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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...