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Reusing wood the size of Oosterpark
7 June 2021 | Faculty of TechnologyWood, metal, plastic, stone: many materials come available in renovation projects. But a clear overview of amounts and quality is lacking. Which is unfortunate, because they offer opportunities for reuse. A material ...
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AUAS realises positive energy districts throughout Europe
4 June 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyA year and a half ago, Amsterdam received a European grant for the development of a positive energy district (PED) in the city. The result: Buiksloterham PED. The Centres of Expertise Urban Technology (CoE Urban ...
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Comenius Leadership Fellow grant to make AUAS students AI-ready
3 June 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Centre of Expertise Applied AI of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been awarded a Comenius Leadership Fellow grant of €500,000 for the AI4Students project. Over the next three years, ...
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AUAS improves its SustainaBul ranking
2 June 2021 | CommunicationAUAS ranks tenth among higher education institutions when it comes to sustainability performance, according to the annual SustainaBul 2021 survey. This was announced on Friday 28 May by the national student network ...
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Bas Kokshoorn professor of Forensic Trace Dynamics
3 May 2021 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyBas Kokshoorn of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has been appointed professor of Forensic Trace Dynamics by special appointment at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) with effect from 1 May. ...
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Jopie Nooren pleased with easing of restrictions
28 April 2021 | CommunicationStarting today, on 28 April, there are once again more opportunities for students and employees to come to our campuses. Your programme, team or supervisor will inform you about what this means for you specifically. ...
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Earth Day: Taking a closer look at digital waste
22 April 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThis Earth Day, students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences programme Master Digital Design are raising the alarm about an often overlooked source of pollution: digital waste. Work by MDD students Julia ...
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New European Bauhaus partnership focuses on a sustainable future
22 April 2021 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has become an official partner of the European Commission's New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, which aims to transform the European Commission's sustainability agenda ...
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More opportunities for on-campus education from 28 April
20 April 2021 | CommunicationDuring a press conference today, the outgoing Dutch coalition announced that it will be possible for higher education institutions to provide more on-campus education. The AUAS will make use of this opportunity as ...
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Sustainable, diverse and digital changes during Alumni Week
19 April 2021 | CommunicationLast week, AUAS alumni (and staff and students) got a chance to soak up some knowledge and inspiration in a wide array of online workshops put on as part of Alumni Week.
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All on-site AUAS Summer School 2021 activities cancelled
19 April 2021 | AUAS Summer SchoolDue to the global coronavirus outbreak, all on-site activities of the AUAS Summer School 2021 have been cancelled.
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AUAS graduates find a job quickly
12 April 2021 | CommunicationSome 88% of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Bachelor’s programme students succeed in finding a job within three months of graduation. This is reported by the HBO Monitor 2020, and independent ...
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Conditions for International Mobility
8 April 2021The AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the first semester of the academic year 2021-2022. These decisions pertain to the incoming mobility of degree-seeking ...
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Rapid-test pilot: searching for opportunities
30 March 2021 | CommunicationThe VU officially opened its rapid Covid-19 testing site on 25 March, under the watchful eye of outgoing Dutch Minister of Education, Ingrid van Engelshoven.
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AUAS presents itself during Alumni Week
30 March 2021AUAS Alumni Week kicks off on 12 April. This is the second time that we’ll invite all our AUAS alumni to join us for a tailored event which aims to strengthen our relationship with this target group and to ...
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Government extends measures for higher education until 20 April
24 March 2021 | CommunicationThe government has extended the current measures related to curbing the spread of the coronavirus until Tuesday 20 April.
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U!REKA lectures: Expert European perspectives on Urban Commons
12 March 2021 | Communication‘Urban Commons’- what’s behind the buzzword? From local car-sharing to community gardens, neighbourhood assistance programmes and local currencies – civic initiatives, based on the principle ...
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UvA and AUAS repel cyber-attack
10 March 2021 | CommunicationThe serious cyber-attack on the UvA and AUAS did not result in any system failures, hijacking or ransom requests. During the past few weeks, all of the UvA and AUAS servers have been thoroughly investigated and ...
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Government extends measures for higher education until 29 March
9 March 2021 | CommunicationThe government has extended the current measures by three weeks, until 29 March. This means that the curfew will remain in effect for the time being. Students will also continue to study and work from home during the ...
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International Women's Day: ‘Don’t let anything hold you back'
8 March 2021 | CommunicationWomen still form a minority in the aviation industry. 'Even at an early age, I realised that aviation is a man’s world', says Cate Brancart, private pilot and board member at Women in Aviation, who studied at ...