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Teamwork in the time of corona: six tips
8 April 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management
For the past few weeks we’ve been living in a different reality in the Netherlands and at the AUAS. We work at home and this will be the case for a while. This raises questions: how can AUAS employees work well ...
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Professor Reint Jan Renes seconded to core RIVM team
2 April 2020 | ARISI
Reint Jan Renes, Professor of Psychology for Sustainable Cities at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, is currently seconded to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) for four ...
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COVID-19 patients at risk of developing new symptoms post-ICU
1 April 2020 | Urban Vitality
COVID-19 patients hospitalised in the ICU have an increased risk of PICS: Post-intensive Care Syndrome warns Marike van der Schaaf, professor of Acute Care Rehabilitation at the Amsterdam University of Applied ...
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Government extends corona measures until 28 April
1 April 2020 | Communication
The Dutch government has announced that the current measures will be extended until (and including) 28 April 2020. It’s also evident that it’s going to take some time for normal life to resume, if, in the ...
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Distance education until the end of the academic year
26 March 2020 | Communication
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences will carry on with working from home and offering distance education after 6 April. In principle, there will be no on-campus education for the rest of the academic year ...
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Online history lessons and tips for remote learning
26 March 2020 | Communication
Master Digital Design student Matthijs Nolst Trenité created the online History lessons series Meneer Goedknegt in 2017. Overnight, it became a success in the Netherlands. He explains his design vision and ...
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‘The impact of online teaching is huge’
24 March 2020 | Communication
He wasn't supposed to officially start in his role as Digital Transformation Officer at the AUAS until next week. However, Ivo van der Werk is already fully on board. "Had you told me a month ago that the ...
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A message for our international students
20 March 2020 | Communication
Considering the exceptional circumstances due to the corona crisis, the AUAS understands that our international students may prefer to be at home with loved ones during this time. If this applies to you, we advise ...
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AUAS postpones the BSA
20 March 2020 | Communication
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is postponing the BSA (binding study advice) due to the corona crisis. AUAS aims for education and exams to continue wherever possible. The degree programmes are ...
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Five tips for mastering the coronavirus measures
19 March 2020 | Communication
The Dutch are being forced to break their ingrained habits due to the emergency measures taken in the fight against the coronavirus. It’s not easy, as behavioural scientist and AUAS professor Reint-Jan Renes ...
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Master Fashion Enterprise Creation is being phased out
10 March 2020 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has decided to no longer offer the AMFI Master Fashion Enterprise Creation as of 1 September 2020. This means that the degree programme is no longer accepting new ...
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New partners extend U!REKA’s European reach
5 March 2020 | Communication
The collaboration platform U!REKA is strengthening its presence in Europe with the addition of two new institutional partners: Politécnico de Lisboa (IPL) and VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO). ...
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AUAS alum wins award for thesis on burnout
20 February 2020 | Communication
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) alum Fiere Bonnerman has won the thesis prize of the Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement (scriptieprijs van de vakbeweging) in the universities of ...
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Troy Nachtigall appointed Professor Fashion Research Technology
14 February 2020 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries
The Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Science (AUAS - Hogeschool van Amsterdam) has appointed Troy Nachtigall on 4 February 2020 as Professor of Fashion Research and Technology. The professorship ...
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First-year student population increases by 5 percent
4 February 2020 | Communication
During this academic year (2019-2020), a total of 13,766 first-year students started studying at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). This represents an increase of 5.2 percent compared to the ...
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Martijn de Waal appointed Professor of Play & Civic Media
3 February 2020 | Communication
The Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has appointed Martijn de Waal Professor of Play & Civic Media as of 1 February 2020. In his research, De Waal focuses on the relationship ...
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Kate Raworth inaugurated as first AUAS Professor of Practice
23 January 2020 | Communication
The renowned British economist Kate Raworth praised the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences community and Amsterdammers who attended her inauguration on Thursday. "In no other city do I see so many good ...
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Executive Board Chairman Huib de Jong announces departure
23 January 2020 | Communication
Huib de Jong, Chairman of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ Executive Board, has announced that he will leave the AUAS on 1 July 2020. He plans to retire. The Supervisory Board will now start the ...
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Focus on people when implementing digital technology
15 January 2020 | CREATE-IT Applied Research
Due to the increasing digitisation of society, the role of digital technology in innovation is becoming more and more important. Professor of Digital Life, Dr Somaya Ben Allouch, at the Amsterdam University of ...
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Tamara Witschge appointed professor of Cross Media
14 January 2020 | CREATE-IT Applied Research
The Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has appointed Tamara Witschge professor of Cross Media as of 1 January 2020. This position had become vacant after the departure of Harry van ...
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