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Who are we?

The Garage is a physical place and an educational concept in one. Think of it as an office or a hub where students work in different groups on projects with and for the professional field and/or the research groups. A minor is offered, with two tracks, but there are also students who do their internship at The Garage, graduate or obtain their HZ Personality points. The Garage is also involved in HZ project weeks and likes to think along with courses or colleagues on topics such as design thinking and interdisciplinary learning.

Why do we call it The Garage? We see the range of projects as metaphorical cars that need repairs. The Garage is always open, and ‘mechanics’ (students) constantly work as cars come and go. The cars, as a metaphor for the projects, are in need of a certain fix. The repair takes a certain amount of time, approach, and tools.

Students come and go; some complete their full minor of 30 EC, a half minor of 15 EC, their internship, graduation thesis, or elective credits like HZ Personality. This means some students are full-time and others part-time. Altogether, this creates the dynamic and eclectic mix we treasure.

Two Tracks

When deciding to follow the minor of the Garage, you can choose between the Applied Research Track, or the Design Thinking Track. But how do they differ?

The Applied Research track focusses on research assignments that require deep exploration of a specific subject, including conducting research and collecting data. Projects are provided by internal HZ research groups. Students work individually, in pairs or in groups of 3 on a project. Ideally, students spend one day a week with the internal research group and the remaining days at the Garage office, working from home, or other workspaces.

Students choosing the Design Thinking track will work on projects addressing specific problems that need innovative and practical solutions. This can be products, services, experiences or processes. The projects are provided by external commissioners, such as regional organizations, businesses, entrepreneurs or municipalities. Students work in teams of three to five. In addition, students work on two projects simultaneously and use our Design Thinking toolkit as the project group’s major companion throughout the weeks.

Coaching is being offered for students of both tracks. All HZ Studio students can make use of the facilities in the Garage, such as being part of social activities, the wellbeing program and the open-plan office, located in the HZ Tower in Vlissingen.

Interdisciplinary learning

Most project teams are composed of students with mixed backgrounds, study programs, study years, and nationalities, especially when following the Design Thinking track. This so called interdisciplinary setup allows students to learn from one another. Work with people from different studies, cultures, and nationalities to develop cross-cultural skills. Although many projects and most talks in the studio are conducted in English, it is also possible that projects are carried out in Dutch by Dutch-speaking students only. However, to stimulate internationalization at home, hosting numerous HZ and external students from various nationalities and cultural backgrounds, we prefer English as our used language.

Feel free to take a look at our projects page in which all projects that students worked on, are shortly explained by means of a project description and the most important outcomes.

What's in it for students

Working in our studio allows students to complete:

full minor 30 ECT's
half minor 15 ECT's
small minor entities (repairs) of 6 ECT's or 10,5 ECT's
HZ Personality points
graduation assignment
traineeships
internships

The HZ Studio provides coaching and a vibrant workspace in the tower of the HZ on the second floor. Coaches and fellow students are there to assist and motivate. In our studio, we work together. Although the pandemic has made it so that students more often desire to work online from time to time, we do try to regularly meet at our hub since we believe this can be beneficial for group dynamics. Project teams can work in separate spaces, and we also have sufficient opportunities to brainstorm, discuss, drink coffee, or have lunch.

Let our students Nele and Marlene introduce you to The Garage in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPWL8M-anag

