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"Memes have power and can mass-produce hope"
13 November 2022 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIThe power of memes extends further than images alone: they can also affect the political system and how we treat one another. The newest edition of the Critical Meme Reader addresses the far-reaching influence of ...
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A touch of AUAS at Dutch Design Week
20 October 2022 | CommunicationEindhoven will next week once again be the setting for the Dutch Design Week, where AUAS researchers, lecturers and students will show what the future might look like. Here is a small selection of what the AUAS has ...
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SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD BE LIKE DRINKING WATER: A REGULATED SERVICE
11 October 2022Geert Lovink, keynote speaker at the Society 5.0 Festival in Amsterdam (12 and 13 October, 2022), has a message: we need to reclaim the internet from big tech companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. In his new ...
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Social media should be like drinking water: a regulated service
10 October 2022 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCIProfessor Geert Lovink, keynote speaker at the Society 5.0 Festival in Amsterdam (12 and 13 October, 2022), has a message: we need to reclaim the internet from big tech companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. In ...
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The AUAS took part in Diversity Day
5 October 2022 | CommunicationDuring the 'Let's Talk' event, presented by Eva Eikhout, Professor of Practice of Diversity and Inclusion at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Abdelhamid Idrissi told students and staff about his ...
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Nadia el Gargouri new director of HR at AUAS
5 October 2022 | CommunicationNadia el Gargouri has been appointed Director of Human Resources (HR) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) from 1 December 2022. Nadia has extensive experience in HR and management.
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Think, do and experience at the festival of the future
3 October 2022 | CommunicationAt the Society 5.0 Festival, designers, scientists and artists can discover what the sustainable, inclusive society of the future looks like. In Amsterdam on 12 and 13 October, festival visitors can also work ...
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Knit-a-verse presents future of textile and knitting technology
27 September 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesOn the two-day Knit-a-verse event on September 29th and 30th, Dutch innovative companies, researchers together with international experts will present the future of textiles and knitting technologies. The conference ...
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Safeguarding democracy with artificial intelligence
16 September 2022 | CommunicationDemocracies around the world are currently under immense pressure. At the same time, western media landscapes are becoming ever more polarised. The rise of artificial intelligence is impacting both areas in ...
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New AUAS Master's programme on climate-conscious behaviour
14 September 2022 | Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and LawThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is launching the Netherland’s first university of applied sciences Master's degree programme that trains participants to become climate-aware behaviour ...
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Update: trains are running on 13 and 15 September
12 September 2022 | CommunicationThe previously announced train strike planned for 13 and 15 September is cancelled. We look forward to seeing you on campus.
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AMFI alum Ruben Jurriën wins the 2022 Lichting award
6 September 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesRuben Jurriën, an AMFI graduate, won the 2022 Lichting fashion award on Friday 2 September. Each year, Lichting presents the best graduates among the seven Dutch fashion academies during Amsterdam Fashion Week. ...
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Amstel Campus completed as new AUAS building opens
1 September 2022 | CommunicationAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has opened the doors to its future-proof and most sustainable teaching facility. Jakoba Mulderhuis on Rhijnspoorplein is the Amstel Campus’s grand finale, ...
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Festive event kicks off the year in brand-new building
1 September 2022 | CommunicationA hand gesture by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’s (AUAS) Vice-Chair Hanneke Reuling and Alderman for Economic Affairs Sofyan Mbarki in a virtual environment opened the 2022-2023 academic year on 1 ...
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Former student Kate Antonenko designs dress from building fabric
1 September 2022 | CommunicationAt the annual opening of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), singer Maud Brugmans performed in a dress designed by former AMFI student Kate Antonenko. The dress was made from material used as ...
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AUAS welcomes Nataša Krivokuća as new Director of Communications
31 August 2022 | CommunicationNataša Krivokuća starts as Director of Communications at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) on 1 October 2022. Krivokuća (1964, Zagreb) has extensive experience in communication, ...
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AUAS to award ceremonial diplomas
29 August 2022 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) intends to start awarding ceremonial diplomas this academic year to students who, because of gender or personal reasons, want to be known by another name. Students ...
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Attention: National Railways (NS) on strike during introduction
24 August 2022 | CommunicationNS staff will be striking in the coming week. This affects the accessibility of the AUAS. The programmes start their introduction activities on 29 August. A large number of students and staff will not be able to ...
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Ukrainians talk about information in wartime
28 July 2022 | Centre for Applied Research FDMCI'Dispatches from Ukraine' shows the first results of the Tactical Media Room Ukraine project (TMR), an initiative of the Network Cultures research group at AUAS and Waag Futurelab. The publication compiles ...
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Students present first LGBTQI+ museum in VR
21 July 2022 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesReliable and positive information about LGBTQI+ culture is hard to find online. That’s why students from the Master Digital Design (Hogeschool van Amsterdam/AUAS) created a LGBTQI+ museum in virtual reality. ...