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JOIN THE SEWF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE!
5 September 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationWe are proud to reveal the keynote speakers of our SEWF Fringe Event: Michael Roy and Stella van der Wal-Maris, PhD! They will give their views on connecting social entrepreneurship research and education. There will ...
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Cynisme over banken mag wel een tandje minder
31 August 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationEr is te weinig aandacht voor de maatschappelijke meerwaarde die banken creëren, betoogt Frank-Jan de Graaf in het FD.
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Transformation Cities Seminar
4 July 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationEnd of June we had an inspiring meeting organised together with Euricur (KU Leuven) and led by Willem van Winden on the different compasses cities can use for economic transformation. Topics included the Doughnut ...
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Selling online and cross-border shopping
14 June 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationThe doctoral research of Sjoukje Goldman - By understanding the marketing strategies of small eretailers, building trust between consumers and foreign e-shops and analysing buying behaviour across generations, ...
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The need for circular procurement in healthcare
31 May 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationThe Modelling Dynamic Lifecycle Impacts of Circular Procurement in Healthcare (MODLI) project has received a Raak-publiek subsidy to advance the transition towards circular procurement in healthcare.
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Triodos verdient meer begrip als pionier duurzaam bankieren
23 May 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationBanken als Triodos Bank die duurzaam proberen te bankieren, verdienen meer steun van politiek en consument. Dat stelt lector Corporate Governance & Leadership Frank Jan De Graaf in een opiniestuk in Trouw.
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The Amsterdam Doughnut Coalition: some critical reflections
27 March 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationHow does Doughnut Economics play out on the ground? Last summer, Sophia Manolis, a Bachelor student from Stanford University, came to Amsterdam, to take stock of how Doughnut thinking is applied in the city.
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Vakpublicatie en reflecties Van Goeden Huize gebundeld
25 January 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationBij de afronding van het onderzoeksproject Van Goeden Huize hebben onderzoekers en samenwerkingspartners reflecties geschreven over het onderzoek: Wat heeft het onderzoek hen geleerd en opgeleverd? Deze bijdragen ...
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Dutch organisations are still a long way from realising the SDGs
23 January 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationIn this first-time report titled the SDG Barometer 2022, the Netherlands can gain important insights regarding the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Dutch organisations. This research has been ...
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A look inside the coworking space - PhD Victor Cabral
18 January 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationIn the last two decades, a rapid rise in the number of coworking spaces has taken place in many cities across the globe. Coworking spaces are shared office spaces for people who wish to pursue work in socially ...
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CIE Conference attracts scholars from around the world
17 January 2023 | Centre for Economic TransformationOn 25 November 2022, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and the Maastricht School of Management (MSM) jointly organized an online Collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Conference. The ...
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Doughnut Design Tool for businesses: now available!
2 November 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationDo you want your company to take the step towards the Donut Economy? From now on, you can get started with the Donut Design Tool for businesses. A practical guide with insights and tips to start transforming your ...
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Data science kan mkb-accountants helpen
25 October 2022Onlangs presenteerden de onderzoekers van het project De Digitale Accountant hun onderzoeksresultaten op een minicongres bij de Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants (NBA). De huidige stand van zaken en ...
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Zeno AI wins the Dutch Applied AI Award 2022
6 October 2022 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceZeno AI was awarded a Dutch Applied AI Award on Wednesday evening, 5 October. WSK Medical's technology helps ENT doctors detect throat cancer in patients at an early stage. This is done during an endoscopy, with ...
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First year students explore True Price-model for jeans
2 September 2022During the Student Orientation ‘HvA Experience’ last week we ask the festival goers to guess the ‘True Price’ of a pair of 80 euro jeans, e.g. the market price plus the social and ...
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THE TOP 5 'MUST READ BOOKS
7 July 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationCan't wait to start your holiday? No work, deadlines, colleagues, nothing to do...? Or wait, maybe finally read the books that are still on your bedside table... And would you like more inspiration? Then take a look ...
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Collaborative Organizing for Grand Challenges
13 June 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationOn 7 June, Lori DiVito, lecturer Collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the AUAS, presented her inaugural lecture. The CIE professorship focuses on the collaborative paradigm in economic transformation and ...
