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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 ...
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Urban knowledge: WeMakeThe.City festival
12 June 2019 | CommunicationHow can we work together to make the cities of the future better? From 17 through 23 June, researchers and students at AUAS will be sharing their latest ideas and insights at the WeMakeThe.City festival – a ...
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Multicultural ambassadors: AUAS students up for ECHO Award
3 June 2019 | CommunicationAUAS students Kethia Barigenera (Applied Psychology) and Artur Moeijes (HBO-ICT) have been nominated for the 2019 ECHO Award on behalf of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS).
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AUAS lands 1.3 million grant for sustainable district research
17 May 2019 | CommunicationAmsterdam has received a European grant for the development of an ‘energy-positive’ district in the Buiksloterham neighbourhood. Part of this grant, amounting to 1.3 million euros, will go to research ...
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Struggling entrepreneurs wait too long to seek assistance
2 May 2019 | EntrepreneurshipStruggling entrepreneurs suffer twice the shame and the stigma around failure, because making problems the subject of discussion has direct consequences for cooperation and doing business. In addition, it is in the ...
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Judith Metz elected chair of ESWRA
26 April 2019 | CommunicationJudith Metz, professor of Youth Spot at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, has been elected chair of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA). For the next two years, she will lead this ...
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AUAS receives major grants for innovation in education
18 April 2019 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been awarded four Comenius fellowships. These are associated with grants amounting to a total of €500,000 to stimulate innovation in education.
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AUAS alumni find a job quickly
15 April 2019 | CommunicationThe HBO Monitor 2018 shows that 89% of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) alumni successfully found a job within three months of graduation. This is an increase of 3% compared to 2017.
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Robert van Mulligen: AUAS lecturer of the year
11 April 2019 | CommunicationRobert van Mulligen, PABO lecturer (teacher-training college for primary education) has been named AUAS Lecturer of the Year. This was announced during the annual AUAS Education Conference, which was held at Theater ...
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NT2 exam delay: students advised to apply
4 April 2019 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has been informed that there is currently a waiting list for completing the State Exams ‘Dutch as a Second Language’ (NT2). Students who require this ...
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How do migrant entrepreneurs create innovation?
4 April 2019 | CommunicationThe expanding group of migrant entrepreneurs are translating their specific background and experience into innovation, frequently managing to find niche areas to successfully exploit through new business ideas. In ...
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SPOT: the student design pop-up shop
1 April 2019 | CommunicationJumping Joey, Comebek and Kubby. These are just a few of the products designed by students. Curious about what they are exactly? You can stop by SPOT, the pop-up store on the Spui 23 in central Amsterdam, to find ...
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Professor Didi Griffioen accepted as Principal Fellow
12 March 2019 | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and LawDidi Griffioen, professor of Higher Education, Research and Innovation at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, is the first Dutch academic to be accepted into the small international group of Principal ...
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Master Occupational Therapy ranked best in class
5 March 2019 | CommunicationThe Master’s programme Occupational Therapy at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has been named the best Master in the field of health sciences. This was announced in the annual Master’s Guide ...
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U!REKA bids to create the European university of the future
5 March 2019 | CommunicationThe Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) consortium has launched a bid to take part in the 2019 European Universities pilot project.
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Students envision the future of new mega library
27 February 2019 | CommunicationIn 2025, the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) will open a new mega library (OBA XL) in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district. How can this become a place that brings cultures together, where young and old are ...