Ruth Himmans
International Facility Management

'IFM lets you work on different interpersonal competences'
For striving, motivating students who want to go the extra mile, International Facility Management (IFM) has two different talent programmes. The one I joined is the Student Assistant programme, whereby you work on real-life projects. How? Well I have always been good in English as I am a native speaker, but I did not know that my hidden talent was actually to be able to bring my knowledge across to others who have more difficulty with the English language. Not only in grammar but also in speaking abilities and besides that to make them feel more comfortable to use the English language. As you might know Facility Management is all about facilitating people. The profit is on both sides: IFM handed me a fine opportunity because I have learned to facilitate my fellow students and the students improved their lingual skills. So, by sharing my talent I have improved our world!