How can the teaching of biology contribute to sustainability education? The authors of this article suggest that their approach has the potential to increase the students’ level of engagement with the natural environment. The scope of biology teaching can be widened by allowing room for more experience …

This paper elaborates on a form of university-industry cooperation called 'collaborative PhDs'. Engineers working at companies or governmental organisations get the opportunity to do a PhD at the university. The aim of these science-based collaborations between academia and industry is to increase the …

Tijdens de opening van het schooljaar 2017/2018 bij het Noorderpoort is een presentatie gehouden omtrent het creëren van een duurzame samenleving. Er werd uitleg gegeven over duurzaam gedrag, de bijbehorende gedragsdeterminanten en ook de projecten waar dr. Wiekens bij betrokken was kwamen aan bod.

Different unexpected combinations between industry, local government, private participants, educational institutes and artists resulted past year in challenging opportunities for transitions in urban and rural areas. The power of art with the perspective of the artist approaching challenges evokes a …

This study investigated the overall quality of the interpersonal relationship students have with faculty and staff, that is,relationship quality (RQ). In relationship management research, RQ is paramount for the creation of bonds with customers, which in turn is necessary for the sustainability of organizations, …

In ESSENCE (European Sustainable Solutions for Existing and New City Environments) "five European Higher Education Institutions and three municipalities worked together to train future professionals to overcome the complex challenges of achieving smart sustainable cities. Students worked on behalf of …

Contribution to conference magazine https://husite.nl/ssc2017/ Conference ‘Smart Sustainable Cities 2017 – Viable Solutions’ The conference ‘Smart Sustainable Cities 2017 – Viable Solutions’ was held on 14 June 2017 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Over 250 participants from all over Europe attended …

Vanuit het project Step on the grass dat extern gefinancierd is door SIA is met partijen HempFlax en Donkergroen een prototype festivalgras ontwikkeld dat het gras bij festivals beschermt en de bodem verrijkt.