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-'''Who are we?'''
+=== '''Who are we?''' ===
+The Garage is a physical place and an educational concept in one. Think of it as an office or a hub where students work in different groups on projects with and for the professional field and/or the research groups. A minor is offered, with two tracks, but there are also students who do their internship at The Garage, graduate or obtain their HZ Personality points.   The Garage is also involved in HZ project weeks and likes to think along with courses or colleagues on topics such as design thinking and interdisciplinary learning.
-In our HZ Innovation Studio The Garage, students will engage and design relevant solutions for a variety of challenges in forms of project groups. They will meet and collaborate with industry stakeholders, fellow students, researchers and lecturers. Why we call it The Garage? We see the range of projects as metaphorical cars that need repairs. The Garage is always open and ‘mechanics’ (students) constantly work and cars come and go. The cars, as a metaphor for the projects, are in need of a certain fix. The repair takes a certain amount of time, approach and tools.
+Why do we call it The Garage? We see the range of projects as metaphorical cars that need repairs. The Garage is always open, and ‘mechanics’ (students) constantly work as cars come and go. The cars, as a metaphor for the projects, are in need of a certain fix. The repair takes a certain amount of time, approach, and tools.
-Students come and go, as some students come to complete their full minor of 30 EC, a halve minor of 15 EC, their internship, graduation thesis or elective credits like HZ Personality. This means some students are fulltime available and other part-time. Altogether, this creates the dynamic and eclectic mix we treasure.
+Students come and go; some complete their full minor of 30 EC, a half minor of 15 EC, their internship, graduation thesis, or elective credits like HZ Personality. This means some students are full-time and others part-time. Altogether, this creates the dynamic and eclectic mix we treasure.
-The projects combine a multitude of concepts that are top of mind in our region. In this, entrepreneurship, governance, regional planning, change or development are linked to health, wellbeing, sports, recreation, leisure, hospitality or tourism. In our studio, students can work for example on improving business processes in hotels, create circular business models for campsites, brainstorm for new coastal health experiences or stimulate residents’ healthy living.
+ [[Bestand:Foto garage 7.jpg|geen|miniatuur|423x423px]]
-Potential projects reach us directly, via HZ Nexus or HZ colleagues. Matching projects have one thing in common, they all share the objective to regenerate Zeeland somehow. When they are deemed as potential match, they enter the project formulation and framing stage and after this, students can get to work!
+=== Two Tracks ===
+When deciding to follow the minor of the Garage, you can choose between the Applied Research Track, or the Design Thinking Track. But how do they differ?
-Since we see students as colleagues, we care about your personal wellbeing. Our social activity committee (feel free to join!) organizes a variety of teambuilding, fun and healthy lifestyle related activities. We have stand-ups and share our work or personally challenges at fixed moments every morning. Get into a routine of going to work, while it does not make you feel like work because of the vibrant space, fun and meaningful projects. You will make new friends in our office!
+'''The Applied Research track''' focusses on research assignments that require deep exploration of a specific subject, including conducting research and collecting data. Projects are provided by internal HZ research groups. Students work individually, in pairs or in groups of 3 on a project. Ideally, students spend one day a week with the internal research group and the remaining days at the Garage office, working from home, or other workspaces.
-Feel free to take a look at our projects page in which all projects that students worked on, are shortly explained by means of a project description and the most important outcomes.
+Students choosing '''the Design Thinking track''' will work on projects addressing specific problems that need innovative and practical solutions. This can be products, services, experiences or processes. The projects are provided by external commissioners, such as regional organizations, businesses, entrepreneurs or municipalities. Students work in teams of three to five. In addition, students work on two projects simultaneously and use our Design Thinking toolkit as the project group’s major companion throughout the weeks.
-[[Bestand:Garage.png|miniatuur|423x423px|geen]]
-'''What's in it for students?'''
+Coaching is being offered for students of both tracks. All HZ Studio students can make use of the facilities in the Garage, such as being part of social activities, the wellbeing program and the open-plan office, located in the HZ Tower in Vlissingen.
-Working in our innovation studio allows students to complete:
+=== Interdisciplinary learning ===
-* full minor 30 ECT's
+Most project teams are composed of students with mixed backgrounds, study programs, study years, and nationalities, especially when following the Design Thinking track. This so called interdisciplinary setup allows students to learn from one another. Work with people from different studies, cultures, and nationalities to develop cross-cultural skills. Although many projects and most talks in the studio are conducted in English, it is also possible that projects are carried out in Dutch by Dutch-speaking students only. However, to stimulate internationalization at home, hosting numerous HZ and external students from various nationalities and cultural backgrounds, we prefer English as our used language.
