AUAS News
304 Results
-
Think, do and experience at the festival of the future
3 October 2022 | CommunicationAt the Society 5.0 Festival, designers, scientists and artists can discover what the sustainable, inclusive society of the future looks like. In Amsterdam on 12 and 13 October, festival visitors can also work ...
-
Knit-a-verse presents future of textile and knitting technology
27 September 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesOn the two-day Knit-a-verse event on September 29th and 30th, Dutch innovative companies, researchers together with international experts will present the future of textiles and knitting technologies. The conference ...
-
Safeguarding democracy with artificial intelligence
16 September 2022 | CommunicationDemocracies around the world are currently under immense pressure. At the same time, western media landscapes are becoming ever more polarised. The rise of artificial intelligence is impacting both areas in ...
-
New AUAS Master's programme on climate-conscious behaviour
14 September 2022 | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and LawThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is launching the Netherland’s first university of applied sciences Master's degree programme that trains participants to become climate-aware behaviour ...
-
Update: trains are running on 13 and 15 September
12 September 2022 | CommunicationThe previously announced train strike planned for 13 and 15 September is cancelled. We look forward to seeing you on campus.
-
AMFI alum Ruben Jurriën wins the 2022 Lichting award
6 September 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesRuben Jurriën, an AMFI graduate, won the 2022 Lichting fashion award on Friday 2 September. Each year, Lichting presents the best graduates among the seven Dutch fashion academies during Amsterdam Fashion Week. ...
-
Amstel Campus completed as new AUAS building opens
1 September 2022 | CommunicationAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has opened the doors to its future-proof and most sustainable teaching facility. Jakoba Mulderhuis on Rhijnspoorplein is the Amstel Campus’s grand finale, ...
-
Festive event kicks off the year in brand-new building
1 September 2022 | CommunicationA hand gesture by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’s (AUAS) Vice-Chair Hanneke Reuling and Alderman for Economic Affairs Sofyan Mbarki in a virtual environment opened the 2022-2023 academic year on 1 ...
-
Former student Kate Antonenko designs dress from building fabric
1 September 2022 | CommunicationAt the annual opening of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), singer Maud Brugmans performed in a dress designed by former AMFI student Kate Antonenko. The dress was made from material used as ...
-
AUAS welcomes Nataša Krivokuća as new Director of Communications
31 August 2022 | CommunicationNataša Krivokuća starts as Director of Communications at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) on 1 October 2022. Krivokuća (1964, Zagreb) has extensive experience in communication, ...
-
AUAS to award ceremonial diplomas
29 August 2022 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) intends to start awarding ceremonial diplomas this academic year to students who, because of gender or personal reasons, want to be known by another name. Students ...
-
Attention: National Railways (NS) on strike during introduction
24 August 2022 | CommunicationNS staff will be striking in the coming week. This affects the accessibility of the AUAS. The programmes start their introduction activities on 29 August. A large number of students and staff will not be able to ...
-
Ukrainians talk about information in wartime
28 July 2022 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCI'Dispatches from Ukraine' shows the first results of the Tactical Media Room Ukraine project (TMR), an initiative of the Network Cultures research group at AUAS and Waag Futurelab. The publication compiles ...
-
Students present first LGBTQI+ museum in VR
21 July 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesReliable and positive information about LGBTQI+ culture is hard to find online. That’s why students from the Master Digital Design (Hogeschool van Amsterdam/AUAS) created a LGBTQI+ museum in virtual reality. ...
-
AUAS appoints Michel Sylla Photographer in Residence
8 July 2022 | CommunicationPhotographer Michel Sylla will be the Photographer in Residence at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) for the academic year 2022-2023. In this role, he will take artistic photographs on special ...
-
Annual Report 2021: firmly on track with new ambitions
7 July 2022 | CommunicationIn 2021, 7,079 students graduated from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences with a degree. And 12,849 students started a degree programme at the AUAS. These figures stem from the Amsterdam University of ...
-
Art, science and technology crucial for EU cities of the future
30 June 2022 | CommunicationHow can you make cities climate neutral, beautiful and inclusive? Which local collaborative governance models can help to achieve this? These questions are at the core of a new project which will be carried out by ...
-
Geleyn Meijer reappointed Rector/member of the Executive Board
21 June 2022 | CommunicationThe Supervisory Board has once again appointed Geleyn Meijer as member and Rector of the Executive Board of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) for a term of four years. The appointment is set to take ...
-
Nanda Piersma new Crown member of the Social Economic Council
20 June 2022Professor Nanda Piersma of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has been appointed crown member of the Social and Economic Council (SER). This marks the first time that a professor from the field of higher ...
-
Frouwke Smit wins Lecturer of the Year award 2022
14 June 2022Frouwke Smit, lecturer Biology, has been elected AUAS Lecturer of the Year 2022. This was announced on Thursday evening 9 June during the award show in FLOOR.
-
Student satisfaction remains largely unchanged in 2022 NSE
31 May 2022The results of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSE) have been published. Sixty per cent of AUAS students indicate being satisfied or very satisfied with their study programme. AUAS has specifically improved in the ...
-
U!REKA Connects 2022: Strengthening commonality of expertise
9 May 20226th Annual Networking & Conference takes place on 15, 16 and 17 May 2022. Starting 18 May some sessions will be available on a specific online platform for those who were not able to attend the conference or ...
-
AUAS well represented at research conference in Oslo
3 May 2022 | CommunicationResearch is an increasingly important element of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, besides education. At the EARMA conference in Oslo this week, Maren Pannemann and Lucy Kerstens will demonstrate the ...
-
Urban managers must be Jacks and Jills of all trades
25 April 2022 | Urban GovernanceWhat qualities and characteristics should an urban manager have? This is the focus of the EUREKA-European Urban Innovator: Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Report, which was published at the beginning of April. This ...
-
Ukraine Q&A
14 April 2022 | CommunicationThe war in Ukraine can impact you as a student or staff member in different ways. The AUAS empathises with everyone affected by the situation.
