sustainable solutions together with your project team. You will work closely with lecturers and prospective employers. By learning to look at social questions from a broader perspective, you will have what it takes to make a real difference in the future!
The Saxion Educational Philosophy has nine basic principles which give our education a clear direction.
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Learning objectives: students build professional skills with an individual profile
Students develop not only within their own programme but also with other disciplines.
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Educational content: focus on current issues from the professional field. Students can influence their individual learning journey
Students learn by addressing practical issues and get more options to choose from in their study programme.
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Educational activities: students learn actively and together
Students learn together in projects in their own discipline and in interdisciplinary settings, as well as through cooperation between the programme, professional field and research.
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Teaching staff: lecturers are both experts and coaches rolled into one.
Lecturers are experts in their field and coach the learning process and development of students.
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Resources: there is a diverse range of resources available (provided, self-sought and open source if possible)
A wide variety of resources are used in this education to help enrich the learning process, including, whenever possible, open resource learning materials accessible to all students.
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Communities: students learn in communities
From the start of the programme, every student is part of a home group: a small, fixed group of students who learn together under the supervision of a study coach. They also learn in communities, through dialogue with other students, lecturers, researchers and the professional field.
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Learning environment: coherent, open and accessible, one that facilitates collaboration
The digital and physical learning environments complement one another.
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Time: flexible learning is possible within set parameters
There is growing space for students to follow their own educational pathways focusing more on their personal profile,
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Assessments: focus on integrated and development-oriented assessments
At Saxion, basic knowledge, discipline-specific and generic skills are assessed in an integrated manner where possible. Assessment is also an important learning activity: helping students to learn and manage their learning process.
Sustainability at Saxion
Our study programmes contribute to a better world. For more information go to: https://www.saxion.edu/about-saxion/sustainable-organisation