BACKGROUND: Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health assets. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand professional's perceptions of health …

The title of this report can’t be interpret otherwise, the Blending-on-Board unit, or BOB-unit, placed two years ago on board of Maersk Line vessel is a piece of technology that shows a high range of flexibility when it comes to sailing with different kinds of Sulphur levels in the used fuels on board. After …

Margo Slomp reviews the collaboration between two artists, Mirjam Dijkema (tutor Illustration at the Design department of Minerva Academy) and Andrés Gamiochipi, an artist working (and also teaching) in Mexico City. The two artists entered into an intense collaboration in which they created work together …

RS Sailing is currently lacking sufficient monitoring the performance of their global dealers because the management system of RS Sailing did not grow along with the growth the company went through. Therefore, a structured approach to keep track on their global dealers performances is desired. The …

Since October 2015, four European universities of applied sciences and three youth care organisations in Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Scotland, have been working as partners to develop education and training for (future) professionals. The goal of this partnership is to help (future) professionals: …

In this systematic literature review, we evaluate the effectiveness of financial-literacy education programs and interventions for children and adolescents. Furthermore, the key characteristics of the design of a successful financial-education curriculum are described. The evidence shows that school-based …

This research is part of the international FRAMES project, a cooperation between the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, and Denmark to share knowledge and experiences with the Multi-Layer Safety approach. The shared data is used to build sustainable strategies and improve the capacity of …

From previous research in the western Wadden Sea it is clear that mussel plots are important hotspots for biodiversity. When the density of a mussel plot is higher, the biodiversity appears to be higher as well. This final thesis project was a part of the bigger project, ‘Added value with Mussels’, executed …

In 2018, Leeuwarden will be European Capital of Culture. Like many other organisations, Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden (HCL) is currently preparing its programme. At the same time, the experience economy has already shifted towards an economy of meaning. The HCL has made efforts to adapt heritage education …

The way people and organisations describe or depict nature betrays their fundamental attitude towards nature. In this PhD thesis views of nature are seen as digestions of meaningful experiences of nature in which a religious depth can be identified. This PhD thesis contains both theoretical and empirical …