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Grants from SUSTEND

The Foundation Sustainable Enterprise Development, based in the Netherlands, offers grants for MBA and MBE students at Via Vinci University. In order to qualify for one of these grants, students are required to focus their Masterproof on a subject that contributes to the development of the Surinam society. The subject further is required to comply with the principles of People, Planet, Profit. Grants from the Foundation Sustainable Enterprise Development contribute 50% of normal tuition fees. Students can apply for a grant at the Local Director.

Promotion Chair

On Monday 12 January 2009, the official inauguration of Prof. Dr. Radjesh Oedit Doebé took place. He was installed as the first chair holder of the chair ‘Innovation & Entrepreneurship’ at Via Vinci University Surinam. All current scientific research courses are classified under this chair. In February 2009, several new promotion researches have been added to this chair. In the Research part of our website, the names and subjects of current promotion candidates are listed from the moment that they may be published.

Cooperation SPWE

The SPWE trainings are currently assessed and measured. Our first impression is positive: participants that have completed certain trainings successfully, will receive credits which allow them exemption for certain parts of the Bachelor Business Administration (BBA). In cooperation with the SPWE Board of Directors, we expect to have the complete list of trainings and their credits in Spring 2009. Via Vinci University and SPWE are pleased that this will enable a larger part of the Surinam society to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree.

Acknowledgements

At Accreditations & Certificates on our website, we provide a full list of certifications and accreditations that we have acquired, or are in procedure to be acquired. Via Vinci University Surinam further applies for accreditation by the ‘Nova’ regulation in Surinam law. For the time being, our international acknowledgements sufficiently guarantee our quality.

Cooperation JSOOC

Via Vinci University is currently supervising a research for possibilities of Stichting Veldwerk Nederland to provide knowledge transfer towards the Jan Starke Opleidings- en Ontspanningscentrum. The objective is to achieve cooperation between both institutes, focused on educational programmes that can be offered at Zanderij 1. The rearrangement of the educational nature path, workshops for pupils, and the arrangement of an educational visitor’s centre for education on the Surinam biodiversity are themes to be explored.

Cooperation IOL

Via Vinci University and the IOL have outspoken the intention to cooperate in offering education for school leaders. Via Vinci University has many years of experience in this field and provides accredited educational programmes for school leaders and internal supervisors in primary and secondary educational institutes. IOL has a large experience and expertise in the field of local education. Our joint forces can provide a strong stimulation of local education. The Ministry of Education (MinOV) has acknowledged the coordinative role of IOL, and has outspoken her support for the cooperation objectives of IOL and Via Vinci University.

Support for Business Community

As a member of the ‘Vereniging Surinaams Bedrijfsleven (VSB)’, Via Vinci University is committed to contribute to the development of the entrepreneurial climate in Surinam. Our core competencies (education, research, development) allow us to deliver a contribution to the economical development and employment in Surinam. One example is the study of possibilities for the foundation of a Science & Technology Park (STP) in Surinam. Via Vinci University has spoken with several ministries about this project in the past few months. In cooperation with SPWE and the Wotula Foundation, we have recently started investigating the possibilities for the start-up of such an STP in the area of Para.