-
Ford is non-binary: "I just feel like me"
12 April 2022People who do not belong in the category ''man'' or ''woman'' are often confronted with resistance and a lack of understanding. Ford Curlingford (they/them) is a non-binary student of Communication & Multimedia ...
-
AUAS graduates find job quickly, even during pandemic
11 April 2022 | CommunicationAs was the case last year, 88% of AUAS students are managing to find a job within three months of graduating. This was confirmed by the 2021 HBO Monitor, an independent nationwide survey on higher professional ...
-
AUAS joins in with national energy-saving campaign
6 April 2022 | Communication‘Turn the switch’ ('Zet ook de knop om') was launched on 2 April. This is a national government-run campaign on radio and TV. Companies and organisations, including AUAS, are participating in the ...
-
Professor Geert Lovink and colleagues' blog about the war
4 April 2022 | CommunicationFor weeks, many of us have been watching the terrifying images of the war in Ukraine. Some have opened their doors to refugees or have helped to collect relief supplies. Meanwhile, Professor of Network Cultures, ...
-
Information about Ukraine
30 March 2022 | CommunicationAUAS students and employees regularly ask if there is anything they can do for the people of Ukraine. The AUAS maintains personal contact with students and employees who are directly affected by the war. We also ...
-
Large team will unravel the hidden biodiversity in the city
24 March 2022Which 'hidden' organisms live in the city? How can we use these organisms to help trees grow better, make concrete more plant-friendly and measure heat stress? Will city dwellers act more environmentally conscious if ...
-
AUAS draws up Gender Equality Plan
18 March 2022 | CommunicationIn its Gender Equality Plan (GEP), AUAS describes what our university of applied sciences is doing to promote gender equality.
-
Successful grant application for ‘Generation Blockchain’
17 March 2022Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has been invited to take part in the two-year project ‘Generation Blockchain’, headed by the University of Szczecin in Poland. The project engages with blockchain ...
-
Building for Well-Being research project kicks off
15 March 2022 | Faculty of TechnologyHow can we promote urbanites’ well-being at the same time as tackling the housing crisis? The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is researching this question using new technologies in the Building ...
-
AUAS Summer School 2022 on location
14 March 2022 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences' annual Summer School plans to go ahead in person this summer, from 4-15 July 2022, after a two-year absence due to the coronavirus. Registration is open now.
-
Higher education now open to the undocumented after age of 18
11 March 2022 | CommunicationAs of this month, young people without residence status can study at the AUAS and other higher education institutions based in Amsterdam. To this end, the educational institutions have come to an agreement with the ...
-
The war in Ukraine
4 March 2022 | CommunicationThe events in Ukraine have profoundly affected us. We are concerned about the consequences for the people living in the affected area. We sympathise deeply with students, staff, their families and friends who are ...
-
Five hard questions and the need for capacity building
3 March 2022In the Atelier project, Amsterdam and Bilbao are building Positive Energy Districts: urban districts that create more energy than they consume and do it in a CO2 neutral way. Six other European cities (Bratislava, ...
-
KNMI and AUAS establish new Climate Literacy research group
3 March 2022How do we ensure that professionals interpret climate change data correctly? And that they translate this information into a clear message for the general public? These questions are the focus of the new L.INT ...
-
Hafid Ballafkih appointed tenure-track professor
14 February 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationHafid Ballafkih has been appointed tenure-track professor of ‘Labour and Human Capital in Transition’ in The Work Lab research group. A tenure-track professor is an AUAS position for talented postdoctoral ...
-
Abdelhamid Idrissi appointed Professor of Practice
11 February 2022 | CommunicationAbdelhamid Idrissi was officially inaugurated as Professor of Practice for Diversity & Inclusion at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, on 10 February 2022. Idrissi’s focus will among other things ...
-
Working on tomorrow's economy in CoE Economic Transformation
8 February 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationWith effect from 1 January 2022, the AUAS Centre for Economic Transformation has become a Centre of Expertise (CoE). ‘‘Transformation’ means accelerating in large and bold steps rather than moving ...
-
Student admission down, enrolment remains steady
7 February 2022 | CommunicationThe number of new students who opted for a programme at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the 2021-2022 academic year declined compared to the record year 2020-2021. Student intake decreased by 1,603 ...
-
Elijah Alvares wins ECHO Award HBO
4 February 2022 | CommunicationOn 3 February 2022, the ECHO Awards were presented: an award given to role models in inclusive education. Elijah Alvares of AUAS was among the award-winners, picking up the ECHO Award HBO.
-
AUAS documentary: Behind the screens in times of corona
1 February 2022 | Communication‘Behind the screens' was commissioned by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and filmed by the young documentary filmmaker Hannah van Tassel. She portrays the lives, studies and workdays of seven ...
-
Esther Verboon new Director of Education and Research
1 February 2022 | CommunicationEsther Verboon has been appointed director of the Education and Research staff department (O&O) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. She succeeds Eldrid Bringmann, who took up a position at Leiden ...
-
Ramon Puras Reappointed Dean of Faculty of Education
1 February 2022 | CommunicationRamon Puras, Dean of the Faculty of Education, has been reappointed for a period of four years. He has headed the Faculty of Education since 1 February 2018.
-
GO Award goes to interactive game about circular economy
31 January 2022 | CommunicationStudents Stan Waal, Evelien Koenraadt and Kyra Galis won the jury prize of the GO Game Changers Awards on Wednesday 26 January for their Donut Game. They developed this interactive game to introduce high school ...
-
AUAS to reopen, under conditions
16 January 2022 | CommunicationThe AUAS is allowed to open, under certain conditions, starting on Monday, 17 January. This good news was announced by the Dutch government on Friday evening during a press conference about the corona measures. ...
-
AUAS awarded two virtual exchange grants
13 January 2022The projects – focusing on cross-cultural data visualisation and international best practices in organising mega sporting events – will each receive €15,000 in funding.
