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AUAS awarded grant of €1.5 million for European project ABcities
25 June 2018 | CommunicationOver the next four years, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will conduct a European study into how policy can be organised in such a way as to provide optimum support for cooperating entrepreneurs ...
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Indestructible bicycle tyre designed by auas alumni available
15 June 2018 | CommunicationIn March 2018, AUAS Engineering alumni Neil van den Haak and Kevin Kesteloo closed a deal with bicycle tyre manufacturer Schwalbe for their airless bicycle tyre. The tyre will be available from specialist retailers ...
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AUAS removes obstacles for student entrepreneurs
7 June 2018 | EntrepreneurshipFrom the coming academic year, students at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences who set up a business while studying will have greater opportunities to successfully complete their studies while running their own ...
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Youssef el Bouhassani proclaimed teacher of the year 2018
21 April 2018 | CommunicationAUAS-teacher Youssef el Bouhassani was named Lecturer of the Year 2018 nationwide today. El Bouhassani was elected in Utrecht from five finalists. The prize is an initiative of the Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg ...
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Available this summer: indestructible bicycle tyre by alumni
4 April 2018 | CommunicationAUAS Engineering alumni Neil van den Haak and Kevin Kesteloo have closed a deal with bicycle tyre manufacturer Schwalbe. While studying at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, they designed an ...
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Major international grant for AUAS Forensic Science programme
8 February 2018 | CommunicationThe Forensic Science degree programme of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is a partner in the large-scale Shuttle project, which has received a €10.5 million grant from Horizon 2020, the European ...
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Never lose festival tokens again thanks to the festival wallet
22 January 2018 | CommunicationAs far as AUAS alum Suzanne Eikmans is concerned, plastic tokens used to pay at festivals can be banished to the dustbin of history. With her Festival Wallet app, you can just whip out your telephone and pay ...
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AMFI uses sweatshop to simulate clothing industry
30 November 2017 | CommunicationFor the second year in a row, the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is organising a SweatShop. On 27, 28 and 29 November, the sewing room on the third floor of ...
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U!REKA conference showcases urban research projects
23 November 2017 | CommunicationEdinburgh Napier University has hosted a conference aimed at developing a network of research excellence with five European partners. The event marks the first anniversary of the formation of the Urban Research and ...
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Senior citizens get involved in neighbourhood research
14 November 2017 | CommunicationAmsterdam is a city in which everyone should be able live comfortably, no matter what their age. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) investigated how senior citizens feel about the quality of life in ...
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AUAS delves into the Dutch wardrobe
19 September 2017 | CommunicationWhat exactly does the average Dutch wardrobe contain? How often do we buy new items – and do we then actually wear them? Or do they just lie around in the bottom of the wardrobe gathering dust? The survey ...
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AUAS programmes receive an international business accreditation
15 September 2017 | CommunicationThis week the Amsterdam School of International Business (AMSIB) at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) was awarded international EPAS accreditation of its Bachelor degree programmes International ...
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AUAS & UN connect cities of the world with the Global Goals Jam
11 September 2017 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesMediaLAB Amsterdam, part of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), together with the United Nations (United Nations Development Programme) is organising the Global Goals Jam on 15 and 16 September. During ...
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How students from Gen Y think about making a difference
4 July 2017 | Amsterdam School of International BusinessAround 130 young people gathered together at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ (AUAS) Amstelcampus Wednesday evening, where speakers with different backgrounds talked about how Generation Y, the ...
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Third AUAS Summer School ready to roll
3 July 2017 | CommunicationSeven different summer courses, more than 100 students from 26 countries and a 'social programme' varied in theme and content; the ingredients of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences' third AUAS Summer School.
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AUAS and UvA launch logistics hub for sustainable deliveries
29 June 2017 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are working together to achieve smart and sustainable deliveries for their 80 buildings, spread over five campuses throughout ...
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Nanda Piersma professor by special appointment Urban Analytics
7 June 2017 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Executive Board has appointed Nanda Piersma as professor by special appointment researching ‘Urban analytics’. Piersma's appointment will start on 1 ...
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More compost from underground worm hotel by AUAS students
23 May 2017 | CommunicationFour AUAS students have designed a shredder with which vegetables, fruit and garden waste (known in Dutch as GFT) can be shredded and fed to worms. This would mean that GFT waste from local residents in Amsterdam can ...
