Students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are the most satisfied when it comes to the atmosphere, class size, content and lecturers. These are the findings of a student satisfaction survey ...
Research by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) into Dutch festivals shows that the number of festivals in the Netherlands has decreased by more than ten percent over a two-year period. Professor ...
The Social and Economic Council (SER) is calling for a more intensive fight against functional illiteracy. However, according to Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) researchers Krispijn Faddegon and Eelco ...
The collaboration platform U!REKA intends to participate in the second European Universities pilot in 2020, as soon as the application guidelines are announced. This is a grant programme for cooperative European ...
AUAS student Oumaima el Hammouti has been appointed as the new student assessor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 August.
Photographer and artist Tobias Groot will be Photographer in Residence for the upcoming academic year 2019-2020 at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In this role, he will create artistic ...
In the major shopping cities in the Netherlands, almost one in four retail establishments is a restaurant, hotel, bar or cafe, and this number is increasing. These thousands of hospitality entrepreneurs receive their ...
The summer of a lifetime starts today for over 180 international students who are attending the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Summer School 2019. This year’s group spans students with 36 different ...
In 2018, the AUAS awarded degrees to 7,210 students. Some 13,105 new students began their studies at the AUAS and a total of € 15 million in grant funding was obtained to support applied research activities. You can ...
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences struck the first pile today for the Conrad building. By building the ‘Conradhuis’, the AUAS will complete the Amstel Campus, a bustling urban campus at the heart of the ...
How can we work together to make the cities of the future better? From 17 through 23 June, researchers and students at AUAS will be sharing their latest ideas and insights at the WeMakeThe.City festival – a festival ...
AUAS students Kethia Barigenera (Applied Psychology) and Artur Moeijes (HBO-ICT) have been nominated for the 2019 ECHO Award on behalf of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS).
Amsterdam has received a European grant for the development of an ‘energy-positive’ district in the Buiksloterham neighbourhood. Part of this grant, amounting to 1.3 million euros, will go to research programmes at ...
Struggling entrepreneurs suffer twice the shame and the stigma around failure, because making problems the subject of discussion has direct consequences for cooperation and doing business. In addition, it is in the ...
Judith Metz, professor of Youth Spot at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, has been elected chair of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA). For the next two years, she will lead this ...
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been awarded four Comenius fellowships. These are associated with grants amounting to a total of €500,000 to stimulate innovation in education.
The HBO Monitor 2018 shows that 89% of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) alumni successfully found a job within three months of graduation. This is an increase of 3% compared to 2017.
Robert van Mulligen, PABO lecturer (teacher-training college for primary education) has been named AUAS Lecturer of the Year. This was announced during the annual AUAS Education Conference, which was held at Theater ...
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been informed that there is currently a waiting list for completing the State Exams ‘Dutch as a Second Language’ (NT2). Students who require this diploma in ...
The expanding group of migrant entrepreneurs are translating their specific background and experience into innovation, frequently managing to find niche areas to successfully exploit through new business ideas. In ...
Jumping Joey, Comebek and Kubby. These are just a few of the products designed by students. Curious about what they are exactly? You can stop by SPOT, the pop-up store on the Spui 23 in central Amsterdam, to find ...
Didi Griffioen, professor of Higher Education, Research and Innovation at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, is the first Dutch academic to be accepted into the small international group of Principal ...
The Master’s programme Occupational Therapy at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has been named the best Master in the field of health sciences. This was announced in the annual Master’s Guide (Keuzegids ...
The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) consortium has launched a bid to take part in the 2019 European Universities pilot project.
In 2025, the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) will open a new mega library (OBA XL) in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district. How can this become a place that brings cultures together, where young and old are challenged to ...
On 7 February, high school students will again take to the streets for a climate protest. Are they representative of their peers? Lecturer-researcher Adwin Bosschaart of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
The first students with their own businesses have been selected for the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ (AUAS) Entrepreneurship Scheme. In the same way that the AUAS enables talented athletes to work on ...
The research by Cynthia Boomkens, Judith Metz and Jolanda Sonneveld was recognised as the best AUAS research of 2019. This was announced during the AUAS Research Day 2019, where awards were also presented for the ...
AUAS is receiving a total of 900,000 euros in RAAK Public Subsidies for three research projects. This has been granted for research into the promotion of a healthy lifestyle among toddlers, cooperation concerning ...
If we want to continue to feed 10 billion people sustainably and healthily in 2050, then we will have to learn to adopt a radically different way of eating. This message from 37 renowned academics got tongues wagging ...
The number of expat children in primary education is set to increase in the years ahead, meaning that levels of multilingualism in classes will also rise. Not only is the number of expats in the Amsterdam region ...
By 2050, Dutch society must have transformed into a circular economy. In this sustainable recycling economy, there is no waste and raw materials are used again and again. The Dutch government aims to achieve this and ...
A large proportion of Dutch children have poor motor skills. Researchers at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) have developed a programme to give these children the support they need. The intention ...
It’s likely that one third or more of the people in debt counselling or whose finances are administered by a trustee suffer from a moderate mental handicap. If special counselling remains unavailable, this number ...
'Shaping Urban Communities. Smart and Sustainable Solutions' – this was the motto of the U!REKA (The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance) consortium’s third annual conference, hosted this year from 26-28 ...
The Make IT Work retraining track offered by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has won the Pro-Motor Award 2018. This annual award for an ambitious idea was presented on Wednesday evening by Mariëtte ...
Are push notifications desirable in a news app for children? Should Airbnb be designed community-centric rather than user-centric? Would you ever create a platform which helps to deport millions of immigrants?
An all-encompassing climate agreement is around the corner. In The Hague tension is mounting around the negotiating table. The stakes are high, but one thing is clear: it’s going to be a very tough job to actually ...
Dirk Reynders has been appointed the new director of Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) with effect from 1 February 2019. Located in the Dutch capital, the renowned fashion institute is part of Amsterdam University ...
Following the launch of the Digital Society School in September, applications for its Spring 2019 Trainee Programme are now open. This 20-week internship runs from February through June 2019. It is offered in English ...
U!REKA partners Edinburgh Napier University and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are collaborating to strengthen their expertise in Dual Careers (DC). This programme gives elite athletes the ...
The prestigious Media Architecture Biennale 2020 (MAB20) will be jointly organised by various AUAS faculties, including the Play & Civic Media research group (DMCI Faculty) and Frank Suurenbroek’s Construction ...
Following a previous, tentative excursion to Hilversum, Make IT Work will officially move in with MyBit at the Media Park in Hilversum on Monday, 12 November 2018. The new site for AUAS’s retraining track will be a ...
Pay a fine, prove yourself and take tests are the messages expressed most frequently in Dutch folders and brochures for refugees. This is the observation of Nadine Blankvoort, lecturer-researcher at AUAS and ...
The new Sport and Nutrition Campus at the AUAS was recently launched on Dr. Meurerlaan. The eye-catcher is the new restaurant, which has been transformed into a luxury food court. Students and staff can taste the ...
Amsterdam will install smart ‘blue-green’ roofs on social housing buildings. These roofs allow for extra (blue) water to be stored beneath the green surface, better protecting the homes and their environment against ...
The Bajes Quarter (Bajes Kwartier) in the South East of Amsterdam, a new neighbourhood being created on the site of the former Bijlmerbajes prison complex, will be the first new ‘healthy’ housing development in the ...
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has started recruiting 40 trainees with bicultural backgrounds. In partnership with these ‘young professionals’, the AUAS wants to bridge a gap towards its student ...
When it comes to embedding entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education institutions, the Netherlands is ahead of its European peers. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is one of the ...
