Team members
The team of research centre Global Minds @ Work consists of 7 members led by professor Ankie Hoefnagels.
Lector
'On spaceship earth, there are no passengers. We are all crew.'
(Marshall Mc Luhan)
Ankie Hoefnagels
Ankie Hoefnagels was born and raised in Heerlen, the Netherlands. She studied English and Literary Studies (Master of Arts, Utrecht University) and Management Studies (PhD, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University).
In her doctoral research she examined the role of intercultural competence in the hospitality industry from the perspective of the manager, the employee and the guest. Her field research in the hospitality sector and teaching the international classroom have strengthened her drive to continue advocating the importance of developing a global mindset.
Ankie is research director at Hotel Management School Maastricht, where she is part of the management team. Ankie is professionally affiliated with SIETAR, ICC Global, EuroChrie and THE-ICE.
Senior Researcher
'The world cannot be understood without numbers. But the world cannot be understood with numbers alone.'
(Hans Rosling)
Joris Boonen
Joris Boonen, born and raised in Belgium, studied Political Science (PhD, KU Leuven, 2016) and Journalism Studies (MA, VUB, 2011). He is a lecturer and thesis coordinator at the interdisciplinary B.Sc. Global Studies (Maastricht University), and an affiliated lecturer and researcher at the Free University of Brussels (Master of Journalism program).
Within the research centre Global Minds @ Work, Joris is mainly responsible for the further development of the Global Mind Monitor (https://gmm.international) and conducts research on the effects of different educational interventions (at home and abroad) on the development of students’ global competence over time.
He is active in networks such as the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR) and SIETAR. He has published his work in journals such as Youth & Society, Nations & Nationalism, Electoral Studies and the International Political Science Review.
Lecturer Researcher
'This stardust won’t settle, because none of us should settle.'
(Jacinda Ardern)
Isabelle Grosch
Isabelle Grosch (MA) works as lecturer-researcher on the intersection of intercultural communication and intercultural competence development in Higher Education.
During her academic career in Germany, Finland and the Netherlands, she developed a fascination for the dynamics of interaction in multicultural groups. Isabelle holds a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences (Radboud University) and has a professional background in international higher education marketing, where she worked as communications advisor for several Dutch universities.
Isabelle currently works as lecturer communication and research skills in the Bachelor’s programme Oriental Languages and Communication. Her research at the Global Minds @ Work research centre focusses on the added value of the international classroom as an independent learning environment to foster intercultural competences amongst students.
Lecturer Researcher
'Never judge a book by its cover.'
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Hilde Hanegreefs
Hilde Hanegreefs got her PhD in Spanish Linguistics at the University of Leuven (2008). Her linguistic and economical background explains her interest in business communication and, more specifically, in promoting language as a means to smoothen organizational changes and achieve organizational goals.
In a multicultural society and business world, striving for sustainable communicative relationships naturally goes hand in hand with recognizing and overcoming intercultural differences. Therefore, Hilde’s field of expertise can best be situated at the intersection between linguistics, professional communication and behavioral sciences, with a particular interest for topics related to internationalization and global competence.
Hilde is supervising the Global Minds track at the Hotel Management School Maastricht, embedding global competence in the education and training of future hospitality managers. As a researcher she is still affiliated with the KU Leuven and actively contributes to two Zuyd research centres: ‘Global Minds @ Work’ and its partnering research center ‘Professional Communication in a Digitalizing Society’. Hilde’s current main research topic revolves around student blogs on intercultural experiences.
Lecturer Researcher
'In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.'
(Maya Angelou)
Marlene van Heel - Bradbury
Marlene van Heel - Bradbury was born in Sydney and lived in Australia for 24 years before living in Tokyo, Japan for 6 years and finally settling down in the Netherlands. Being interested in language and culture from a young age, Marlene studied Japanese and Chinese language and culture (Bachelor of Arts, Queensland University) followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, majoring in Japanese (Queensland University).
When she came to the Netherlands, she furthered her studies with a Bachelor in Education (English language and literature, Cum Laude, Fontys University of Applied Sciences) which was quickly followed by a Master in Education from the same educational institute.
These days, Marlene teaches English and intercultural sensitivity and awareness at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and is an enthusiastic member of the Global Minds @ Work research center. Her research is fueled by her strong interest in promoting equity, diversity, inclusion, and intercultural understanding.
Lecturer Researcher
'If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.'
(Kurt Lewin)
Tom Kuypers
Tom Kuypers (Sittard, the Netherlands, 1985) studied International Business Studies (MSc) at Maastricht University and also obtained a doctoral degree (PhD) at Maastricht University. His doctoral research focused on team dynamics, and more specifically on the effects that turnover can have on conflict, commitment and performance within teams in the healthcare industry. His research interests broadly include organizational behavior, team behavior and team processes. His experiences as a researcher and teacher have been in international environments exclusively, with a strong link to the professional field. This fuels his continuous curiosity in workplace dynamics and the importance of developing a global mind.
Tom is a lecturer at Hotel Management School Maastricht, where he teaches courses in Strategic Management, Research Skills, HRM and he supervises graduation projects. .
Lecturer Researcher
'Wisdom is like a Baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.'
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Martine Prins
Martine Prins holds a Master degree in African Studies from Leiden University and lived and worked in different countries in Africa and Europe. She was involved in various research projects in Namibia and Cameroon, focusing on African History and Community Based Natural Resource Management and later worked as a technical advisor to several international cooperation programmes in Cameroon.
After she moved back to Europe she started working for Maastricht University as a project manager for capacity building programmes in higher education in low- and middle resource countries, such as Ukraine, Indonesia and Malaysia. Since 2012 she works for Zuyd and is engaged in a wide range of activities. She is a lecturer at the School of European Studies and contributes to the integration of global competence in the new curriculum. Furthermore she is involved in various international projects and initiatives, such as Erasmus+ mobility programmes outside Europe, internship projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the organization of a Euregional Summerschool. Her professional interest is inspired by international cooperation and sustainable development.
Within the research centre Global Minds @ Work she works on the optimal integration of the Global Mind Monitor in different educational settings, among which institutes of vocational training. Besides, she focuses on research in the Euregio, and has developed a genuine interest in topics concerning diversity, inclusion and equity.
Office manager
'Plans are nothing, planning is everything.'
(Albert Einstein)
Lyvie Schoenmaeckers
Lyvie got her Bachelor of Business Administration at Zuyd Hogeschool (2018) with a specialization in Event Management.
With a background in the leisure and business event industry she came to the Hotel Management School Maastricht three years ago. Since then she has been working as an office manager at the Teaching Hotel (practical environment for the first year students) and since one year she has joined the professorship Global Minds @ Work as the office manager.