-
Work and study (primarily) from home
20 December 2021During a press conference on Saturday evening 18 December, the caretaker government announced stricter measures aimed at slowing down the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. A hard lockdown will once ...
-
AUAS open day only offered online
3 December 2021 | CommunicationOur on-campus open day at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, which was planned for Saturday 11 December, will not go ahead.
-
Marc Noom Professor of Prevention of Juvenile Problem Behaviour
2 December 2021 | CommunicationMarc Noom has been appointed professor of Prevention of Juvenile Problem Behaviour by special appointment effective 1 January 2022. His research at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) focuses on how ...
-
Sports Leadership Programme celebrates inaugural graduates
25 November 2021 | CommunicationLast night fourteen participants of the Sports Leadership Programme (SLP) crowned their efforts of the last eight months in the Kohnstammhuis. They graduated! In leadership, in management, in taking responsibility, ...
-
Higher education exempt from 1.5 metre rule
24 November 2021 | CommunicationThe sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 infections is concerning. Yesterday, the Dutch government announced that they would reintroduce the 1.5 metre social distancing rule, effective today. This measure does ...
-
AUAS: Government coronavirus entry pass plans impossible
23 November 2021 | CommunicationThe government has submitted a law amendment that enables the introduction of the coronavirus entry pass in higher education. The AUAS and other knowledge institutions believe this will impose an unacceptable burden ...
-
Using eye tracking to see how people experience high-rises
18 November 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesDuring the next decade, cities will become more crowded – and taller. The Netherlands aims to build an additional 1 million homes in 10 years, the majority of them in cities, alongside existing buildings. How ...
-
Virtual exchange: internationalisation from your living room
15 November 2021 | CommunicationThe Week of the International Student kicks off today, observed annually by higher education institutions across the Netherlands. Centering around‘ International Students’ Day’ on 17 November, ...
-
AUAS remains open with maximum group size of 75 people
14 November 2021The government announced new corona measures during the press conference on 12 November. These measures are necessary because the number of coronas infections continues to rise and care is under enormous ...
-
AUAS researchers shine at Amsterdam International Water Week
9 November 2021 | Centre for Economic TransformationWillem van Winden, Daniel van den Buuse and Marie Morel took the stage at the Amsterdam International Waterweek at the RAI in Amsterdam. They presented and discussed findings of the EU-funded RESILIO project on ...
-
U!REKA hosts panel at the European Week of Regions and Cities
5 November 2021 | CommunicationExperts from U!REKA institutions and the Secretary of State for European Affairs from the German State of Hessen discussed the role of urban universities in contributing to the sustainable and green recovery of cities.
-
Five major grants for AUAS research projects
4 November 2021 | CommunicationAUAS has received five SPRONG grants from the Taskforce for Applied Research SIA. Over the next four years, these subsidies of one million euros per project will allow AUAS to set up research groups with other ...
-
AUAS increasingly 'Paris Proof'
3 November 2021 | CommunicationThe AUAS consumed significantly less energy in 2020 compared to 2019, specifically 16.3% less than in 2019. In the coming years, the AUAS will also be making additional investments to make its buildings and ...
-
Face masks mandatory in our buildings from 6 November
3 November 2021 | CommunicationDue to the increasing pressure on hospitals, the government announced a number of measures during the corona press conference on 2 November. Face masks will once again be required in certain public spaces and it will ...
-
AUAS professor Jeroen Kluck wins IXA Impact Award 2021
28 October 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyFlooded streets, basements full of water and people getting ill or even dying during heatwaves. The Netherlands is already experiencing the consequences of climate change. Jeroen Kluck, Professor of Water in and ...
-
AUAS appoints Abdelhamid Idrissi Professor of Practice
25 October 2021 | CommunicationOn behalf of the Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rector Geleyn Meijer announced today that Abdelhamid Idrissi will be appointed as Professor of Practice for Diversity and Inclusion on ...
-
Using cow dung to build houses: these students believe in it
14 October 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesCow dung is a promising material with which houses can be built in the future, especially in times of climate change. That is the firm belief of three students of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) ...
-
Conditions for international mobility largely unchanged
12 October 2021 | CommunicationThe AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022. The conditions for the current semester concerning international ...
-
AUAS leaders showcase applied research innovations to EU
8 October 2021 | CommunicationGeleyn Meijer, AUAS Rector, and Frank Kresin, Dean of the Faculty of Media and Creative Industries (FDMCI), participated in an UAS4EUROPE event in Brussels today focusing on the innovative power of applied research. ...
-
Jopie Nooren joins the VH Board
1 October 2021 | CommunicationJopie Nooren, Chair of the Executive Board at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, has become a board member at the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (VH). This is effective 1 October.
-
AmSIA 2021 finale: cast your vote
29 September 2021 | CommunicationWhich innovative idea should be in the running for the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards? Let us know! Voting is open now until 11 October – cast a vote for your favourite innovative idea devised by ...
-
AUAS urges ABP to halt investments in fossil fuels
22 September 2021 | CommunicationABP must phase out all investments in fossil fuels by the end of 2024 at the latest. That is the request made by a large number of Amsterdam-based institutions - including the AUAS - in an open letter to pension fund ...
-
Fernon Longfur is the new student assessor at AUAS
20 September 2021 | CommunicationThe Executive Board has announced that AUAS Business Administration student Fernon Longfur will be the new student assessor effective 1 October 2021.
-
Restrictions for higher education lifted from 25 September
17 September 2021 | CommunicationDuring its press conference on 14 September, the departing cabinet announced that the one-and-a-half-metre measure will be lifted for the whole of the Netherlands as of 25 September. For higher education, the ...
-
Data-Driven Craftsmanship should take the lead in fashion
17 September 2021Fashion has become a statement, but we no longer understand what we are actually wearing, for example the properties of wool or cotton. ‘We have lost our connection with the material’, says Troy ...
