Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences educates its diverse student population to enter professional careers that will not necessarily take them to foreign countries but will surely have them working together with people of various cultures in an environment with an international character. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences thus provides an excellent education; education and research are an intrinsic part of the world in which we operate. Graduates of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences are professionals who can understand and implement the complexity and rapid rate of change in this world. A study programme at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences encourages creativity, resilience and responsibility from its students. Accordingly, these future professionals will apply an international approach to their activities; they will be able to operate in a world without borders and will possess the international competency this requires. What is needed for this is determined by each study programme as based on its own career prospects. In this way, study programmes at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences give students an appropriate international and intercultural portfolio, whether they remain in the Netherlands or pursue an international career. From our school, this demands the continuing education of our staff and the strengthening of links between our study programmes and our regional contacts by means of research and partner networks.