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LST students

"Here we are able to really offer our help with a real problem and something that is not often worked on, waste water."

Last semester the HEAH collaborated with the School of Life, Science and Technology for the first time. Two groups of students from the honours programme worked on assignments from ACFC and Rijk Zwaan.

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Jaap Mennes

"The social contribution of the assignments is unique and especially the geographical and international aspect appeals to many students."

Jaap Mennes has been involved with the Hanze East Africa Hub since it started in 2021 and has been a loyal ambassador of our projects and activities ever since. You can read about his involvement with the HEAH here.

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Merlijn & Robin

"It was a great experience working on a project for a real client"

Merlijn and Robin are students Communication and Multimedia design who worked on a project for PI Holding. Together with their group members they came up with communication tools and developed a campaign to promote living in a sustainable residential area in Iringa, Tanzania.

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Ole, Martin, Roelof, Luca & David

"Us Dutch people are more direct, we say what we want to say and the Tanzanian students don't, they are more polite."

Ole, Martin, Roelof, Luca and David are students at Hanze University studying Bedrijfskunde. They worked on a Business Improvement Plan for the Silver Sands Hotel together with students from the University of Dar es Salaam….

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Jade and Daniël

"During this project we learned a lot about cross-cultural design, and we were happy to create something of value to the stakeholders involved."

Jade and Daniël are two second year Communication and Multimedia Design students from Hanze University. In a project coordinated by the Hanze East Africa Hub and Entrance, the students created…

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Kareem

"Having work- and studying experience in both the Netherlands and Tanzania, my comprehension of the two cultures helped form a bridge between the company and the farmers in this project."

Kareem Mwinyi is a Master International Communication Student at Hanze University. Through the East Africa Hub, he was involved in creating a strategy to transfer knowledge regarding best potato farming practices to Tanzian farmers.