-* half minor 15 ECT's
-* minor repair (any ETC's that need to be obtained)
-* HZpersonality points
-* graduation assignment.       [[Bestand:The tower.png|miniatuur]]The innovation studio provides coaching and a vibrant workspace in the tower of the HZ on the second floor.
-Students participate in multiple projects with a maximum of 3 projects at the same time, depending upon the amount of ECT's they need to obtain and whether or not they have courses to follow simultaneously. They will learn an awful lot by exploring, ideating, discussing, prototyping, testing, innovating, learning and do so again if needed. Coaches and fellow students are there to assist and motivate. In our studio, we work together. Although the pandemic made it so that students more often desire to work online from time to time, we do try to regularly meet at our hub (in the tower) since we believe this can be beneficial for group dynamics. Students have their own desk available. Project teams could work in separate spaces while we also have sufficient opportunities to brainstorm, discuss, drink a coffee or have lunch.
-'''Who can join?'''
+Feel free to take a look at our projects page in which all projects that students worked on, are shortly explained by means of a project description and the most important outcomes.
+=== What's in it for students ===
-From time to time, you are not exactly sure how things will turn out, which is both a fun and confusing aspect. However, with our encouragement, you will more and more trust the process and see the context, concept or business case become clear in front of your eyes. A long the way, you keep on filling your toolbox to tackle this type of challenges for future reference. The particular toolbox of design thinking is relevant for numerous (study) disciplines and related industries or professions. Our projects are mostly related to vitality, tourism, leisure, recreation, business, destination and regional development. They are, however, often of interdisciplinary nature. For this reason, we believe that every study discipline can and will be of added value in the project team(s) somehow.
+Working in our studio allows students to complete:
+* full minor 30 ECT's
-The studio is most familiar in welcoming students from programs that educate you in the field of;
+* half minor 15 ECT's
-* • International Business
+* small minor entities (repairs) of 6 ECT's or 10,5 ECT's
-* • Business and Management Studies
+* HZ Personality points
-* • Tourism Management
+* graduation assignment
-* • Leisure, Events and Facility
+* traineeships
-* • Hospitality Management
+* internships
-* • Commercial Economics, Sales
+The HZ Studio provides coaching and a vibrant workspace in the tower of the HZ on the second floor. Coaches and fellow students are there to assist and motivate. In our studio, we work together. Although the pandemic has made it so that students more often desire to work online from time to time, we do try to regularly meet at our hub since we believe this can be beneficial for group dynamics. Project teams can work in separate spaces, and we also have sufficient opportunities to brainstorm, discuss, drink coffee, or have lunch.
-* • Finance & Control
-* • Human Resource Management
-* • Communication
-* • Sport and Movement Studies
-* • Health and Wellbeing
-* • Social Work and Care
-Project teams are composed of students with as mixed backgrounds, study programs, study years but also mixed nationalities. The interdisciplinary set-up allows to learn from other students. Work with people from different studies, cultures and nationalities to develop cross-cultural skills.
-Students are made aware of our existence and possibilities by means of our manual, student testimonials, descriptions of past and future projects, word-to-mouth, suggestions from their study coaches, social media or via our in-class visits. In these latter we present the Garage or provide a workshop that covers parts of the ways we think about and do things.
-Each semester, the Garage also welcomes one or two graduation students that help develop and scale our innovation studio. Students work, for example, on improving our wellbeing program, design thinking toolbox, the formulation of interdisciplinary projects and marketing. Additionally, it could be that we are supported by fellow HZ lecturers or researchers in supervising particular projects. These colleagues also come and go, are guided in our way of supervising but do use their own knowledge, skills and tools. Although many projects and most talks in the studio are conducted in English, it is also possible projects are carried out in Dutch by Dutch speaking students only. However, in order to stimulate internationalization at home, hosting numerous HZ and external students from various nationalities and cultural backgrounds, we prefer English as our used language.
-Let our studenst Nele and Marlene introduce you to the Garage in the following video:[[Bestand:Garage promo.png|links|miniatuur|344x344px|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPWL8M-anag ]]
+Let our students Nele and Marlene introduce you to The Garage in the following video: [[Bestand:Garage promo.png|links|miniatuur|344x344px|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPWL8M-anag ]]
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