Described are the results of an investigation in the appreciation of distance learning, limited to a case study with an online lab-experiment. Together with other educational institutes and companies Fontys University of Applied Sciences participated in a number of projects in which distance learning …

Described are the results of a study that was set up to get insight into the appreciation of students for distance learning, especially concerning online lab-experiments. We wanted to know whether an online lab-experiment is more or less effective than a regular one and how it can be used in IPD-projects. …

Many believe that public international law is important and crucial in resolving international disputes. It is indeed an essential resource in controlling states and other international actors. The UN has developed advisory standards, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Other international …

In The Guardian, Alan Rushbridger compared the future of newspapers to climate change. Five years ago, many climatologists were sceptical whether climate change was a real and serious issue. Today, most scientists agree that global warm ing is a fact of life. In the world of newspapers, at present, almost …

In November 2006, SOMO published a report that criticised labour conditions in Nokia's factories in Asia. This report revealed conditions where workers work up to 72 hours a week with compulsory overtime, have insecure employment contracts and work in unsafe factories, where no or inadequate protection …

Until this day the Dutch culture has been stereotyped as easy-going, mild, open and very tolerable. The tolerated use of marihuana and gay-parades make the Netherlands seem as an open minded country. But times have changed. Everyday this country is becoming more multicultural and it changes in its identity. …

Instant messaging (IM) is the term used to describe the technology through which 'users can set up a list of partners who will be able to receive notes that pop up on their screens the moment one of them writes and hits the send button'. While early use could be described as mainly for fun, IM today …

Managing the channel network brings challenges each distributing manufacturer will have to face business life. As the ultimate goal of both manufacturer and intermediaries is to maximize their profitability in the market, it takes mutual understanding and serious devotion, close teamwork and effective …

Evenementen en Festivals zijn voor steden tegenwoordig serious business. Ze zijn bepalend voor het imago van de organiserende stad en ze trekken honderdduizenden bezoekers, voor wie het soms een eerste kennismaking met de stad betekent. Zo ook voor de gemeente Den Haag die haar evenementen prominent …

Summary This paper aims to present the background and process for a creative session. The idea of process is explained by means of flux and the implications for the creative process of creactivation. Intervening in the course of things requires serious creativity with proper attention to different perspectives. …