Ark of Inquiry is a learning platform that uses a computer-based inquiry learning approach to raise youth awareness to Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). It is developed in the context of a large-scale European project (http://www.arkofinquiry.eu) and provides young European citizens (7–18-year-olds) …

Sharing data is gaining importance in recent years due to proliferation of social media and a growing tendency of governments to gain citizens’ trust through being transparent. Data dissemination, however, increases chance of compromising privacy sensitive data, which undermines trust of data subjects …

The history has shown that the economy has impeccable impact on the fashion industry and despite it is not visible to everyone, the current impact of the recession on the fashion industry is clearly present. Clothes with disposable prices are loosing their appeal with uncertain incomes. The consumer …

Abstract written for an poster presentation at the EBA conference in Alkmaar. The flexibility of biogas makes it a very capable load balancer within decentralized smart energy systems. However, within this context the sustainability of biogas production is not fully understood. What is needed is a tool …

Es passiert viel um uns herum in Europa. Wirtschaftskrise, Massenarbeitslosigkeit, drohende Deflation, Hunger und Selbstmorde aus diesen Gründen. Gleichzeitig beobachten wir, wie sich nicht nur die Businesslogik, sondern auch die bestehenden mentalen Modelle verändern. Das bringt die Frage auf die Tagesordnung, …

In the Netherlands, like in many other developed countries, the care sector is facing challenges in a dynamic environment. Regulation is increasing, patients are becoming more critical, budget responsibility will be transferred from country- to municipality level in association with cuts in funding, …

Increasing oil and energy demand asks for higher efficiency when it comes to oil recovery. To increase oil recovery efficiency, pore-scale mechanisms during waterflooding, a common recovery method, have to be better understood. This provides knowledge on the dynamic process during imbibition, which …

In studiejaar 2012-13 heeft de opleiding het eerstejaarsassessment ontwikkeld en voor het eerst afgenomen onder alle eerstejaars studenten. De opleiding Huidtherapie heeft een ompetentiegericht curriculum, gericht op een sterke relatie met de beroepspraktijk, waarin opdrachten gebaseerd zijn op kritieke …

Traditionally, development cooperation has been composed of 'three pillars' and has been the playing field of governments (first pillar), multilateral institutions (second pillar) and established development NGOs (third pillar). In the last decade, however, other actors in Northern countries (such as …

European tourism destinations are confronted with a trend toward increased environmental responsible behaviour. This trend seeks to improve the quality of life within those destinations for residents and tourists equally. Relating this subject to the principle of sustainable development, tourism destination …