Inaugural speech of Peter van Assche, professor Architecture & Circular Thinking, deliverd on 12 December 2019 . In the Architecture & Circular Economy research group at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, I want to go on a journey in order to find new ways of thinking. Not to return as a misanthrope, …

INAUGURAL LECTURE The world is in disarray. Species are extinct, climates are changing, we are becoming unhealthier. To liberate ourselves from this doom scenario we need to take care of ourselves and our environment. The solutions of former generations offer no future solace. Moreover, these caused …

In this book, the phenomenon of technology will be approached and analysed from the perspective of natural ecology. And finally, it will address the question of how the autonomy of technology is shaped and what this could potentially mean for humans. This book will close by going into the question of …

In her inaugural lecture, Sabine Niederer presents visual methodologies that take into account the contemporary state of digital images and demonstrates how visualizations may be put to use for collaborative research.

The field of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at an unprecedented rate. Manual tasks that for thousands of years could only be performed by humans are increasingly being taken over by intelligent machines. But, more importantly, tasks that could never be performed manually …

International education is a relatively new field and until recently, there was no formal education to prepare practitioners. This means that people working in international education are a colourful and diverse group, coming from a wide range of disciplines, which definitely adds to the attraction of …

Inaugural address of Frederike Praasterink, Professor Future Food Systems 22 February 2018. Three important principles contribute to the transformation of food systems: - Redesign food systems from ‘less bad’ to ‘net positive’ - Reconnect consumers, producers, youth - Revalue food through true cost accounting …

Oratie bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van bijzonder hoogleraar Betekenis van Cultuurparticipatie vanwege het Landelijk Kennisinstituut voor Cultuureducatie en Amateurkunst LKCA aan de Erasmus School of History, Culture & Communication van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.

This text is the revised and extended conclusion of my inaugural lecture at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Troxler, 2015), of which the full text is available at https:// www.hogeschoolrotterdam.nl/onderzoek/projectenen- publicaties/creating-010/revolutie-in-demaakindustrie/beyond-consenting-nerds …

A year later, in 2013, the Westerkwartier Area Cooperative was established – a new form of cooperation at the regional level, involving hundreds of dairy farmers, other SMEs, Terra MBO as the representative of the knowledge institutions in the region, the National Forest Service in the Netherlands (‘Staatsbosbeheer’), …