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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 ...
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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 ...
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Higher education can open with restrictions from 15 June
19 May 2020 | CommunicationThis evening, the government announced that higher professional education, just like secondary vocational education, will be allowed to open their doors for educational activities from 15 June on, to a limited ...
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1.5-metre society: good behaviour doesn’t develop by itself
15 May 2020 | Urban VitalityLea den Broeder, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) professor and senior researcher at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) is set to join the RIVM’s Corona ...
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New research group: Applied Quantum Computing
13 May 2020 | CommunicationThe Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are jointly establishing a new special professorship: Applied Quantum Computing. This research group makes ...
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Further information on issues in mid-May
6 May 2020 | CommunicationAt the end of March, the government explained that even in the most positive scenario, a return to the 'old situation' for higher education would take time. Tonight's announcements by the government make it clear ...
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Malnutrition makes the elderly more susceptible to COVID-19
24 April 2020 | Urban VitalityThe corona crisis increases the risk of malnutrition in the elderly, making them more susceptible to COVID-19 warns Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Peter Weijs of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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Huib de Jong to remain on until end of the academic year
22 April 2020 | CommunicationHuib de Jong will continue as Executive Board Chairman of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) until 1 September 2020. His departure was originally planned for 1 July 2020.
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Life @AMSIB with Billy
22 April 2020 | Amsterdam School of International BusinessBillyFor this month’s Life@AMSIB, we interviewed the human embodiment of positivity and joy, Billy Shur, to see how her first year at AMSIB has been so far! Was there a challenge that tore down even the most ...
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AUAS seeks solutions to bottlenecks in skill-based education
21 April 2020 | CommunicationThe Dutch government has announced that the current measures for higher education will continue after 28 April.
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Gerard van Haarlem has passed away
20 April 2020 | CommunicationGerard van Haarlem passed away on Friday 17 April, following the onset of an illness that began last summer. Gerard served for seventeen years as the Dean of the Faculty of Technology at the Amsterdam University of ...
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AUAS alumni employment on the rise
14 April 2020 | CommunicationSome 91% of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) alumni succeed in finding a job within three months of graduation. This is according to the HBO Monitor, the annual nationwide study among all graduates of ...
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AUAS Summer School 2020 Cancelled
9 April 2020 | CommunicationDue to the Covid-19 outbreak the AUAS Summer School 2020 has been cancelled.
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Teamwork in the time of corona: six tips
8 April 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementFor 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 | ARISIReint 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 VitalityCOVID-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 | CommunicationThe 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 | CommunicationThe 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 | CommunicationMaster 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 | CommunicationHe 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 ...