“How can we make sure that students receive the right learning outcomes that make them ready for a world that is more and more interculturally and internationally connected? What does that mean for faculty development? What are the implications for the assessment of students? How can instruments such …

Spatial planning has become contested ground in Dutch politics. After decades of a broadly shared belief in strategic spatial planning by central government and comprehensive planning by local and regional authorities, the balance of political thought has changed in recent years. The ministry of housing …

In de pensioenwereld verschijnen van tijd tot tijd nieuwe eisen die voorschrijven op welke wijze de pensioenvoorziening berekend moet worden. De werkgever Algemeen Pensioenfonds rapporteert in overeenstemming met de International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Voor de personeelsbeloning pensioentoezegging …

This research paper analyses the concept of cultural diplomacy and what role it could play on promoting Human Rights and building sustainable peace in the Eastern Mediterranean, with a specific focus on Turkey. After the recent events occurred in the Middle East, the so called Arab Spring, Turkey has …

The following research deals with the topic of student recruitment for the BA European Studies programme by the leading European universities offering this programme. The individual results of each benchmarking process can be located within each section of the report, and together formed the final ranking …

Following the creation of a Schengen area, Member States agreed to create for a mechanism that would assign responsibility of asylum applications lodged within the area towards a sole Member State. This mechanism has become known as the Dublin Regulation. As a basic rule, the first Member State that …

Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …

In the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) basic psychological needs for relatedness, autonomy and competence are distinguished. Basic psychological need fulfilment is considered to be critical for human development and intrinsic motivation. In the Netherlands, the concept of basic psychological need fulfilment …

Boekbespeking van Sherrie Turkle, 2011, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. New York: Basic Books. Mails, sms’jes, instant messages, tweets, Skype, voicemails, Facebookberichten – via smartphones en andere apparaten zijn we vrijwel non-stop in contact met …

2.1 Background and Objective This research explores the Housemothers' vision on care at the Assessment Center of World Hope International, where they provide aftercare for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. World Hope International, a Christian relief and development organization (founded in the …