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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 ...
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Do Dutch youth care about climate change?
6 February 2019 | CommunicationOn 7 February, high school students will again take to the streets for a climate protest. Are they representative of their peers? Lecturer-researcher Adwin Bosschaart of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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First students selected for AUAS Entrepreneurship Scheme
4 February 2019 | EntrepreneurshipThe first students with their own businesses have been selected for the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ (AUAS) Entrepreneurship Scheme. In the same way that the AUAS enables talented athletes to work ...
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‘Working with Girl Power’ wins AUAS Research Award 2019
27 January 2019 | CommunicationThe research by Cynthia Boomkens, Judith Metz and Jolanda Sonneveld was recognised as the best AUAS research of 2019. This was announced during the AUAS Research Day 2019, where awards were also presented for the ...
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AUAS secures 900,000 euros in research subsidies
25 January 2019 | CommunicationAUAS is receiving a total of 900,000 euros in RAAK Public Subsidies for three research projects. This has been granted for research into the promotion of a healthy lifestyle among toddlers, cooperation concerning ...
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Tips for adopting the diet of the future
23 January 2019 | CommunicationIf we want to continue to feed 10 billion people sustainably and healthily in 2050, then we will have to learn to adopt a radically different way of eating. This message from 37 renowned academics got tongues wagging ...
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Expat kids: diversity and multilingualism in primary schools
21 January 2019 | CommunicationThe number of expat children in primary education is set to increase in the years ahead, meaning that levels of multilingualism in classes will also rise. Not only is the number of expats in the Amsterdam region ...
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Which values are crucial to a circular economy?
15 January 2019 | CommunicationBy 2050, Dutch society must have transformed into a circular economy. In this sustainable recycling economy, there is no waste and raw materials are used again and again. The Dutch government aims to achieve this and ...
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AUAS to help children boost their motor skills in 2019
7 January 2019 | CommunicationA large proportion of Dutch children have poor motor skills. Researchers at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) have developed a programme to give these children the support they need. The intention ...
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Poverty intervention research links debt to low IQ
13 December 2018 | CommunicationIt’s likely that one third or more of the people in debt counselling or whose finances are administered by a trustee suffer from a moderate mental handicap. If special counselling remains unavailable, this ...
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Urban Research as a European Mission
3 December 2018 | Communication'Shaping Urban Communities. Smart and Sustainable Solutions' – this was the motto of the U!REKA (The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance) consortium’s third annual conference, hosted this year ...
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Urban Research as a European Mission
3 December 2018 | Communication'Shaping Urban Communities. Smart and Sustainable Solutions' – this was the motto of the U!REKA (The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance) consortium’s third annual conference, hosted this year ...