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The Netherlands 'excels in fostering entrepreneurship'
3 October 2018 | Communication
When it comes to embedding entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education institutions, the Netherlands is ahead of its European peers. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is one of the ...
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AUAS combats loneliness in the city
27 September 2018 | Communication
More than 80,000 residents of Amsterdam feel seriously lonely. This has a negative impact on their participation in society and their health. 27 September marked the launch of national loneliness week, a theme that ...
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Digital Society School opens
17 September 2018 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries
The first week of September saw the launch of the Digital Society School: the new form of education within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) that sees students, researchers and businesses work side by ...
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Refugee teachers start intensive AUAS training programme
13 September 2018 | Communication
Sixteen refugees with residence permits, a background in the sciences and teaching experience in their home countries have started an introductory course this September for teacher training at the Amsterdam ...
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Programme to stop smoking after heart attack ineffective
7 September 2018 | Communication
The care in relation to giving up smoking offered to smokers following a heart attack is not effective. Patients who have stopped by themselves need something completely different, and those continuing to smoke ...
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AUAS ahead of UvA with open access to research output
17 August 2018 | Communication
Available to all, free of charge: an increasingly important requirement for all academic articles financed using public funds. But how, as a university, do you organise this? Librarians Jaroen Kuijer (AUAS) and ...
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AUAS names Olga Permiakova new photographer in residence
6 August 2018 | Communication
Photographer and artist Olga Permiakova (Ukraine, 1988) will be Photographer in Residence for the upcoming academic year at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In this role, she will create artistic ...
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2017 AUAS annual report shows upward trends
30 July 2018 | Communication
In 2017, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) awarded over 7,500 Bachelor's degrees and obtained € 14 million in grant funding to support its applied research. These figures are from the 2017 AUAS ...
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City and AUAS promote healthy lifestyles for Amsterdammers
16 July 2018 | Communication
The City of Amsterdam and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are joining forces to tackle challenges involving exercise, nutrition, health and professional and recreational sports in the city. The ...
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Study reveals optimal charging infrastructure rollout strategy
9 July 2018 | Communication
A study conducted on the largest EV charging transactions dataset worldwide revealed insight in what rollout strategy for charging points can best be applied by policy makers. The research was conducted by Jurjen ...
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AUAS Summer School kicks off
2 July 2018 | Communication
Today, 2 July, marks the start of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Summer School 2018. This year it includes eight international courses, each lasting two weeks. Over 100 international students from 28 ...
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AUAS awarded grant of €1.5 million for European project ABcities
25 June 2018 | Communication
Over 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 | Communication
In 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 | Entrepreneurship
From 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 | Communication
AUAS-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 | Communication
AUAS 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 | Communication
The 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 | Communication
As 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 | Communication
For 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 | Communication
Edinburgh 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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