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AUAS to study the acceptance of energy transition
12 December 2019 | CommunicationThe transition to sustainable energy and mobility in the Netherlands is faltering, despite advancing technological developments and the clear economic benefits of such a transition. To change this, the Dutch Research ...
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‘Going International’ inspires students to venture abroad
28 November 2019 | Student AffairsThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences recently organised Going International 2019. The Kohnstamm building was buzzing with activity: fascinating speakers, diverse workshops, a student meet & greet and an ...
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Students envision the future of ArenAPoort
20 November 2019 | CommunicationAt the request of Amsterdam’s Zuidoost district council, 130 students from seven faculties at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) worked together to come up with creative and innovative ideas to ...
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Advanced microscope to boost crime scene investigations
10 October 2019 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyResearchers from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are involved in the development of a toolkit with an advanced microscope. This will enable forensic investigators to carry out more detailed ...
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Cumulus Park: open innovation district in Amsterdam Zuidoost
10 October 2019 | Faculty of Business and EconomicsThe 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 | CommunicationCollaboration 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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Professor Valérie Lamontagne has passed away
7 October 2019 | CommunicationProfessor Valérie Lamontagne passed away on 4 October. She was 51 years old. The AUAS appointed Dr. Lamontagne, a Canadian, as professor of the Fashion Research and Technology research group at the Amsterdam ...
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Michiel Horikx appointed Professor of Structural Safety
24 September 2019 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyDr Michiel Horikx was appointed professor by special appointment in Structural Safety at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), effective 1 September 2019, . This concerns a new research group that ...
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Student makes high-protein, nostalgic ice cream for the elderly
20 September 2019 | Urban VitalityIce cream that is high in protein and really tastes good: that’s what elderly people want to see on the menu in their care homes. With this in mind, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Nutrition and ...
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Role models in the making for an inclusive university
20 September 2019 | CommunicationFifteen 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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André Henken appointed acting dean Faculty of Technology
18 September 2019 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ (AUAS) Executive Board has appointed André Henken acting dean of the Faculty of Technology (FT), effective immediately. Henken succeeds dean Gerard van ...
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AUAS & UN connect cities with the Global Goals Jam
16 September 2019 | Faculty of Digital Media and Creative IndustriesThe Digital Society School, part of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS), and the United Nations (UNDP) are organising the fourth edition of the Global Goals Jam on 20-21 September. During this two-day ...
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Is the future of flight electric?
12 September 2019 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyElectric flight will help make aviation more sustainable; it is cleaner, quieter and more economical than conventional aviation. Knowledge institutes, research institutes and the business community are working with ...
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AMFI students scrape soot to raise awareness
5 September 2019 | CommunicationSome 450 new first-year students from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) harvested soot yesterday in the most polluted places in the city. This wasn’t an ...
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Opening academic year: spotlight on sustainability and diversity
30 August 2019 | CommunicationThe new academic year was officially opened yesterday by Amsterdam’s Deputy Mayor, Sharon Dijksma and AUAS Executive Board Chairman Huib de Jong. In his speech, De Jong touched on the digital, social and ...
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AUAS appoints Kate Raworth Professor of Practice
29 August 2019 | CommunicationToday, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences' Executive Board Chairman, Huib de Jong, announced that Kate Raworth has been appointed Professor of Practice effective January 2020. The Faculty of Business and ...
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Tune In: extra support for first-generation students
20 August 2019 | CommunicationA group of approximately 70 new Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) students yesterday experienced a first for the Netherlands, participating in Tune In – a new three-day summer introductory ...
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Students at AUAS: just as diverse as the city of Amsterdam
19 August 2019 | CommunicationGender, age, socio-economic background, nationality, worldview and religion. No two of the 46,000 students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are the same. What they do have in common is that they ...
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Artur Moeijes makes it to the ECHO Award final
17 August 2019 | Student AffairsDiversity Talks is a non-profit organisation focused on promoting inclusive education in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Devised by Artur Moeijes, who studies HBO-ICT at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences ...
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72% of AUAS students satisfied with their programme
12 August 2019 | CommunicationStudents at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are the most satisfied when it comes to the atmosphere, class size, content and lecturers. These are the findings of a student satisfaction survey ...