-
We're back! A video report from the Amstel Campus
8 September 2021 | CommunicationIt took quite a while, but now we're back! Last week we welcomed some students and staff back to our campuses already. It's not exactly back to 'normal' though, so we popped by the Amstel Campus to ask students and ...
-
Marleen Stikker to receive honorary doctorate from VU
7 September 2021 | CommunicationProfessor of Practice Marleen Stikker will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) on 11 November during the institution’s Dies Natalis (anniversary) celebration. Stikker is ...
-
Joining forces for a future-oriented and viable Amsterdam
3 September 2021 | CommunicationThe time has finally come. We are about to embark on an academic year in which we will be allowed to interact on campus face to face. For many of us, that means returning to our familiar study places or workspaces. ...
-
Valerie Frissen and Ron de Mos reappointed to Supervisory Board
1 September 2021 | CommunicationValerie Frissen and Ron de Mos have been reappointed as members of the Supervisory Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). The reappointment is for four years and is effective from 1 September 2021.
-
Lori DiVito lector Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship
26 August 2021 | Centre for Economic TransformationThe AUAS Executive Board has appointed Lori DiVito as professor Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship as of August 1st, 2021. The professorship Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) looks at ...
-
Daniël van Middelkoop appointed professor of Professional Agency
26 August 2021 | Centre for Economic TransformationDaniël van Middelkoop was appointed professor of Professional Agency (Cooperating Professionals) by the Executive Board on 1 August 2021. Daniël’s research focuses on bolstering the agency of ...
-
Can a digital copy help Paralympic athletes win gold?
25 August 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Digital Society School of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has explored this. They started with the idea of developing a digital twin (i.e. digital copy) of elite athlete Larissa Klaassen, who ...
-
Ivar Timmer tenure-track professor Legal Management & Technology
23 August 2021 | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and LawThe Executive Board of AUAS has appointed Ivar Timmer tenure-track professor of Legal Management & Technology effective August 1st 2021. Timmer researches how technology can be used meaningfully and responsibly ...
-
AUAS can finally reopen!
13 August 2021 | CommunicationOn August 13 the government announced in a press conference that the 1.5 metre rule in higher education will no longer be in effect from August 30 onwards. This means that all activities can resume on the campuses ...
-
AI, Media & Democracy Lab receives ELSA Lab status
12 July 2021 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIThe Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) has awarded ELSA Lab status to the AI, Media & Democracy Lab, a collaboration between the UvA, HvA, CWI, media partners, social partners and the municipality of Amsterdam. ELSA Lab ...
-
Launch of European Project to Train Urban Innovators
7 July 2021 | Urban GovernanceLarge cities face multifaceted issues and complex challenges with regard to quality of life, sustainability, inclusion, accessibility and security. This requires a specific type of professional: an urban manager who ...
-
Cyber-attack evaluation: crisis organisation worked well
7 July 2021 | CommunicationIn February, AUAS and UvA were hit by a serious cyber-attack. Both institutions successfully repelled the attack, and were able to declare the situation ‘under control’ on 10 March. In order to learn from ...
-
Hanneke Reuling reappointed Vice-Chair AUAS
7 July 2021 | CommunicationHanneke Reuling, Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Board at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, has been reappointed to the position by the Supervisory Board. The reappointment will take effect on 1 October ...
-
Who should win the Dutch Applied AI Award?
5 July 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceLast year, during the Month of the AAI in November, the Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence presented the Dutch Applied AI Award for the first time. This year we are back for a second edition. The ...
-
AMFI to implement findings and recommendations of investigation
30 June 2021 | CommunicationThe dean of the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries (FDMCI) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences will implement the findings and recommendations for improving social safety at the Amsterdam ...
-
AUAS students win international Nike Business Challenge
25 June 2021 | Faculty Sports and NutritionIn January AUAS students Julia Richardson, Katharin Bammann, Malik Hoveling and Michelize van Heerden from the programme Sport Studies-track ISMB took part in the Nike Business Challenge. And with success! During the ...
-
Study on eco-impact of websites wins AUAS sustainability award
24 June 2021 | CommunicationOn Wednesday 23 June, the GO-GameChanger Awards were presented for the third time. This year’s jury award went to ‘Digital Waste’ by Julia van Hulst and Aljoscha Gleser.
-
NSE 2021: insights into studying during the pandemic
23 June 2021 | Institutional ResearchToday saw the announcement of the results of the National Student Survey (NSE) 2021. Some 61% of students are satisfied or very satisfied with their degree programme. More contact and further intensification of ...
-
U!REKA Connects: call for proposals
22 June 2021 | CommunicationHosted bij HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the 6th U!REKA Conference will be held in Ghent, Belgium this year, from 22-23 November 2021. U!REKA Connects will bring together the ...
-
Further relaxation measures; an end to the 1.5 metre rule?
22 June 2021 | CommunicationLast Friday, the government announced further Covid-19 relaxation measures. In principle, nearly everything will be permitted again from 26 June onwards, provided that the 1.5 metre rule is observed. We have since ...
-
The future of interactive architecture on display in Amsterdam
18 June 2021 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCITechnology affects us imperceptibly and can help society, but it can also undermine it. Awareness of this fact is at the heart of the Media Architecture Biennale (MAB), which is to be held in the Netherlands from 24 ...
-
AUAS students design Nike sneakers with a message
17 June 2021 | CommunicationAs part of an entrepreneurship programme of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, four students were selected to develop a campaign around their own Air Max 90 design supported by Nike. Aimée ...
-
What will the new academic year be like?
9 June 2021 | CommunicationAs the end of the academic year nears we look forward to the summer holidays: a period to rest and seek new inspiration. It looks like the situation in the Netherlands will allow us to offer on-campus education at ...
-
Annual Report: good results despite lack of contact
7 June 2021 | CommunicationThe year 2020 was a difficult one due to the corona restrictions. The lack of real contact took its toll on students and employees. However, some good results were achieved in the midst of this. You can read about ...
