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Jopie Nooren new Chair of the AUAS Executive Board
24 November 2020 | CommunicationJopie Nooren will become the new Chair of the Executive Board at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 March 2021. She was appointed by the Supervisory Board last Friday. She succeeds Huib ...
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Winter School Modes of Knowing in Media Studies: 28-29 January
17 November 2020 | CREATE-IT Applied ResearchThis year’s RMeS (Research School for Media Studies) Winter School will be jointly organised by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. RMeS Winter School explores our ...
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Mark Rutte lauds UASNL during EU launch event
10 November 2020 | Communication“Universities of Applied Sciences are important players in the region. They connect theory and practice, ideas and implementation, research and applications. This makes them a linking pin spanning research and ...
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Government: no new education-related measures, but stay alert
4 November 2020 | CommunicationThe current situation for higher education will, in principle, remain unchanged until mid-December. However, further restrictions may be imposed at the regional level if necessary. Caution is therefore advised. This ...
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Flags at half-mast for educational freedom and safety
1 November 2020 | CommunicationOn Monday, 2 November, French schools will commemorate the murder of Samuel Paty. On that day, the flags at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will be flown at half-mast.
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AUAS doctoral student calls for more financial education
30 October 2020 | CommunicationThe financial situation of young people is often worrying, and wrong decisions at an early age can have major consequences later on. However, according to Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) researcher ...
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AUAS launches unique sports leadership programme for executives
23 October 2020 | Faculty Sports and NutritionIn January 2021, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will begin offering a special programme for executives from the world of sport, business and politics: the Sports Leadership Programme (SLP). This ...
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Conditions for international mobility in second semester 2020/21
14 October 2020 | CommunicationThe AUAS has taken decisions concerning the international mobility of students and employees in the second semester of the academic year 2020-2021. These decisions pertain to three types of international mobility: ...
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#byeHuib: AUAS says goodbye to a knighted Huib de Jong
9 October 2020 | CommunicationDuring his farewell party, Huib de Jong, the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), was surprised with a call from minister Ingrid van Engelshoven and councillor ...
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Happy Coming Out Day
9 October 2020 | CommunicationOn this day, the world turns its attention to the moment that LGBTQI+'ers openly express their sexual orientation or gender identity: also called ‘coming out of the closet’. HvA Pride thinks it is ...
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First Virtual Residence on the subject of Virtual Fashion
8 October 2020 | CREATE-IT Applied ResearchTroy Nachtigall, professor of the Fashion Research & Technology group, is very happy to announce that the first “Virtual Residency” has been filled in recently. The new ...
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Konstantinos Stamoulis named Professor in Aviation Engineering
7 October 2020 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyKonstantinos Stamoulis has been named Professor in Aviation Engineering at the Faculty of Technology, effective 1 October. He will be taking up the position previously occupied by Robert Jan de Boer. Stamoulis has 25 ...
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COVID-19 grant for AUAS 1.5-metre society project
5 October 2020 | CREATE-IT Applied ResearchOver the next two years, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) will conduct research into the design of public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. In cities all over the world, measures are being taken ...
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AUAS signs Amsterdam agreement for inclusive higher education
22 September 2020 | CommunicationOn Monday 21 September, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and eight other higher education institutions signed the Amsterdam agreement for diverse, inclusive and socially engaged higher education. In ...
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Louise Elffers Director of Centre of Expertise on Inequality
21 September 2020 | Faculty of EducationThe City of Amsterdam and four Amsterdam knowledge institutions (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), VU Amsterdam and Inholland University of Applied Sciences) are working ...
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Nanda Piersma appointed professor of Responsible IT
18 September 2020 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Executive Board of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) appointed Nanda Piersma Professor of Responsible IT on 8 September 2020. This recently established research group of the City of Amsterdam ...
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‘Statushouders voor de Klas’ kicks off in Amsterdam
14 September 2020 | Student AffairsGiving refugee teachers perspective on the Dutch job market: that’s the aim of the one-year Orientation Programme ‘Statushouders in de Klas’. On Wednesday 2 September 2020, the third group of ...
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Shreya de Souza new AUAS photographer in residence
3 September 2020 | CommunicationPhotographer Shreya de Souza has been named Photographer in Residence for the academic year 2020-2021 at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS). In this role, she will create artistic photographs for ...
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Irene Maldini wins the AUAS Research Award
2 September 2020 | CREATE-IT Applied ResearchFor her PhD, Irene investigated the relationship between design and the size of clothing production, individualisation and the wardrobe of consumers. She discovered that purchasing a sustainable item of clothing does ...
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Opening of the academic year: focus on blended learning
27 August 2020 | CommunicationThe new academic year 2020-2021 has officially started. This year it kicked off in a unique way, via a live talk show streamed from Café Fest. It was humorous and musical but also devoted a lot of attention to ...