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RAAK-subsidie voor Culturele kracht en het onverwachte
1 June 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationHet onderzoeksproject ‘Culturele kracht en het onverwachte’ beoogt zakelijk leiders van podiumkunstinstellingen instrumentarium te bieden dat hen in staat stelt strategische en financiële ...
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Chatbots that converse smarter and more naturally
4 April 2022 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceResearch project LESSEN receives a NWA grant of 4.6 million euro for research into and development of a versatile chatbot algorithm that needs little data to converse effectively. The project is an initiative of the ...
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Five hard questions and the need for capacity building
3 March 2022In the Atelier project, Amsterdam and Bilbao are building Positive Energy Districts: urban districts that create more energy than they consume and do it in a CO2 neutral way. Six other European cities (Bratislava, ...
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Hafid Ballafkih appointed tenure-track professor
14 February 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationHafid Ballafkih has been appointed tenure-track professor of ‘Labour and Human Capital in Transition’ in The Work Lab research group. A tenure-track professor is an AUAS position for talented postdoctoral ...
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When Business meets the Doughnut
25 January 2022 | Centre for Economic TransformationHow can businesses be re-designed to realise a world that is regenerative, rather than degenerative? A world that is far more distributive of value and opportunity than today’s economy?
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AUAS researchers shine at Amsterdam International Water Week
9 November 2021 | Centre for Economic TransformationWillem van Winden, Daniel van den Buuse and Marie Morel took the stage at the Amsterdam International Waterweek at the RAI in Amsterdam. They presented and discussed findings of the EU-funded RESILIO project on ...
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HvA, HR and HU building the centre for Responsible Applied AI
4 November 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceThe Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht Universities of Applied Sciences have received a SPRONG grant from Regieorgaan-SIA, with which they - together with 24 partners from the field - can build an infrastructure for a ...
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AI investments highly profitable in the Amsterdam region
2 November 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceEvery euro invested in R&D for artificial intelligence (AI) in the Amsterdam region can generate more than five euros in extra economic prosperity in the long term. This is the outcome of research into the added ...
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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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Who should win the Dutch Applied AI Award?
5 July 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceLast year, during the Month of the AAI in November, the Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence presented the Dutch Applied AI Award for the first time. This year we are back for a second edition. The ...
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AUAS Expertise Centre Applied AI becomes Centre of Expertise
9 February 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceThe AUAS Expertise Centre Applied Artificial Intelligence has become a Centre of Expertise (CoE) with effect from 1 February 2021. The Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) reached a ...
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Boost to AI in Amsterdam with new AUAS Centre of Expertise
9 February 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is the first knowledge institution in the Netherlands to create a Centre of Expertise on Applied Artificial Intelligence, together with partners from the business ...
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Saskia Robben senior lecturer Learning Community Applied AI
1 February 2021 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceSaskia Robben, researcher at the Digital Life research group, will start as senior lecturer for the Learning Community (LC) "Applied Artificial Intelligence" from 1 February 2021. She succeeds Andre ...
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Blog: Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Practice
27 November 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceAI has created a wealth of opportunities for innovation across many domains. However, along with these opportunities comes unexpected and sometimes unwanted consequences. For example, algorithms can discriminate or ...
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AUAS to help SMEs with digitalisation
26 November 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceState Secretary Mona Keijzer today signed thirteen deals for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Through these deals, her Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy is contributing over seven million ...
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Tibert Verhagen new professor Emerging Technology for Business
5 November 2020 | Centre for Applied Research Economics and ManagementEffective 1 November, the AUAS Executive Board has appointed Tibet Verhagen professor of Emerging Technology for Business. This new professorship will be exploring ways of increasing corporate effectiveness with the ...
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Official launch of the HvA Expertise Centre Applied AI
2 November 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceGet to know the Expertise Centre Applied Artificial Intelligence (ECAAI) of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences! Launched in January 2020, ECAAI has turned November in the Month of the AAI, in which it will ...
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Amsterdam coalition publishes AI special in New Scientist
15 October 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceTo highlight the importance of AI to a broader public, the Amsterdam coalition ‘AI Technology for People’ has published a special AI edition in the October issue of the popular science magazine New ...
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Dutch Applied AI Award first to be launched
12 October 2020 | HvA Expertisecentrum Applied Artificial IntelligenceICT professional Computable, Podcast De Dataloog and the Amsterdam University of Applied Science (HvA) will be launching the first ever Dutch Applied AI Award. Out of 52 nominations a jury of five specialists in the ...