-
Reusing wood the size of Oosterpark
7 June 2021 | Faculty of TechnologyWood, metal, plastic, stone: many materials come available in renovation projects. But a clear overview of amounts and quality is lacking. Which is unfortunate, because they offer opportunities for reuse. A material ...
-
AUAS realises positive energy districts throughout Europe
4 June 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyA year and a half ago, Amsterdam received a European grant for the development of a positive energy district (PED) in the city. The result: Buiksloterham PED. The Centres of Expertise Urban Technology (CoE Urban ...
-
Comenius Leadership Fellow grant to make AUAS students AI-ready
3 June 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Centre of Expertise Applied AI of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been awarded a Comenius Leadership Fellow grant of €500,000 for the AI4Students project. Over the next three years, ...
-
AUAS improves its SustainaBul ranking
2 June 2021 | CommunicationAUAS ranks tenth among higher education institutions when it comes to sustainability performance, according to the annual SustainaBul 2021 survey. This was announced on Friday 28 May by the national student network ...
-
Bas Kokshoorn professor of Forensic Trace Dynamics
3 May 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyBas Kokshoorn of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has been appointed professor of Forensic Trace Dynamics by special appointment at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) with effect from 1 May. ...
-
Jopie Nooren pleased with easing of restrictions
28 April 2021 | CommunicationStarting today, on 28 April, there are once again more opportunities for students and employees to come to our campuses. Your programme, team or supervisor will inform you about what this means for you specifically. ...
-
Earth Day: Taking a closer look at digital waste
22 April 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThis Earth Day, students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences programme Master Digital Design are raising the alarm about an often overlooked source of pollution: digital waste. Work by MDD students Julia ...
-
New European Bauhaus partnership focuses on a sustainable future
22 April 2021 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has become an official partner of the European Commission's New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, which aims to transform the European Commission's sustainability agenda ...
-
More opportunities for on-campus education from 28 April
20 April 2021 | CommunicationDuring a press conference today, the outgoing Dutch coalition announced that it will be possible for higher education institutions to provide more on-campus education. The AUAS will make use of this opportunity as ...
-
Sustainable, diverse and digital changes during Alumni Week
19 April 2021 | CommunicationLast week, AUAS alumni (and staff and students) got a chance to soak up some knowledge and inspiration in a wide array of online workshops put on as part of Alumni Week.
-
All on-site AUAS Summer School 2021 activities cancelled
19 April 2021 | AUAS Summer SchoolDue to the global coronavirus outbreak, all on-site activities of the AUAS Summer School 2021 have been cancelled.
-
AUAS graduates find a job quickly
12 April 2021 | CommunicationSome 88% of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Bachelor’s programme students succeed in finding a job within three months of graduation. This is reported by the HBO Monitor 2020, and independent ...
-
Conditions for International Mobility
8 April 2021The AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the first semester of the academic year 2021-2022. These decisions pertain to the incoming mobility of degree-seeking ...
-
Rapid-test pilot: searching for opportunities
30 March 2021 | CommunicationThe VU officially opened its rapid Covid-19 testing site on 25 March, under the watchful eye of outgoing Dutch Minister of Education, Ingrid van Engelshoven.
-
AUAS presents itself during Alumni Week
30 March 2021AUAS Alumni Week kicks off on 12 April. This is the second time that we’ll invite all our AUAS alumni to join us for a tailored event which aims to strengthen our relationship with this target group and to ...
-
Government extends measures for higher education until 20 April
24 March 2021 | CommunicationThe government has extended the current measures related to curbing the spread of the coronavirus until Tuesday 20 April.
-
U!REKA lectures: Expert European perspectives on Urban Commons
12 March 2021 | Communication‘Urban Commons’- what’s behind the buzzword? From local car-sharing to community gardens, neighbourhood assistance programmes and local currencies – civic initiatives, based on the principle ...
-
UvA and AUAS repel cyber-attack
10 March 2021 | CommunicationThe serious cyber-attack on the UvA and AUAS did not result in any system failures, hijacking or ransom requests. During the past few weeks, all of the UvA and AUAS servers have been thoroughly investigated and ...
-
Government extends measures for higher education until 29 March
9 March 2021 | CommunicationThe government has extended the current measures by three weeks, until 29 March. This means that the curfew will remain in effect for the time being. Students will also continue to study and work from home during the ...
-
International Women's Day: ‘Don’t let anything hold you back'
8 March 2021 | CommunicationWomen still form a minority in the aviation industry. 'Even at an early age, I realised that aviation is a man’s world', says Cate Brancart, private pilot and board member at Women in Aviation, who studied at ...
-
AUAS lecturers win Dutch Higher Education Award
1 March 2021 | CommunicationA team of lecturers from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ Faculty of Technology, led by Youssef el Bouhassani, can call themselves the first winners of the Dutch Higher Education Premium. The ...
-
Alumni Week: 12-16 April
28 February 2021 | CommunicationOur world is transforming. Perhaps more at this very moment than ever before. We are experiencing crises when it comes to climate change, health, social and economic inequality and the rule of law in our society. But ...
-
Curfew exemption for practical education
24 February 2021 | CommunicationEarlier this week, the government announced that the current lockdown and the corresponding measures to curtail the spread of the corona virus will be extended until 15 March.
-
How will AI transform democracy and the media?
22 February 2021 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIHow will AI change media? What new opportunities can AI create for democracy? And what conditions need to be fulfilled for these things to happen? Starting Monday, 22 February, researchers from the University of ...
-
AUAS and UvA targets of cyber attack
17 February 2021 | CommunicationThe Security and Operations Centre of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and University of Amsterdam (UvA) have found that an unknown third party has gained access to the ICT environments of the AUAS ...
-
Centre for Economic Transformation off the ground
16 February 2021The Centre for Economic Transformation (CET) was officially launched at the AUAS Knowledge Parade on 9 February. The CET will become Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS)’s platform where alternative ...
