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AUAS alum wins award for thesis on burnout
20 February 2020 | CommunicationAmsterdam 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 IndustriesThe 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 | CommunicationDuring 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 | CommunicationThe 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 | CommunicationThe 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 | CommunicationHuib 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 ResearchDue 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 ResearchThe 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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Prestigious Prize awarded to ‘Everyday life after hip fracture'
14 January 2020 | Urban VitalityThe prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to the paper ‘Everyday life after a hip fracture: what community-living older adults perceive as most beneficial for their recovery’. The ...
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Ineke Bussemaker new Dean Business and Economics
8 January 2020 | CommunicationThe Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has appointed Ineke Bussemaker as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE), following consultations with the representative ...
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Knowledge institutions invest EUR 1 billion in AI
13 December 2019 | CommunicationAmsterdam's knowledge institutes, including the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), are joining forces and investing EUR 1 billion in the development of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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AUAS to study the acceptance of energy transition
12 December 2019 | CommunicationThe transition to sustainable energy and mobility in the Netherlands is faltering, despite advancing technological developments and the clear economic benefits of such a transition. To change this, the Dutch Research ...
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‘Going International’ inspires students to venture abroad
28 November 2019 | Student AffairsThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences recently organised Going International 2019. The Kohnstamm building was buzzing with activity: fascinating speakers, diverse workshops, a student meet & greet and an ...
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Proactivity: highly sought-after but not so desirable
21 November 2019 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementIn theory, proactive behaviour by employees helps an organisation to move forward or protects it from threats and mistakes. However, in reality, a significant proportion of managers are insufficiently open to ...
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Students envision the future of ArenAPoort
20 November 2019 | CommunicationAt the request of Amsterdam’s Zuidoost district council, 130 students from seven faculties at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) worked together to come up with creative and innovative ideas to ...
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Student Soraya Wahjudi Nominated for VIVA400
30 October 2019 | Urban VitalitySoraya Wahjudi, physiotherapy student at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and gold medallist at the World Taekwondo Beach Championships, has been nominated for the VIVA400. Soraya juggles many ...
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AUAS researches the impact of UEFA EURO 2020 on Amsterdam
15 October 2019 | Urban VitalityAmsterdam will be one of the host cities of the European Football Championship (UEFA EURO 2020) in June and July 2020. What will Amsterdam’s residents and visitors think of this event, and what will volunteers ...
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Advanced microscope to boost crime scene investigations
10 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyResearchers from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are involved in the development of a toolkit with an advanced microscope. This will enable forensic investigators to carry out more detailed ...
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AUAS and University of Manitoba join forces
10 October 2019 | Faculty of HealthThe Faculty of Health at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Manitoba are about to embark on an intensive cooperation. They will join forces to ...
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Cumulus Park: open innovation district in Amsterdam Zuidoost
10 October 2019 | Amsterdam School of International BusinessThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), ING, the City of Amsterdam, and the ROC have launched a new innovation district, Cumulus Park. It is a profound cooperation uniting partners that traditionally ...
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Cumulus Park: open innovation district in Amsterdam Zuidoost
10 October 2019 | Faculty of Business and EconomicsThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), ING, the City of Amsterdam, and the ROC have launched a new innovation district, Cumulus Park. It is a profound cooperation uniting partners that traditionally ...
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Dutch King visits the AUAS to discuss teacher shortage
8 October 2019 | CommunicationCollaboration between universities of applied sciences and school boards is a prerequisite to effectively tackle the teacher shortage in the Netherlands. Amsterdam serves as an example of this. To see how this works ...
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Professor Valérie Lamontagne has passed away
7 October 2019 | CommunicationProfessor Valérie Lamontagne passed away on 4 October. She was 51 years old. The AUAS appointed Dr. Lamontagne, a Canadian, as professor of the Fashion Research and Technology research group at the Amsterdam ...
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Michiel Horikx appointed Professor of Structural Safety
24 September 2019 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDr Michiel Horikx was appointed professor by special appointment in Structural Safety at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 September 2019, . This concerns a new research group that ...
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Student makes high-protein, nostalgic ice cream for the elderly
20 September 2019 | Urban VitalityIce cream that is high in protein and really tastes good: that’s what elderly people want to see on the menu in their care homes. With this in mind, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Nutrition and ...
