Marlous Schouten, 4th year Facility Management student, participated in several COIL projects. COIL stands for Collaborative Online International Learning and gives students (and teachers) of THUAS the opportunity to...
The Positive and Sustainable Business Case Calculation
Students are the decision-makers of the future. In projects, students advise businesses or even create their own startups. By using this tool, students can calculate the value created both in financial and social...
Global Gossip - Migration in municipal politics: Who takes responsibility?
On 16 March 2022, there will be elections for the city council throughout the Netherlands. The battle for council seats is, logically, dominated by local themes. But what can local administrators achieve within the...
A successful pilot edition of the Academy for Global Governance Innovators
On 16 December 2021, the Academy for Global Governance Innovators concluded its pilot edition with a Final event, where student participants presented the results of their project work to THUAS staff, fellow students...
New Technology for Health professor: "There is a mismatch between technology and care"
Luc de Witte, appointed professor of Technology for Health on December 1, has spent many years connecting new technologies to health care practice. "Technology and care have to become more interconnected. That is the...
The RAAK award is the leading award in the Netherlands for practice-oriented research at universities of applied sciences. Every year, the SIA chooses a winner from six nominated projects. This year, two of the six...
The German Desk: students active for SME in The Hague and surroundings
Imagine: you get into a conversation with someone. That person asks you what you are doing. "I am a student." "So, you're in classes all day?" You: “No, I will make sure that the company I work with seizes as many...
Between Brussels and the city hall: podcast series about Europe in the municipality
On 16 March 2022, there will be elections for the city council throughout the Netherlands. The battle for council seats is, logically, dominated by local themes.
Researcher and lecturer Joris Hoeboer writes practical book about learning how to exercise
Regular exercise throughout one’s life leads to a lifetime of fitness and well-being, and reduces the risk of overweight and obesity. This starts with teaching children good motor skills.
Using a wearable device to measure your movement behaviour, having an app that provides around-the-clock support for physical exercises and deploying Big Data to improve care.
PhD candidate Laura Stevens likes to inspire her students
Her students are inspired by her to design beautiful things, based on nature. Laura Stevens – a camp fire girl and nature activist in her youth – explores how we can mimic nature in our designs. It's called biomimicry.