-
AUAS closed Monday morning due to code red weather warning
14 February 2021 | CommunicationThe Dutch national weather service, KNMI, expects very icy road conditions in many regions of the Netherlands tomorrow morning and has therefore issued a code red weather warning. Due to this, the AUAS will close its ...
-
Smart EV charging station project crowned 'Research of the Year'
9 February 2021 | CommunicationMark van Wees and Jos Warmerdam of the Faculty of Technology and the Centre of Expertise Urban Technology are the big winners of the 'AUAS Research of the Year' 2021 award. During the first AUAS Knowledge Parade, ...
-
Boost to AI in Amsterdam with new AUAS Centre of Expertise
9 February 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is the first knowledge institution in the Netherlands to create a Centre of Expertise on Applied Artificial Intelligence, together with partners from the business ...
-
AUAS admissions soar to record 15,000 new students
4 February 2021 | CommunicationDuring this academic year (2020-2021), over 15,000 students started studying at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), representing once again an annual increase. With a total student population ...
-
Three new neighbourhood campuses in Amsterdam
3 February 2021 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) are joining forces to create Neighbourhood Campuses. These are physical places in OBA branches where Amsterdam residents from ...
-
Lockdown extended through 2 March
2 February 2021 | CommunicationThe Dutch government has extended the current lockdown until (and including) 2 March. A decision will follow at the end of this week concerning whether the curfew will be extended after 10 February.
-
Get rid of the throwaway mentality
1 February 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe ambition is for the Dutch economy to run entirely on reusable raw materials by 2050. This requires consumers to shift from ‘ownership to use’. It also requires manufacturers to change their views on ...
-
The new strategic plan is ready: AUAS in 3 Dimensions
29 January 2021 | CommunicationThe AUAS has a new strategic plan for 2021-2026. This plan outlines our strategic long-term direction for the years 2021-2026. It centres on five key ambitions.
-
Curfew: (only) testing exempted
22 January 2021 | CommunicationStarting on Saturday, 23 January, there will be a curfew in the Netherlands from 21:00 to 04:30. This is one of the measures the government has taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus
-
“AUAS students must be critical about digitalisation"
19 January 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesMarleen Stikker is known for the acclaimed Dutch TV programme Zomergasten (‘Summer Guests’) and is one of the founders of research institute Waag. She says that it’s possible to have a different ...
-
AMSIB-NBS Joint Master gets NVAO approval: Start September 2021
14 January 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries'I still cannot believe we did it! I had a lot of confidence in what we submitted and I anticipated that we would get, but when I heard that we did, I almost burst into tears,' said Maryna Rusthoven, AMSIB project ...
-
HvAll Inclusive Award for Women’s Network FemIT
13 January 2021 | CommunicationSoftware engineering lecturer Lisa van der Plas of the Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries is the winner of the HvAll Inclusive Award. Together with students Hamnah Butt, Liza Darwesh, Kimberly van der ...
-
Lockdown extended: situation at AUAS unchanged
12 January 2021 | CommunicationThe lockdown that is currently underway in the Netherlands will be extended through 9 February. Prime Minister Rutte announced this on Tuesday evening. The current situation at the AUAS will also be extended through ...
-
New research group to increase impact of practice-based research
31 December 2020 | CommunicationApplied research at Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands is a relatively new activity, but is already having a great effect on society. This impact is not always immediately apparent, however. Which is ...
-
Gala Veldhoen appointed as member of the AUAS Supervisory Board
17 December 2020 | CommunicationGala Veldhoen has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) effective 1 January 2021. The Supervisory Board announced this today. She is the intended ...
-
Government: study and work almost exclusively from home
14 December 2020 | CommunicationTonight, the Dutch government announced measures intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus. These measures affect higher education. Starting on Wednesday (16 December) through Sunday 17 January 2021 we are ...
-
AUAS endorses Purple Manifesto
10 December 2020 | CommunicationAn open and safe university of applied sciences, where everyone can just be themselves – a vision to which Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has committed by endorsing the Purple Manifesto.
-
Government: No changes in higher education at the moment
9 December 2020 | CommunicationThere are currently no changes to the situation at the AUAS and elsewhere in higher education. We will continue to study online and work from home.
-
Somaya Ben Allouch appointed professor by special appointment
9 December 2020 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesDr Somaya Ben Allouch (1979) has been appointed professor by special appointment of Human-System Interaction for Health and Wellbeing at the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam (UvA), with effect from 1 ...
-
Stijn Sieckelinck new professor of Youth Spot
30 November 2020 | ARISIAs of 2 March 2021, Stijn Sieckelinck will become the professor of the Youth Spot research group. He succeeds Judith Metz who was at the helm for the last few years.
-
New ways of networking: U!REKA Conference 2020 goes virtual
30 November 2020 | CommunicationThe fifth U!REKA Conference 2020 marked a first for the European consortium as its annual networking and collaboration event moved online this year. Hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, the two-day ...
-
Multimillion-euro subsidy to keep biological clock healthy
26 November 2020 | Faculty of EducationThe BioClock consortium has received a subsidy of 9.7 million euros to carry out research, in collaboration with social partners, aimed at keeping our biological clocks ticking healthily in our modern 24-hour ...
-
Black Holes Consortium receives significant funding from NWO
26 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research in EducationThe Dutch Black Holes Consortium (Dutch: Zwarte Gaten Consortium) has been allocated 4.9 million euros by the Dutch Black Holes Consortium as part of the Dutch Research Agenda. Together with universities of applied ...
-
AUAS to help SMEs with digitalisation
26 November 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceState Secretary Mona Keijzer today signed thirteen deals for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through these deals, her Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy is contributing over seven million ...
-
Jopie Nooren new Chair of the AUAS Executive Board
24 November 2020 | CommunicationJopie Nooren will become the new Chair of the Executive Board at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 March 2021. She was appointed by the Supervisory Board last Friday. She succeeds Huib ...
