Increasing digitalization and automation in the maritime sector places great emphasis on the technical skills of crew. However, non technical skills (NTS) including teamwork, leadership and communication are equally crucial. Resource Management Training courses can be expanded with Resilience Engineering …

To help students reach their full potential, additional challenges beyond the standard curriculum may be necessary for some. In Dutch secondary vocational education, education for talented students is organized in two prevalent ways: through participation in honors programs that foster community building …

The focus of this deep-dive, facilitated by the ESF-staff, is on digital tooling to design PEDs, to predict and control the energy flows in a PED and to monitor PEDs and evaluate their effectiveness. All this to accelarete PED development in relation to the Mission of 100 climate-neutral and smart cities …

Op dit moment vindt er in Europa een structurele verandering plaats op het gebied van inclusief onderwijs. Dit houdt in dat alle kinderen, ongeacht een beperking, moeten kunnen deelnemen aan het reguliere onderwijs. Ergotherapeuten kunnen meer doen op scholen, namelijk het bevorderen van participatie …

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The research focuses on the key role played by ‘collectives of makers’ from SMEs in urban transformations. Case studies are central. At a time when space in the city is becoming increasingly scarce, the pressure on space for work is increasing. Entrepreneurs of 6 best practices secure space for work …

The project for a mixed housing complex in the Taxandria zone in Waalwijk promotes a locally based development, inspired by the urban grain of the old city center. A variety of block types and terraced housing with experimental tiny and medium scale living units is arranged along covered alleyways and …

In het artikel "Sociale robots op de winkelvloer: toegevoegde waarde?" (Verhagen et al., 2024) onderzochten Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Ewout Nas, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks hoe winkelmedewerkers de inzet van sociale robots ervaren. In zeventien Nederlandse winkels, …

By designing the built environment for people instead of cars, a contribution can be made to a softer city, which improves the quality of life for residents as well as their health. Important aspects of such an environment are social infrastructure stimulating encounters, as well as shops and other daily …

This paper examines the network governance approach of the Dutch Urban Envoy in the context of multilevel governance in the European Union. This paper aims to answer the research question on how the scope of network governance can explore the performance of the Dutch Urban Envoy. By analyzing network …