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Role models in the making for an inclusive university
20 September 2019 | CommunicationFifteen new trainees started at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) this academic year. They are part of a special traineeship aimed at creating more role models for students with a multicultural ...
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André Henken appointed acting dean Faculty of Technology
18 September 2019 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ (AUAS) Executive Board has appointed André Henken acting dean of the Faculty of Technology (FT), effective immediately. Henken succeeds dean Gerard van ...
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AUAS & UN connect cities with the Global Goals Jam
16 September 2019 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Digital Society School, part of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), and the United Nations (UNDP) are organising the fourth edition of the Global Goals Jam on 20-21 September. During this two-day ...
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Is the future of flight electric?
12 September 2019 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyElectric flight will help make aviation more sustainable; it is cleaner, quieter and more economical than conventional aviation. Knowledge institutes, research institutes and the business community are working with ...
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Occupational science focuses on social transformation
6 September 2019 | Urban VitalityGrowing nationalism, migration, a shrinking welfare state: all these changes have a particularly strong effect on vulnerable groups. Occupational therapy, a care- and welfare-oriented profession, is increasingly ...
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AMFI students scrape soot to raise awareness
5 September 2019 | CommunicationSome 450 new first-year students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) harvested soot yesterday in the most polluted places in the city. This wasn’t an ...
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Opening academic year: spotlight on sustainability and diversity
30 August 2019 | CommunicationThe new academic year was officially opened yesterday by Amsterdam’s Deputy Mayor, Sharon Dijksma and AUAS Executive Board Chairman Huib de Jong. In his speech, De Jong touched on the digital, social and ...
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AUAS appoints Kate Raworth Professor of Practice
29 August 2019 | CommunicationToday, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences' Executive Board Chairman, Huib de Jong, announced that Kate Raworth has been appointed Professor of Practice effective January 2020. The Faculty of Business and ...
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Tune In: extra support for first-generation students
20 August 2019 | CommunicationA group of approximately 70 new Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) students yesterday experienced a first for the Netherlands, participating in Tune In – a new three-day summer introductory ...
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Students at AUAS: just as diverse as the city of Amsterdam
19 August 2019 | CommunicationGender, age, socio-economic background, nationality, worldview and religion. No two of the 46,000 students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are the same. What they do have in common is that they ...
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Artur Moeijes makes it to the ECHO Award final
17 August 2019 | Student AffairsDiversity Talks is a non-profit organisation focused on promoting inclusive education in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Devised by Artur Moeijes, who studies HBO-ICT at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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72% of AUAS students satisfied with their programme
12 August 2019 | CommunicationStudents 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 ...
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Festivals in the Netherlands on the decline
5 August 2019 | CommunicationResearch 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 ...
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Four AUAS projects receive RAAK-PRO grants
1 August 2019 | CommunicationFour research teams from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) have been awarded RAAK-PRO grants. Each of these teams will receive an amount of 700,000 euros to start or continue research into the need ...
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AUAS researchers slate approach to illiteracy
31 July 2019 | CommunicationThe 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 ...
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U!REKA eyes new EU European Universities bid
24 July 2019 | CommunicationThe 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 ...
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Oumaima El Hammouti new student assessor
19 July 2019 | CommunicationAUAS student Oumaima el Hammouti has been appointed as the new student assessor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 August.
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Oumaima El Hammouti new student assessor
19 July 2019 | CommunicationAUAS student Oumaima el Hammouti has been appointed as the new student assessor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 August.
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AUAS names Tobias Groot new Photographer in Residence
15 July 2019 | CommunicationPhotographer 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 ...
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Amsterdam’s bicycle mayor is on a roll
4 July 2019 | CommunicationAmsterdam appointed a new Junior Bicycle Mayor today – 10-year-old Armin Taheri. This initiative was devised by Katelijne Boerma, lecturer and programme manager at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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Congestion poses a threat to hospitality industry distribution
2 July 2019 | CommunicationIn 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 ...
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New Masters of Digital Design Present Their Work
1 July 2019 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesFor a second year, the Master Digital Design of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is seeping some of the best talent in the field back onto the job market. The occasion is marked with the launch of the ...
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Summer School 2019 kicks off
1 July 2019 | CommunicationThe 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 ...
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Annual report 2018: consistent quality at the AUAS
1 July 2019 | CommunicationIn 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 ...
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Conrad building construction begins
25 June 2019 | AmstelcampusThe 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 ...