Abstract for the European Association for Sport Management conference 2015 in Dublin. The abstract describes a study to the economic value of the equestrian sector in the province of Drenthe (Netherlands) and the possibilities for the equestrian sector to optimize its economic value.

Despite the latest amendment of the Dublin System, which is supposed to be an improvement compared to the previous versions, especially in terms of protecting the Fundamental Rights of the refugees, the EU is still widely criticized for its asylum policies. Germany, as the Member State that receives …

Abstract for the European Association of Sociology for Sport conference in Dublin on the development over time of social impact evaluations in the Netherlands. In total 33 sport events were included that were held between 1980-2015 in the Netherlands. The events were selected to vary in fixed vs. mobile, …

The third industrial revolution, triggered by Internet communication and renewable energies, can be experienced in so-called FabLabs that empower users to ‘make almost anything’. Although this does not change the need for designers to have making and prototyping skills, there is no doubt the revolution …

The creative economy is considered to contribute to urban and regional development in several ways. In addition to the prevalent economic perspective on the creative sector as a generator of jobs and innovation, often it is also assumed to contribute to the regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods. Although …

Following the creation of a Schengen area, Member States agreed to create for a mechanism that would assign responsibility of asylum applications lodged within the area towards a sole Member State. This mechanism has become known as the Dublin Regulation. As a basic rule, the first Member State that …

There have been refugee movements for centuries, yet since the Second World War the number of refugees augmented significantly and international action was undertaken by organizations like the League of Nations and its successor the United Nations, which established the United Nations Higher Commissioner …

In deze opiniërende bijdrage gaan we in op de vraag waarom een docent en een hogeschool zouden moeten bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van de communicatieve competentie van studenten en waarom deze ontwikkeling in een beleid gezet moet worden. We starten met een korte illustratie van de noodzaak tot verbetering …

Conform de Dublin descriptoren (hbo competenties) dient een afgestudeerde hbo-er in staat te zijn om wetenschappelijke inzichten te kunnen toepassen bij vraagstukken in de praktijk en bij te kunnen dragen aan de ontwikkeling van kennis. Binnen de Fontys Paramedische Hogeschool, lectoraat Health Care …