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Conditions for international mobility largely unchanged
12 October 2021 | CommunicationThe AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022. The conditions for the current semester concerning international ...
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AUAS leaders showcase applied research innovations to EU
8 October 2021 | CommunicationGeleyn Meijer, AUAS Rector, and Frank Kresin, Dean of the Faculty of Media and Creative Industries (FDMCI), participated in an UAS4EUROPE event in Brussels today focusing on the innovative power of applied research. ...
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Jopie Nooren joins the VH Board
1 October 2021 | CommunicationJopie Nooren, Chair of the Executive Board at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, has become a board member at the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (VH). This is effective 1 October.
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AmSIA 2021 finale: cast your vote
29 September 2021 | CommunicationWhich innovative idea should be in the running for the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards? Let us know! Voting is open now until 11 October – cast a vote for your favourite innovative idea devised by ...
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AUAS urges ABP to halt investments in fossil fuels
22 September 2021 | CommunicationABP must phase out all investments in fossil fuels by the end of 2024 at the latest. That is the request made by a large number of Amsterdam-based institutions - including the AUAS - in an open letter to pension fund ...
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Fernon Longfur is the new student assessor at AUAS
20 September 2021 | CommunicationThe Executive Board has announced that AUAS Business Administration student Fernon Longfur will be the new student assessor effective 1 October 2021.
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Restrictions for higher education lifted from 25 September
17 September 2021 | CommunicationDuring its press conference on 14 September, the departing cabinet announced that the one-and-a-half-metre measure will be lifted for the whole of the Netherlands as of 25 September. For higher education, the ...
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Data-Driven Craftsmanship should take the lead in fashion
17 September 2021Fashion has become a statement, but we no longer understand what we are actually wearing, for example the properties of wool or cotton. ‘We have lost our connection with the material’, says Troy ...
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We're back! A video report from the Amstel Campus
8 September 2021 | CommunicationIt took quite a while, but now we're back! Last week we welcomed some students and staff back to our campuses already. It's not exactly back to 'normal' though, so we popped by the Amstel Campus to ask students and ...
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Marleen Stikker to receive honorary doctorate from VU
7 September 2021 | CommunicationProfessor of Practice Marleen Stikker will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) on 11 November during the institution’s Dies Natalis (anniversary) celebration. Stikker is ...
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Joining forces for a future-oriented and viable Amsterdam
3 September 2021 | CommunicationThe time has finally come. We are about to embark on an academic year in which we will be allowed to interact on campus face to face. For many of us, that means returning to our familiar study places or workspaces. ...
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Valerie Frissen and Ron de Mos reappointed to Supervisory Board
1 September 2021 | CommunicationValerie Frissen and Ron de Mos have been reappointed as members of the Supervisory Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). The reappointment is for four years and is effective from 1 September 2021.
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Lori DiVito lector Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship
26 August 2021 | Centre for Economic TransformationThe AUAS Executive Board has appointed Lori DiVito as professor Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship as of August 1st, 2021. The professorship Collaborative Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) looks at ...
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Daniël van Middelkoop appointed professor of Professional Agency
26 August 2021 | Centre for Economic TransformationDaniël van Middelkoop was appointed professor of Professional Agency (Cooperating Professionals) by the Executive Board on 1 August 2021. Daniël’s research focuses on bolstering the agency of ...
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Can a digital copy help Paralympic athletes win gold?
25 August 2021 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Digital Society School of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has explored this. They started with the idea of developing a digital twin (i.e. digital copy) of elite athlete Larissa Klaassen, who ...
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Ivar Timmer tenure-track professor Legal Management & Technology
23 August 2021 | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and LawThe Executive Board of AUAS has appointed Ivar Timmer tenure-track professor of Legal Management & Technology effective August 1st 2021. Timmer researches how technology can be used meaningfully and responsibly ...
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AUAS can finally reopen!
13 August 2021 | CommunicationOn August 13 the government announced in a press conference that the 1.5 metre rule in higher education will no longer be in effect from August 30 onwards. This means that all activities can resume on the campuses ...
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AI, Media & Democracy Lab receives ELSA Lab status
12 July 2021 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIThe Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) has awarded ELSA Lab status to the AI, Media & Democracy Lab, a collaboration between the UvA, HvA, CWI, media partners, social partners and the municipality of Amsterdam. ELSA Lab ...
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Launch of European Project to Train Urban Innovators
7 July 2021 | Urban GovernanceLarge cities face multifaceted issues and complex challenges with regard to quality of life, sustainability, inclusion, accessibility and security. This requires a specific type of professional: an urban manager who ...
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Cyber-attack evaluation: crisis organisation worked well
7 July 2021 | CommunicationIn February, AUAS and UvA were hit by a serious cyber-attack. Both institutions successfully repelled the attack, and were able to declare the situation ‘under control’ on 10 March. In order to learn from ...