Much has been written on differences and similarities of B2B sales and procurement professionals. Sometimes these two types seem to come from two different planets, but then we hear talk of synergies and the need to cooperate more closely. Let’s first discuss the “Women Are from Venus; Men Are from Mars” …

Developing a research approach from Amsterdam Zuidoost. We are committed to using our presence in the area to contribute a) continuing promoting interest in, and acquiring knowledge of, Zuidoost; b) respecting and embracing its versatility and c) eliminating barriers in its layout. In all three elements, …

Rotterdam is a city in transition. Once a strongly government-led and top-down planned city, the municipality and other major planning institutions such as developers and housing corporations are now looking for different ways to achieve their ambitions in urban development. More cooperation with civic …

In coastal and low-lying vulnerable delta cities, such as the Rotterdam Metropolitan region and Metropolitan Manila, there has been an increase in vulnerability of urban flooding and water quality problems. New approaches address the current and future effects of climate change and increase urban quality, …

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’), …

Presentation at a gathering of organizations active in the field of (elderly) care, local and regional authorities and local and regional governments within the framework of the national week of 'Care and Wellbeing' in order to make a statement concerning the effects of demographic transition in regions …

It is not always easy for teachers to cooperate with parents. In order to be able to substantiate the competencies and identify gaps in the present knowledge concerning teacher-parent cooperation a review study has been conducted. The study provides an overview of the international literature on teacher …

Today, multidisciplinary cooperation (MC) is an important objective of higher vocational education. The aim of this ongoing study was to explore how, and to what extent, fourth year bachelor students at two research centers (Built Environment and Energy, Hanze University of Applied Sciences) develop …

What are possibilities concerning the exchange of knowledge and information in the EDR-region when focussing on demographic transition and its consequences? Which lessons can be learned from best practices on 'the other side of the border'? Are the German and Dutch labour markets really complementary? …

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) movement is the latest ‘big thing’ in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) which threatens to transform Higher Education. Both opportunities and threats are extensively discussed in literature, comprising issues on opening up education for the whole world, pedagogy and …