Buildings need to be carefully operated and maintained for optimum health, comfort, energy performance, and utility costs. The increasing use of Machine Learning combined with Big Data in the building services sector has shown the potential to bring energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, …

This thesis presents an exploration of ‘how entrepreneurship education pedagogy can enhance undergraduate business students’ autonomous motivation for self-directed learning’. It has twin, equally valuable, purposes: to make an original theoretical contribution and to improve professional practice in …

Van nut en noodzaak van diversiteit en inclusie in het hoger onderwijs zijn velen overtuigd. Het gaat er nu vooral om hoe we dat bewerkstellingen in de totale organisatie: in het curriculum, de systemen, de structuren, de cultuur en het management, met als resultaat een inclusieve hogeschool. Een onderwijsinstituut …

Physical activity (PA) contributes to health throughout life. In particular, young people can benefit from this. Schools can play a key role in providing learning conditions to experience meaningful PAs aimed at inspiring students to lifelong PA. In this article, we argue the need for a salutogenic approach …

As a result of the COVID-19 measures, many people experienced social isolation and a lack of meaningful contact, especially vulnerable elderly people. For a specific group of musicians specialized in person-centred artistically-led participatory practices in healthcare settings, this sparked the exploration …

When organizations start to digitize, this often means that processes will be changed. The management paradigm that is centered on the continues review and improvement of organizational processes is Business Process Management (BPM). To digitize processes, an organization should have the right competences …

Brain & Technology is about the relationship between mind and technology, so about brain and lifelong learning, and therefore about the extended mind. More generally, humanity uses technology to outsource brain processes (mind) to smart devices, just as we partially outsource our digestion to cooking …

Er iets paradoxaals aan de hand met het leren van leraren. De complexiteit van het beroep neemt toe en docenten opereren onder grote onder druk. Die complexiteit vraagt om levenslang lerende leraren en staat tegelijkertijd dat leren in de weg. Terwijl er steeds meer oog is voor de sleutelrol die de leraar …

The pace of introduction of new technology and thus continuous change in skill needs at workplaces, especially for the engineers, has increased. While digitization induced changes in manufacturing, construction and supply chain sectors may not be felt the same in every sector, this will be hard to …