Volunteer The Hague offer a great opportunity a couple of times a year for those looking for opportunities to volunteer with not for profit organisations in The Hague, in English. At this edition on Saturday 18 November, 2023, I was one of the keynote speakers, and gave a half hour presentation on "LinkedIn" Top tips … Continue reading Volunteer The Hague Mix & Match Fair
On 8 November 2023, I attended the Talent for Good Fair, held where I work at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Organised by The Hague Humanity Hub, I'm sharing some screenshots and link below. Unfortunately I couldn't attend many of the events as I had other work scheduled for the day, but was great … Continue reading 2023 Talent for Good Fair
As an international living in The Hague for a total of 15 years now, I find it important to stay in touch with the international community, and attending this and other expat events helps to do that. It was well worth spending a few hours of my Saturday to catch up with some old connections … Continue reading 2023 IAMEXPAT Fair The Hague
I first discovered the Creative Business Bachelor's Programme at InHolland last year via my daughter, as it's her top choice to study when she finishes high school. Then, I realised I had already crossed paths online with one of the lecturers, and via her was fortunate to meet lecturer Jonathan Evans at an event I … Continue reading Creating a Communication Canvas – Guest Lecture for InHolland Creative Business
On 11 October 2023, I head to Amsterdam again for EDUtech Europe. I attended EDUtech Europe 2022 and again this year enjoyed learning more about this industry. My MICM Masters was on this topic and it's interesting to see the developments year by year.  Still processing the information and don't have time to write notes yet … Continue reading 2023 EDUtech Europe
On Thursday 12 October 2023, it was great to have the opportunity to give a guest lecture at the Global School for Entrepreneurship in Amsterdam. I learned about this University of Applied Sciences when I attended a press event earlier in the year for the opening of the Titaan building in The Hague. Their Amsterdam … Continue reading Global School for Entrepreneurship – DEI Guest Lecture
This week, the Titaan building in The Hague was officially opened. Unknown Group. Global School for Entrepreneurship Equals https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7106022359144247297
The 6th Rise & Lead Summit Europe 2023 will be held on September 14 & 15, 2023, at the NH Hotel in The Hague. Rise & Lead Women is an international non-profit organisation based in The Hague that advances gender-balanced leadership and inclusion in the workplace. Through their cross-industry insights, advocacy for change, and leadership … Continue reading 2023 Rise and Lead Summit The Hague
If you're in Europe, hope you've had a fabulous summer holiday! You may like to read about mine over via this link: Holiday in the Harz I wrote this article as part of my London School of Journalism course.
THUAS Last night I attended the official opening for the new academic year of THUAS (The Hague University of Applied Sciences) or de Haagse Hogeschool in Dutch. With around 25,000 students and 2,000 staff, spread out over 4 campuses, it's a huge institution to work for. I particularly enjoy the huge diversity of students and … Continue reading 2023-2024 Academic Year Opening, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure presenting at the Welcome to Delft May event, which as the name clearly reflects, focusses on welcoming newcomers to Delft. ACCESS is a wonderful organisation that has been supporting English speakers in the Netherlands for over 35 years, and organises this event twice a year in conjunction with … Continue reading 2023 (September) Welcome to Delft
Connecting Humans. All Welcome. The mission of LinkedInLocal events are to connect humans and get to know the people behind the profiles. Strengthen your existing connections, and build new ones. Whether you are a student, a CEO or any other kind of human in any industry, this is an inclusive networking event with a focus … Continue reading 2023 (September) LinkedInLocal – Delft – Embracing Diversities
On Friday 25th August 2023, I had a lovely evening celebrating summer with Female Ventures & Friends in Delft. All the colours! The name badges were given a coloured sticker to indicate the following: Blue: International Organisation/Government (I work for THUAS) Yellow: Entrepreneur (my business Zestee) Red: Other (I'm open to more work and studying … Continue reading 2023 Female Ventures Networking (August) Delft
I've had the pleasure of leading the fabulous team of volunteers at Delft MaMa over the last 18 months. Since I was pregnant in 2007 with my first child, Delft MaMa has been a huge support to me and my family. Back then, I was briefly one of the original board members of this not … Continue reading Stepping down as Chairperson of Delft MaMa: some highlights and leadership lessons learned
This year, I have continued as a volunteer editor & community manager. This post here on Zestee is to highlight my feature articles this year. If you're reading this and looking for an experienced online writer, I'm available for (paid) writing opportunities, please contact me. Pathé Movie of the Month I'm delighted to have an … Continue reading 2023 The Hague OnLine
This year, I've started offering Dutch to English translation and editing services. Though not the original core of my business, it's a great expansion that has grown from a need I have seen during my consulting, teaching and training in the Netherlands. I truly admire the English language skills of the Dutch and have lived … Continue reading Dutch to English translation and editing
Back in 2016, I wrote about a new Toastmasters group that some of my students started at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, after I shared with them that the organisation helped me a lot when I was younger. Back then I couldn't be involved much as I had other commitments. Now, in 2023, I'm … Continue reading Rejoining The Hague University Toastmasters
On Friday 23 June 2023, Den Haag Inspireert! (The Hague Inspires!) was hosted by The Hague City Council, the Economic Board of The Hague, Horeca Nederland, WNO NCW, MKB Den Haag and Rabobank at Amare. The programme offered an opening session, followed by an option of 10 different knowledge sessions. The first nine were offered … Continue reading 2023 Den Haag Inspireert! The Hague Inspires!
On 22 June 2023, I attended this workshop for higher education lecturers at the Hogeschool Rotterdam. Internationalisation is a topic that has held my interest for some time, though it's one of those concepts that you can't really completely grasp, or define completely. In fact, one of the first activities we did was really interesting, … Continue reading A critical lens on inclusive internationalisation
Breathing is something that we all do every single minute of every single day - and yet, I feel I do not do it well. Over the years, I've tried various methods and techniques to improve this via doctors, yoga, physio, logopedie and more. This is the first time I've spent several hours on it specifically though, … Continue reading Breathing Workshop: Oxygen Advantage
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