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Dear students 

The international skype project  is an exciting opportunity to speak with a student peer in Europe, to practice your English and to gain insight in another healthcare system. This can all be achieved from your couch at home.

All it really takes are two Skype interviews and a debriefing.

Students will be paired internationally
Matching peers from similar study fields

Reflective Diaries, reflect on learning & experience

Benefit:

Improve English proficiency (EN) through interview

Awareness of (intercultural) differences with regard to studying healthcare & wellbeing (study)

Gain insight into healthcare & wellbeing in international perspective (system)

Timeline:
- Deadline Registration 15 November 2018 by sending an email with your interest and preferred email address to international-nursing.gesundheit@zhaw.ch

- Calendar week 6/19: First skype meeting and document
- Calendar week 7/19: quick debriefing with other ZHAW students
- Calendar week 8/19: second skype meeting
- Calendar week 9/19: brief debriefing at home and evaluation

1st Skype meeting:

Getting acquainted: get to know one another and interview the peer regarding country of origin, cultural aspects, study fields, study motivation etc.. The student will also make a clear appointment for the next contact moment. Furthermore, the peers agree upon (at least) one subjects to be discussed for the second Skype meeting. This topic has to be prepared by the peers for this next meeting.

Any means to support this meeting can be used such as pictures from you their school, YouTube films from their country, etc..

2nd Skype meeting:

Discuss the mutual healthcare and (or) wellbeing systems. The student will explain their home system and obtain insight in the system of their peer, compare and discuss overlap and differences. Discuss the topic the peers have prepared for this meeting.

Any means to support this interview can be used. E.g. sharing pictures connected to the content. Evaluate what you have learned from one another and from this project.

We would really like a few interested students to join this skype project.

Take the opportunity and register by sending an email.

Greetings

Susan and Liz