Friendly to the people in global solidarity sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and higher education in the Netherlands

Abstract

What can higher education do about the problems and challenges of globalization? How can we educate our students in higher education around this important theme? We want to debate and discuss with them and come to concrete actions. We want to know the world and life styles of the students of today. We experienced that global solidarity creates mutual understanding and creativity. Students from North and South really can learn from each other. Students will become ambassadors to their fellow students in secondary and vocational educational institutes. When they work after graduation at companies, they will likewise act and work as social and responsible employees and citizens. At HAS Den Bosch, an institute of agricultural higher education in The Netherlands, we did some pilot projects that gives answers to above questions. The article shows what happens and what the results were. The article also gives some leads to a new and very promising project in which the foreign internships will become more social and sustainable with the help of social responsible companies.