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AUAS researches world’s first Shopping Street Innovation Lab
19 May 2017 | CommunicationHolograms in the jeweller’s shop window, a VR headset to watch the production process of the bonbon you are eating, and an interactive bar at the off-licence: for a period of one year from today, ...
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Solar power storage by citizens stagnating
9 May 2017 | CommunicationElectric cars can function as power plants for solar power. The technology already exists, but is not being widely applied at street and neighbourhood level. The main reason is the lack of financial benefits for ...
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Amsterdam gets new education platform for future data specialist
24 March 2017 | CommunicationTwo Amsterdam universities and one University of Applied Sciences have joined forces to launch the Amsterdam School of Data Science, opening this March.
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AUAS launches first Master’s degree programme in Digital Design
16 March 2017 | CommunicationIn September 2017, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will start the first Master’s degree programme in Digital Design in the Netherlands. This international programme offers ambitious digital ...
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Electronic energy meters’ false readings almost 6 times too high
7 March 2017 | CommunicationSome electronic energy meters can give false readings that are up to 582% higher than actual energy consumption. This emerged from a study carried out by the University of Twente (UT), in collaboration with the ...
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MUAS and AUAS sign memorandum of understanding for cooperation
16 February 2017 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesAt a ceremony in the Mucca Halle in the historic centre of Munich on Tuesday 14 February, the Department of Design of Munich University of Applied Sciences, represented by Prof Ben Santo and the Faculty of Digital ...
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International melting pot increases quality of AUAS education
1 February 2017 | CommunicationAt the beginning of February, more than 700 international students landed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, with study destinations at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) or the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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Smart doorbell works through vibration
30 January 2017 | CommunicationDing-dong! The doorbell rings and we know someone is at the door. But this is not true for Jorrit Overweg, who has impaired vision and hearing. Five ICT students at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) ...
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‘AUAS beer’ heavenly water wins catering award
20 January 2017 | CommunicationHemelswater, literally ‘water of heaven’, is a beer brewed with rainwater. This week Hemelswater won the Innovation Award at the Horecava, the national catering trade fair. Hemelswater was created by the ...
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'Something alive' occupies lamppost in amsterdam light festival
23 December 2016 | CommunicationOne lamppost in Amsterdam is definitely different from all the others. This lamppost seems to be ‘run’ by a small light accommodated in the post. It also reacts to passers-by. The ‘light’ ...
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AUAS aims for 100 percent open access
22 December 2016 | CommunicationResults of publicly financed research need to find their way into education, to researchers and to the professional field unhindered. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) wishes to aspire to a 100 % ...
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Global consensus on the care for intensive care patients
8 December 2016 | CommunicationAn exercise programme for muscle strength and endurance, a balanced nutrition programme, respiratory muscle strength training, and above all: the physiotherapist as the coordinator for both physical and psychological ...
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U!REKA, collaboration platform for European higher education
28 November 2016 | CommunicationSix institutes of higher education have come together and launched a consortium called Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA). The six institutes will cooperate internationally with regard to ...
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AUAS establishes a joint Consortium of European universities
30 September 2016 | CommunicationSix universities of applied sciences have established a joint Consortium of European universities and universities of Applied Sciences. These institutions have been brought together around the shared themes of ...
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AUAS leads European research on solar storage in vehicles
16 September 2016 | CommunicationFive European cities, led by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will launch an experiment in storing and delivering solar energy in electric cars. The project lasts 3 years, total costs sum up to 5 ...
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An electric boat for algae removal
9 September 2016 | CommunicationThey are small, but not harmless: algae are increasingly plaguing waters in the Netherlands. Four students in the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Engineering, Design and Innovation bachelor's ...
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Statement AUAS-UvA on situation in Turkey
21 July 2016 | CommunicationThe University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) have taken note of the current situation in Turkey and stand ready to offer advice and support to their students and staff.
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AUAS Masterclass for outstanding students
30 June 2016 | CommunicationAbout thirty students from various faculties completed the masterclass for outstanding students in June. This masterclass consisted of eight evenings with inspiring, successful and ambitious Amsterdam residents such ...