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New higher education measures from 1 September
24 June 2020 | Communication
Despite the many fine examples of inspirational distance education, it’s vital to good education that students can meet face-to-face with their peers and teachers.
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Higher education can open with restrictions from 15 June
19 May 2020 | Communication
This evening, the government announced that higher professional education, just like secondary vocational education, will be allowed to open their doors for educational activities from 15 June on, to a limited ...
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AUAS seeks solutions to bottlenecks in skill-based education
21 April 2020 | Communication
The Dutch government has announced that the current measures for higher education will continue after 28 April.
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AUAS alumni employment on the rise
14 April 2020 | Communication
Some 91% of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) alumni succeed in finding a job within three months of graduation. This is according to the HBO Monitor, the annual nationwide study among all graduates of ...
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Government extends corona measures until 28 April
1 April 2020 | Communication
The Dutch government has announced that the current measures will be extended until (and including) 28 April 2020. It’s also evident that it’s going to take some time for normal life to resume, if, in the ...
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Distance education until the end of the academic year
26 March 2020 | Communication
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences will carry on with working from home and offering distance education after 6 April. In principle, there will be no on-campus education for the rest of the academic year ...
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Online history lessons and tips for remote learning
26 March 2020 | Communication
Master Digital Design student Matthijs Nolst Trenité created the online History lessons series Meneer Goedknegt in 2017. Overnight, it became a success in the Netherlands. He explains his design vision and ...
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Five tips for mastering the coronavirus measures
19 March 2020 | Communication
The Dutch are being forced to break their ingrained habits due to the emergency measures taken in the fight against the coronavirus. It’s not easy, as behavioural scientist and AUAS professor Reint-Jan Renes ...
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AUAS alum wins award for thesis on burnout
20 February 2020 | Communication
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) alum Fiere Bonnerman has won the thesis prize of the Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement (scriptieprijs van de vakbeweging) in the universities of ...
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Kate Raworth inaugurated as first AUAS Professor of Practice
23 January 2020 | Communication
The renowned British economist Kate Raworth praised the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences community and Amsterdammers who attended her inauguration on Thursday. "In no other city do I see so many good ...
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Cumulus Park: open innovation district in Amsterdam Zuidoost
10 October 2019 | Faculty of Business and Economics
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), ING, the City of Amsterdam, and the ROC have launched a new innovation district, Cumulus Park. It is a profound cooperation uniting partners that traditionally ...
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Dutch King visits the AUAS to discuss teacher shortage
8 October 2019 | Communication
Collaboration between universities of applied sciences and school boards is a prerequisite to effectively tackle the teacher shortage in the Netherlands. Amsterdam serves as an example of this. To see how this works ...
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Role models in the making for an inclusive university
20 September 2019 | Communication
Fifteen new trainees started at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) this academic year. They are part of a special traineeship aimed at creating more role models for students with a multicultural ...
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AMSIB alumni interview with Wiebe Poelmann
9 September 2019 | Communication
"IBMS in my opinion was the best option as it combined practical knowledge with a theoretical mindset, whilst focussing on a broader spectrum than just the Netherlands."
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Oumaima El Hammouti new student assessor
19 July 2019 | Communication
AUAS student Oumaima el Hammouti has been appointed as the new student assessor at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 August.
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AUAS names Tobias Groot new Photographer in Residence
15 July 2019 | Communication
Photographer and artist Tobias Groot will be Photographer in Residence for the upcoming academic year 2019-2020 at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In this role, he will create artistic ...
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Amsterdam’s bicycle mayor is on a roll
4 July 2019 | Communication
Amsterdam appointed a new Junior Bicycle Mayor today – 10-year-old Armin Taheri. This initiative was devised by Katelijne Boerma, lecturer and programme manager at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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Annual report 2018: consistent quality at the AUAS
1 July 2019 | Communication
In 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 | Amstelcampus
The 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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AMSIB lecturers and alumni connecting
12 June 2019 | Amsterdam School of International Business
AMSIB alumni may remember being taught by the Spanish lecturer, Míriam Olid Goñi. For a number of years, Míriam has grown her network of alumni through the connections and relationships that she ...
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