International projects / Skillslab

Portugal ColUMbus

In the ColUMbus project, the Taskforce Internationalisation of the Maastricht University Skillslab collaborates with Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The latter plan to set up an English medical curriculum in Porto Salvo. Their Skills curriculum will be based on the Maastricht University model, in which Problem-Based Learning is central.

The Maastricht University Skillslab supports the local Portuguese staff as they design and implement their Skills curriculum, adapted to their own local context.
 

"Our aim is to help create an environment that facilitates learning communication skills and clinical examination skills by students." 

                                                  Christine den Harder, Skillslab teacher

Other projects include for example Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Portugal and Burundi.