Suzanne Visser

Suzanne Visser is a PhD candidate at the Knowledge Center for Talent Development and a core lecturer at the Rotterdam Academy (RAc) of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Her roles include:

• Content lecturer for full-time and part-time Management/Healthcare Management programs
• Career coach for primarily full-time students
• Coordinator of personal leadership and professional identity curriculum

Educational background:

• Vocational training: Management Assistant/Executive Secretary
• Part-time HRM/Business Administration (pre-master, 2018)
• Master's in Management Sciences (2021)

Her research centers on professional identity development and perceived employability of Associate degree students during internships, examining the student-practice-education triad. Expertise extends to leadership, project management, and process improvement in business education contexts.

Scientific recognition:

• Research Voucher from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Suzanne guides students as a career coach while conducting her doctoral research (2024-2028), supported by the research voucher grant. Her work bridges academic theory and professional practice through the internship triad framework.

Embedded within the Knowledge Center for Talent Development, she investigates how internship experiences shape professional identity formation in Associate degree education.