-
THE FUTURE: 100% FOSSIL-FREE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AT AUAS
16 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe Centre of Expertise Urban Technology of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is entering into a ten-year partnership with the energy provider Vattenfall in order to work towards 100% fossil-free energy ...
-
Boost to circular business via new task force
10 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe circular economy offers many opportunities for businesses, but continues to struggle with a lack of awareness regarding the subject outside the sustainable sector. A group of organisations from Amsterdam and the ...
-
Mark Rutte lauds UASNL during EU launch event
10 November 2020 | Communication“Universities of Applied Sciences are important players in the region. They connect theory and practice, ideas and implementation, research and applications. This makes them a linking pin spanning research and ...
-
Tibert Verhagen new professor Emerging Technology for Business
5 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementEffective 1 November, the AUAS Executive Board has appointed Tibet Verhagen professor of Emerging Technology for Business. This new professorship will be exploring ways of increasing corporate effectiveness with the ...
-
Government: no new education-related measures, but stay alert
4 November 2020 | CommunicationThe current situation for higher education will, in principle, remain unchanged until mid-December. However, further restrictions may be imposed at the regional level if necessary. Caution is therefore advised. This ...
-
Official launch of the HvA Expertise Centre Applied AI
2 November 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceGet to know the Expertise Centre Applied Artificial Intelligence (ECAAI) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences! Launched in January 2020, ECAAI has turned November in the Month of the AAI, in which it will ...
-
Flags at half-mast for educational freedom and safety
1 November 2020 | CommunicationOn Monday, 2 November, French schools will commemorate the murder of Samuel Paty. On that day, the flags at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will be flown at half-mast.
-
AUAS doctoral student calls for more financial education
30 October 2020 | CommunicationThe financial situation of young people is often worrying, and wrong decisions at an early age can have major consequences later on. However, according to Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) researcher ...
-
PUSHCHAIR TURNED SOAPBOX CAR
26 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyWhether its materials used in an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum or Bugaboo pushchairs that the kids no longer fit into: these are materials and products that are too valuable to throw away after use. And after all, ...
-
AUAS launches unique sports leadership programme for executives
23 October 2020 | Faculty Sports and NutritionIn January 2021, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will begin offering a special programme for executives from the world of sport, business and politics: the Sports Leadership Programme (SLP). This ...
-
Conditions for international mobility in second semester 2020/21
14 October 2020 | CommunicationThe AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the second semester of the academic year 2020-2021. These decisions pertain to three types of international mobility: ...
-
#byeHuib: AUAS says goodbye to a knighted Huib de Jong
9 October 2020 | CommunicationDuring his farewell party, Huib de Jong, the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), was surprised with a call from minister Ingrid van Engelshoven and councillor ...
-
Research accelerates the sustainability of heating
9 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe international research project HeatNet is all about making heat more sustainable. Less use of natural gas and more use of sustainable heat sources such as the residual heat from data centres. The project aimed to ...
-
Happy Coming Out Day
9 October 2020 | CommunicationOn this day, the world turns its attention to the moment that LGBTQI+'ers openly express their sexual orientation or gender identity: also called ‘coming out of the closet’. HvA Pride thinks it is ...
-
Konstantinos Stamoulis named Professor in Aviation Engineering
7 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyKonstantinos Stamoulis has been named Professor in Aviation Engineering at the Faculty of Technology, effective 1 October. He will be taking up the position previously occupied by Robert Jan de Boer. Stamoulis has 25 ...
-
Register now for the U!REKA Conference 2020
5 October 2020 | CommunicationColleagues and students at U!REKA member institutions are warmly invited to attend the U!REKA Conference 2020: Open Innovation Ecosystems. Institutional partners and U!REKA stakeholders are also welcome to join the ...
-
COVID-19 grant for AUAS 1.5-metre society project
5 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIOver the next two years, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will conduct research into the design of public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. In cities all over the world, measures are being taken ...
-
Renée Heller New Professor of Energy and Innovation
23 September 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) senior lecturer-researcher Renée Heller has been appointed professor of Energy and Innovation as of 1 September, taking over from Robert van den Hoed. This ...
-
AUAS signs Amsterdam agreement for inclusive higher education
22 September 2020 | CommunicationOn Monday 21 September, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and eight other higher education institutions signed the Amsterdam agreement for diverse, inclusive and socially engaged higher education. In ...
-
Louise Elffers Director of Centre of Expertise on Inequality
21 September 2020 | Faculty of EducationThe City of Amsterdam and four Amsterdam knowledge institutions (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), VU Amsterdam and Inholland University of Applied Sciences) are working ...
-
Nanda Piersma appointed professor of Responsible IT
18 September 2020 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) appointed Nanda Piersma Professor of Responsible IT on 8 September 2020. This recently established research group of the City of Amsterdam ...
-
‘Statushouders voor de Klas’ kicks off in Amsterdam
14 September 2020 | Student AffairsGiving refugee teachers perspective on the Dutch job market: that’s the aim of the one-year Orientation Programme ‘Statushouders in de Klas’. On Wednesday 2 September 2020, the third group of ...
-
More engagement in priority neighbourhoods since coronavirus
4 September 2020 | Urban VitalityIn the Netherlands, the impact of coronavirus is being felt even harder in priority neighbourhoods than in other areas. At the same time, many positive new initiatives, such as free meals and grocery services, have ...
-
Shreya de Souza new AUAS photographer in residence
3 September 2020 | CommunicationPhotographer Shreya de Souza has been named Photographer in Residence for the academic year 2020-2021 at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In this role, she will create artistic photographs for ...
-
Irene Maldini wins the AUAS Research Award
2 September 2020 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIFor her PhD, Irene investigated the relationship between design and the size of clothing production, individualisation and the wardrobe of consumers. She discovered that purchasing a sustainable item of clothing does ...
