Student review [#83447] for Global Project and Change Management
at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Global Project and Change Management (GPCM for short) is a lot different then your typical Dutch study program. For starters, it is a honors program, which means that the workload can be very high if you do not plan your assignments carefully. On the flip side, GPCM works almost exclusively with (practical) assignments, meaning that there is little to no studying in the sense of learning a book top to bottom and writing all that knowledge on a test paper.

The other thing is that the study is very small. A maximum of 80 people are being let in every year. While this does sound like it is impossible to get in, in reality it is a lot easier. If you do the entrance assignments correctly, you are almost guaranteed a spot. This limit also makes the study more so an active community then just a place where you can get your diploma. Each student get’s assigned a student coach who is like a personal guide to your study, and is always open to help. The teachers are similair in the fact that they are also (mostly) available to help you out. The study does it’s best to foster that community trough study wide activities (organized by the students, staff or both).

The fact that a study that is so broad in topics can find a group of teachers that are not only experts in the field but feel like a cohesive unit is also a miracle.

However, not everything is sunshine and rainbows. The fact that this study is so community based brings the fact that if you don’t fit in with the community, you are not going to have a fun time at the study. It is one of the biggest reasons people leave the study early. If I would have to simply describe the community it would be: Left, (highly) spiritual, vegan and woke. If you don’t feel yourself connected with these four words, I believe you should reconsider if you want to try this study out.

These four words extent in some capacity to the teachers. I’ve had had a lesson that included: “increasing your intuition by strengthening your third eye.” This is considered a normal part of the curriculum along side the theoretical part of the course.

Again, if you feel connected to this community I will strongly recommend this study. You get a lot of real world experience, different subjects based on all facets of project management, multiple opportunities to work on personal growth and are encouraged to travel abroad to learn. But if you feel you do not fit in with the community, I will advice you to look a bit further or question if you feel it is worth putting up with it to get this type of education.

As you can probably understand through my review. I do not feel part of the community. I am part of the few that did not leave because of it, as I saw enough value in the study to continue. This is the reason why the reviews are overly positive. If you are part of the community, it is great. If you aren’t, it isn’t. It is also the reason why I am putting this review on anonymous, as I can not allow myself to alienate myself further from the group without suffering loneliness on campus and lose my chances at finding group partners for assignments.