leafing through the booklet Pact op Zuid

studying the booklet Pact op Zuid
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During the final session of the programme the booklet Pact op Zuid was handed out to every delegate from Windhoek, Namibia.
The report (Spierings & Meeuwisse, October 2008) outlines the activities undertaken in the south of Rotterdam as a joint and innovative initiative by municipal authorities, entrepreneurs, active citizens and housing corporations.
The booklet comprises visual material, statistics and stories from residents in the different neighbourhoods "on South".

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A visit from another continent

This weekend a Namibian delegation landed at Schiphol Airport to pay a visit to Hogeschool Rotterdam.
They had come at the invitation of our Teaching Training College within the framework of a cooperation agreement signed between Windhoek College of Education and our “PABO”.
One lecturer from the University of Namibia joined the delegation and is to continue talks between our School of Social Work (ISO) and her own Social Work programme in Windhoek, capital city of Namibia, this week.
Here are some of the photos taken during the welcome drink on the first day and the informal dinner at the Euromast.
At the end of the week we could draw the overall conclusion that both sides recognise mutual advantages in strengthening the relationships between the universities. Both sides expressed keen interest in each other. All the talks were conducted in a most pleasant and open atmosphere and proved to be informative on both sides. The ground has been explored and both parties are ready to move forward.