-
Opening of the academic year: focus on blended learning
27 August 2020 | CommunicationThe new academic year 2020-2021 has officially started. This year it kicked off in a unique way, via a live talk show streamed from Café Fest. It was humorous and musical but also devoted a lot of attention to ...
-
AUAS appoints Marleen Stikker as Professor of Practice
27 August 2020 | CommunicationToday, Geleyn Meijer, Rector and member of the Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) announced that Marleen Stikker has been named Professor of Practice effective January 2021. The ...
-
Hanneke Reuling Interim Chair of the Executive Board
27 August 2020 | CommunicationFollowing the impending departure of Chairman Huib de Jong on 1 September, the AUAS Executive Board will temporarily consist of two members: Hanneke Reuling (Vice Chair) and Geleyn Meijer (Rector). The two directors ...
-
Esther Ras named Dean Faculty of Technology
25 August 2020 | CommunicationThe Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has appointed Esther Ras as Dean of the Faculty of Technology (FT).
-
Gerard Nijsten appointed Director of the UvA/HvA Library
20 August 2020 | CommunicationGerard Nijsten has been appointed as the new head of the UvA/AUAS Library, effective 1 November 2020. Nijsten is currently director of operational management at the UvA’s Faculty of Humanities.
-
Programme introductions to go ahead
7 August 2020 | CommunicationYesterday, the government called on universities of applied sciences and universities to limit in-person meetings during introduction weeks to information meetings for small groups.
-
Starting tomorrow, all AUAS grounds will be smoke-free
31 July 2020 | CommunicationAll educational institutions in the Netherlands are obliged to have smoke-free areas from 1 August. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences will comply with this requirement. The new smoking policy applies to ...
-
Jack van de Wal voted AUAS Lecturer of the Year
7 July 2020 | Student AffairsJack van de Wal, a lecturer with the Sport Studies programme, has been named AUAS Lecturer of the Year 2020. This was announced on the afternoon of Monday 6 July during a digital presentation ceremony.
-
Elderly recovering from Covid-19 monitored with sensors
2 July 2020 | Urban VitalityElderly individuals recovering from COVID-19 will be receiving remote support for the next six months in a new research project being conducted by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), GRZPLUS and ...
-
AUAS campuses smoke-free from 1 August
30 June 2020 | CommunicationAll educational institutions in the Netherlands are obliged to be smoke-free starting on 1 August. This also includes the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). The new smoking policy applies to everyone ...
-
Elijah Alvares new AUAS student assessor
30 June 2020 | CommunicationAUAS student Elijah Alvares has been appointed as the new student assessor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 August 2020.
-
AUAS unveils climate-proof ‘RESILIO’ rooftop
30 June 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyA rooftop that improves urban biodiversity whilst protecting us against high temperatures and collecting and regulating excess water after heavy showers. Although this idea has a utopian ring to it, Amsterdam Oost ...
-
New higher education measures from 1 September
24 June 2020 | CommunicationDespite the many fine examples of inspirational distance education, it’s vital to good education that students can meet face-to-face with their peers and teachers.
-
Students develop games for the Hermitage Amsterdam
23 June 2020 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIStudents of the Communication and Multimedia Design programme (CMD) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) recently wrapped up a very successful project in collaboration with the renowned Hermitage ...
-
Annual report: AUAS on track in 2019
22 June 2020 | CommunicationIn 2019, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) awarded degrees to 6,884 students. Some 13,766 new students began their studies at the AUAS and a total of € 12 million in grant funding was obtained ...
-
Former intensive care patients no longer on their own at home
22 June 2020 | Urban VitalityPatients returning home after a stay in intensive care are overwhelmed by a great sense of uncertainty. How will their recovery go from here? Fortunately, they are no longer on their own. From now on, patients in the ...
-
Conditions for international mobility first semester 2020-2021
18 June 2020 | CommunicationThe AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the first semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. This includes three types of international mobility: degree-seeking ...
-
HOW LEFTOVERS CONTRIBUTE TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
18 June 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyOrganic waste, such as asparagus peel, apple cores or leftover potato mash, is collected separately on a very small scale in the major cities of the Netherlands. Usually it disappears into the incinerator with the ...
-
AUAS provides alternative NT2 exam
15 June 2020 | Student AffairsStudents who have a foreign diploma and plan to study at the AUAS in one of our Dutch-taught programmes are required to demonstrate their language proficiency by showing that they have passed all four parts of the ...
-
AMSIB: 100% online education in fall semester
10 June 2020 | Amsterdam School of International BusinessThe Amsterdam School of International Business (AMSIB) has decided to deliver education entirely online in the fall semester for all students. This means, that despite which year or phase you are at in your degree ...
-
AUAS Expression of Interest for Marie S. Curie Fellowship
8 June 2020 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences aims to participate in the Horizon 2020-funded Marie S. Curie fellowship programme, which offers international postdoctoral researchers a great opportunity to work in ...
-
Black Lives Matter and inclusion
5 June 2020 | CommunicationThe recent death of George Floyd due to police violence has caused a great deal of indignation not only in America but around the world – including our country. Thousands of people took part in a Black Lives ...
-
AUAS climbs higher education sustainability rankings
4 June 2020 | CommunicationIn SustainaBul 2020, the AUAS rose from its low position in 2019 to the middle of the rankings: a good result in just a year’s time. Furthermore, the AUAS ranked third in the 'best practices' category for its ...
-
Nynke van Dijk Dean of FG and FBSV
4 June 2020 | Faculty Sports and NutritionThe Executive Board has appointed Nynke van Dijk as Dean of the faculties of Sports and Nutrition (FBSV) and Health (FG). Van Dijk will start at the AUAS on 1 September 2020. Until then, Irene Sparreboom will be the ...
-
Pieter Meulenhoff appointed Professor of Cyber Security
27 May 2020 | CommunicationThe Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has appointed Pieter Meulenhoff Professor of Cyber Security by special appointment with effect from 1 September 2020. Meulenhoff works for ...