CONCORDIA - the greatest level of craftsmanshipThe transformation of a former textile factory into a University of Craft with the ambition for a improvement strategy of a small Polish town, Bolesławiec. INTRODUCTION We are citizens of the world, we travel long distances and seek new advantures. But …

Movement is an essential part of our lives. Throughout our lifetime, we acquire many different motor skills that are necessary to take care of ourselves (e.g., eating, dressing), to work (e.g., typing, using tools, care for others) and to pursue our hobbies (e.g., running, dancing, painting). However, …

Industrial Design Engineering [Open] Innovation (IDE) is a 3-year, English taught, VWO entry-level, undergraduate programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS). The IDE curriculum focuses on the fuzzy front end of (open) innovation, sustainable development, and impact in the implementation …

The local Dutch legislations (PGS-29) regarding the above-ground storage of flammable products have become stricter. This has led to the phasing out of Viking-Johnson couplings that are located inside of tank pits. These couplings are prone to leakage and they use rubber seals which are now prohibited …

Een verkenning naar arbeidsgerelateerde knelpunten die voortvloeien uit het multidisciplinair samenwerken in het sociale domein. Belangrijke bevindingen zijn: 1)Verschillen in (vooral) salaris tussen professionals door de toepassing van verschillende cao’s, verschillen die niet te rechtvaardigen zijn …

Key words: labour relations, HRM, social theory, neoliberalism, participation, legitimation, precariat The aim of this paper is to sketch a social-theoretical framework that can be applied to empirical research on labour market participation, its requirements and legitimation. All projects of the Amsterdam …

Onderwijs, onderzoek en werkveld: samenwerking vanuit de bovenschoolse Kenniswerkplaats Gezonde Leefstijl   Achtergrond en doelstelling Het gezondheidsdomein verandert sterk en vraagt van nieuwe gezondheidsprofessionals dat zij in staat zijn om over de grenzen van hun eigen expertise heen te kijken. …

This book discusses how the Dutch vocational education system has undergone significant waves of reform driven by global imperatives, national concerns and governmental policy goals. Like elsewhere, the impetuses for these reforms are directed to generating a more industry-responsive, locally-accountable …

This article addresses European energy policy through conventional and transformative sustainability approaches. The reader is guided towards an understanding of different renewable energy options that are available on the policy making table and how the policy choices have been shaped. In arguing that …