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Dutch organisations are still a long way from realising the SDGs
23 January 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationIn this first-time report titled the SDG Barometer 2022, the Netherlands can gain important insights regarding the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Dutch organisations. This research has been ...
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What does ChatGPT mean for higher professional education?
17 January 2023 | CommunicationA super-smart chatbot that generates complete texts to order: ChatGPT is the latest sensation in the field of artificial intelligence and is now also causing a stir in the world of education. This poses the question ...
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Nur Nurmohamed joins the AUAS Supervisory Board
21 December 2022 | CommunicationNur Nurmohamed has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board (RvT) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) effective 1 January 2023. He succeeds Rinse de Jong, who is stepping down after two ...
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'Students sense that I know what I'm talking about'
20 December 2022 | Faculty of EducationThe aim of Professor of Practice for Diversity and Inclusion Abdelhamid Idrissi (33) is to help the AUAS become the nicest, safest and most inclusive educational institution in the Netherlands within three years. ...
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Frank Kresin reappointed as Dean of the Faculty FDMCI
20 December 2022 | CommunicationFrank Kresin, Dean of the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries (FDMCI), has been reappointed as dean of the faculty for a four-year term effective 1 February 2023.
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José Teunissen appointed new Director of AMFI
13 December 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesJosé Teunissen will take up her post as the new Director of AMFI, the Amsterdam Fashion Institute of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, on 1 March 2023. She is currently Dean of the School of Design ...
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U!REKA debates: a virtual forum for reflection and exchange
13 December 2022 | CommunicationU!REKA Debates is an interdisciplinary study module designed to provide a virtual forum for reflection on relevant social, cultural and scientific issues. Multicultural teams share and develop 21st century skills, ...
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AUAS signs Amnesty manifesto against sexual violence
9 December 2022 | CommunicationJopie Nooren, Chair of the Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), signed the Amnesty International Manifesto 'Let's Talk about Yes' on 9 December. In doing so, the AUAS promises to ...
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Commercial Economics student Naznin Musa wins ECHO Award 2022
7 December 2022 | CommunicationAUAS student Naznin Musa won the ECHO Award HBO during the ECHO Awards ceremony on Tuesday 6 December. She is a role model for inclusive education.
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AUAS AI research showcased in European innovation paper
5 December 2022 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and its peers across Europe have a key role to play in helping the European Commission (EC) achieve its innovation goals. This is the message of a high profile ...
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International students are part of AUAS
4 December 2022 | CommunicationTuesday, 29 November saw the House of Representatives pass a motion on temporarily discontinuing active efforts to attract international students to higher education in the Netherlands. AUAS finds this regrettable. ...
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AUAS adopts Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
1 December 2022 | CommunicationThe AUAS is the first university of applied sciences in the Netherlands to join the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative. The sunflower symbol is used by people with hidden disabilities to show that they may need ...
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System error, please restart: responsible IT in the making
29 November 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe use of digital systems has boomed over the past forty years. This huge growth in the use and up-scaling of digital systems has also gone hand in hand with a need to produce rapid solutions to IT problems. ...
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"Memes have power and can mass-produce hope"
13 November 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe power of memes extends further than images alone: they can also affect the political system and how we treat one another. The newest edition of the Critical Meme Reader addresses the far-reaching influence of ...
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New mission, new name: Centre of Expertise City Net Zero
26 October 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyThe Centre of Expertise (CoE) Urban Technology, housed in the Faculty of Technology at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), today changes its name to City Net Zero. This name reflects the renewed ...
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A touch of AUAS at Dutch Design Week
20 October 2022 | CommunicationEindhoven will next week once again be the setting for the Dutch Design Week, where AUAS researchers, lecturers and students will show what the future might look like. Here is a small selection of what the AUAS has ...
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U!REKA shows solidarity with Ukraine via Odessa partnership
14 October 2022 | CommunicationThe Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Odessa National Economic University (ONEU). The agreement outlines the network’s commitment to offer ...
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Social media should be like drinking water: a regulated service
10 October 2022 | CommunicationProfessor Geert Lovink, keynote speaker at the Society 5.0 Festival in Amsterdam (12 and 13 October, 2022), has a message: we need to reclaim the internet from big tech companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. In ...
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Zeno AI wins the Dutch Applied AI Award 2022
6 October 2022 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceZeno AI was awarded a Dutch Applied AI Award on Wednesday evening, 5 October. WSK Medical's technology helps ENT doctors detect throat cancer in patients at an early stage. This is done during an endoscopy, with ...
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The AUAS took part in Diversity Day
5 October 2022 | CommunicationDuring the 'Let's Talk' event, presented by Eva Eikhout, Professor of Practice of Diversity and Inclusion at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Abdelhamid Idrissi told students and staff about his ...