Nice to meet you.

Encantado.

Jeroen Oskam

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International experience in initiating and managing educational programs

Currently Director of Zaragoza Hotel Management School

Strong analytical skills

This is what I do when I am working with students, but also when I submit a proposal or a strategic plan to the University Board.

my main strenght is processing and interpreting complex information, and then explaining and clarifying it to different audiences

Creativity

I have been responsible for the creation of different new educational programs, some of them joint projects with universities across borders.

I enjoy taking projects from the conceptual stage to their implementation.

Strategic vision

My role in educational projects has involved budgetting, designing marketing strategies and establishing alliances.

I am good at evaluating the feasibility of different options, and at planning the different steps of their execution.

Persevering

I have successfully concluded projects that previously had been abandoned by other people or teams.

willing to initiate a new project, even if a quick success cannot be guaranteed.

I work fast

As a results-oriented manager, I am used to working with time and budget constraints. I have been accountable for timely results. I am not afraid to set ambitious goals and then work backwards to find the means I need to achieve them.

I feel comfortable speaking in public

Besides lectures and presentations, I have spoken at large congresses and events. I have done interviews with the written press, radio and television.

Cross-cultural awareness

I have worked in different environments. I have been successful at establishing international cooperations; my work has involved travelling and working with partners, staff and students from around the world.

Language skills

Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, Grade A.

Fluidez absoluta. Idioma de uso diario. Doctorado.

Moedertaal.

Problemlose Verständnis.

Excellente compréhension écrite et orale.

Buona comprensione orale e di lettura. Excelente compreensão leitora.

Базовый уровень.

Interdisciplinary Approach

I have published and presented papers on history, literature, intercultural communication, education science and business.

I have worked in different academic fields, looking for connections between disciplines.

Chronological overview

I have been there since the school started, led it to international recognition and brought it into the Spanish university system.

Since 2006 I have been the director of Zaragoza Hotel Management School.

Chronological overview

I designed and initiated the MBA in Hotel and Tourism Management, and the Master of Innovative Hospitality Management, a joint program with ESADE/St. Ignasi Barcelona.

Previously I was Program Director of the Master Programs at Maastricht Hotel Management School.

Chronological overview

Besides teaching, I coordinated the Modern Languages Department, and I was involved in the organization of student internships in Chile and Spain.

I started at Maastricht Hotel Management School in 1993

Chronological overview

Teaching under less priviliged conditions and with limited resources. 1998, highest national average for my students in Spanish language and literature.

From 1996-1999, I was granted an “extraordinary leave” for working in the Dutch Caribbean.

Chronological overview

I did research on censorship in Spain. In 1992, I got my PhD. cum laude. I taught history and published a text book on the subject.

Upon finishing my studies, I became a Research Assistant at the Universiteit van Amsterdam (1987-1992). From 1992-1993, I worked as an Assistant Professor at Universiteit Utrecht.

New projects

I especially love to work on the development stage of new programs or new activities. I can help to overcome obstacles by looking for unconventional solutions. Particularly in international assignments, my productivity is above average.

Working across borders is one of my strengths; it is what I am most enthusiastic about in my work. I therefore welcome internationality and changing environments as positive features of future projects.

New projects

Further contact:

http://twitter.com/jaoskam

http://es.linkedin.com/in/jeroenoskam

http://issuu.com/jaoskam

Full CV

http://jaoskam.blogspot.com