This case study analyzes the use by high-profile employers of the brainpower of nearly 1400 humanities undergraduates through “live” projects. At the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University, a cohort of hundreds advises a set of public, private, and third sector organizations each year in a capstone course within the multidisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in International Studies program. In this course, aptly named PRactising International Studies (PRINS), students have, in teams, successfully consulted for employers including Google, the World Food Programme, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Drawing on experience of designing, recruiting for, and running the PRINS course, the author offers evidence of the distinct value of humanities to practice, which is demonstrable even at the undergraduate level. The analysis entails the ex ante knowledge needs employers sought to have fulfilled by humanities students, and the ex post recommendations in their consultancies that employers have acknowledged as practically relevant. The findings indicate the potential of large-scale consultancy courses in the preparation of students for the labor market and the need for humanities graduates in future workplaces worldwide.

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人文学科学生在学生咨询项目中对雇主的独特价值

本案例研究分析了知名雇主通过“现场”项目对近 1400 名人文学科本科生的智力的使用。在莱顿大学人文学院，每年都有数百人为一组公共、私人和第三部门组织提供国际研究多学科文学学士学位课程的顶级课程的建议。在这门课程，恰如其分地命名为实践国际研究 (PRINS)，学生以团队形式成功地为包括谷歌、世界粮食计划署和经济合作与发展组织 (OECD) 在内的雇主提供咨询。作者利用 PRINS 课程的设计、招聘和运行经验，证明了人文学科对实践的独特价值，即使在本科阶段也能证明这一点。该分析涉及雇主寻求人文学科学生满足的事前知识需求，以及雇主认为与实际相关的咨询事后建议。调查结果表明，大规模咨询课程在为学生进入劳动力市场做好准备方面具有潜力，以及全球未来工作场所对人文学科毕业生的需求。