Climate change accentuates heat waves in The Netherlands. This, in combination with high nutrient concentrations in Dutch surface waters, is intensifying the proliferation of toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), a threat for the health of the population and ecosystems. Lakes are resources for recreational …

In het mbo zijn tal van rollen en taken die leiden tot een variëteit aan ontwikkelmogelijkheden voor docenten in het mbo. Een dergelijke variëteit is een belangrijke voorwaarde om met energie en passie betrokken te blijven bij de ontwikkeling van studenten. Toch wordt die variëteit nog maar weinig gezien …

Eind maart 2019 lanceerden de beroepsvereniging van mbo-docenten BVMBO en het Platform Samen Opleiden & Professionaliseren van de MBO-Raad gezamenlijk een beroepsbeeld voor de mbo-docent. Het beroepsbeeld laat de verschillende facetten van het beroep zien en de ontwikkelmogelijkheden die daarbinnen te …

Edited transcript of speech at ta Chinese Academy of the Arts Hanghzou event, held at the art academy of Strasbourg, December 2017

In July 2013, the EU and the US began negotiating a comprehensive trade and investment treaty: TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). This was the beginning of a hefty public debate on the – supposed – contents of the agreement, such regulatory cooperation and ISDS. In the Netherlands, …

Iraq is currently one of the most unstable countries in the world. Its political instability can be attributed to different factors, such as internal (armed) conflicts, wars with neighbouring countries, and invasions. Political scientists such as Toby Dodge argue that the state that the British created …

The purpose of this dissertation is to document research conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on the topic of the role of the European Union in the Catalan separation crisis. The central question of this research was: How have the EU Institutions dealt with the Catalan separation …

Gender equality is one of the European Union’s (EU) core values. However, no EU Member State (MS) has achieved gender equality. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is the EU institute responsible for promoting gender equality. The aim of this dissertation was to find out how effective EIGE …

This speech discusses how the professorship intends to support practitioners in the nursing domain and contribute to shaping nursing leadership and each person's professional individuality. The title of the speech, “Notes on Nursing 2.0,” is particularly intended to emphasize the need for these changes …

In publications addressing literary reflections on Europe, little attention has been paid to emerging cultural networks, the role of EU subsidies, or literary organisations engaging writers in initiatives aimed at contemplating the challenges that the European Union faces. This dissertation aims to explain …