Many international students at Avans are far away from home during the coronavirus crisis. One of these is Jaman Miah, a first-year International Business student in Breda. He is originally from Bangladesh, and moved to the Netherlands 2014. How is he doing? Jaman’s life has changed on all fronts since the start of the coronavirus […]
International students are still keen to study at European universities, but as a result of the corona pandemic over half of them have decided not to come to Europe next year. This is one of the findings from a large survey conducted by QS. The British research agency sent a questionnaire to nearly 80,000 prospective […]
On April 10 Jan Peters, lecturer at the Avans School of International Studies passed away. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a wonderful colleague and dear friend,Jan Peters Jan started working at Avans School of International Studies (ASIS) in February 2002, as a finance lecturer, work placement mentor and graduation […]
Avans is doing everything possible to allow the education to continue. However, the decision has now been taken to abolish compulsory attendance at, for example, lectures and tutorials, project meetings and guest lectures. It is up to examination boards to determine whether the education must be made up at a later date, as this is […]
No matter where you are outside, litter is virtually everywhere. Cans, plastic bottles, crisp packets, sigarettes… everything lands on the ground. Niamh Carey, Emily van den Burg and Eve Moore are 3 foreign students on the ESSET programme. As part of their minor they have started a project to map litter. They want to intentify […]
This August Fernando Rojas Franco (head of internationalisation at ASIS) attended the official kick-off of the Double Degree program between AVANS and UDLAP in Mexico. With this new addition to the Double Degrees offered, ASIS strengthens its position as a leader in Internationalisation within the Dutch International Business programs. Alberto Mori and Carlin Schuster, Italian […]
In general, the students of Avans University of Applied Sciences are very satisfied with the education they receive. This also applies to international students, although they regularly complain about the lack of an international environment. Eda Kücük from Turkey and Nicolas Rodler from Germany are 2 new student ambassadors. During the weeks to come, they […]
Everybody is on Whatsapp nowadays, so that includes the Avans International Office. Send them an app if you have a question. The IO replies to messages on Whatsapp between 9 AM and 4.30 PM. Within fifteen minutes you’ll have an answer to your question! More IO? Check their Facebook and Instagram. You can also become a member of Avans goes abroad.
Waste water contains all kinds of valuable matter, such as PHA or bioplastic. This is produced by the same bacteria that can degrade it. This makes PHA very suitable to replace the plastic used to package food like salads or smoothies, the kind that currently ends up as residual waste. At the Centre of Expertise […]
When Yvonne Kanters was appointed as the new Dean of the Avans School of International Studies (ASIS), the school had just gone through a turbulent period. That was 6 months ago. How is ASIS doing now? Kanters previously lived in Haarlem and worked at Hogeschool Utrecht (HU). “In Utrecht, I was responsible for 2 HU […]