The Research Group International Cooperation investigates the acquisition of international competencies by internships or study abroad, the international competencies of lecturers, the needs and demands for international competencies of alumni and employers and which factors are important to attract …

This thesis focuses on the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 and provides an analysis of ethics regarding the preparations. For the past few years, the situation of the preparations in Sochi has become more and more controversial. This thesis will provide an answer on the question whether the Russian …

The energy transition requires the transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. It will have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages have put together ambitious visions about how to achieve e.g. energy neutrality, zero-emission or zero-impact. What is happening at …

Online platforms for collecting local memories are often claimed to be a driving force of empowerment for individuals, groups and the community as a whole. Long term online participation especially plays a key role in the claims for empowerment on group and community level. However, the present research …

This publication has been realized on the occasion of the project FORMER WEST: Documents, Constellations, Prospects, a joint undertaking by BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin organized at HKW from 18–24 March 2013.

Societal developments show that future demands for visualization can be expected to grow. In many areas of organized human activities organizations may turn away from textual and numerical flatlands, and rely on the convenient and multidimensional digital worlds. Virtual worlds for facility management, …

Conference organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences of Eötvös Loránd University, Hilscher Rezső Social Policy Association, Gyere Association and CARe Europe 3 Foreword 5 Section 1. Transition from institutional to recovery-oriented community care: challenges throughout Europe 5 Zsolt Bugarszki: Introduction 7 …

Het schooljaar 2011-2012 wordt gezien als de beginfase van de Haagse Aanpak Gezond Gewicht (HAGG) in de wijk Bouwlust/Vrederust. Tijdens deze fase is onderzoek verricht naar het bereik, adoptie en effect van de activiteiten van de HAGG. Voor het onderzoek is gebruik gemaakt van een activiteitenmonitor, …

Educational programs in general have to be able to adequately adapt and implement changes when required. Generally, due to either changing demands from the working field or when the quality of the program needs to be amended, the study program needs to be further optimized. The central theme of this …