Nowadays, our society is facing many social and environmental problems: political and economic upheaval, growing income inequalities and climate emergency. The list goes on and on, meaning that governments should not overlook these challenging problems while developing new policies and setting national priorities. Policymakers and economists often treat GDP as Read more…
Let’s face it, Dutch transport is not the cheapest in the world. In fact, it is the most expensive in Europe. Now, for most Dutch national students this is not a problem, since all have access free public transport either in the weekends or during the week with student OV Read more…
To achieve the sustainability goals of the Paris agreement, the transportation sector has to find alternative, zero-emission fuels which are able to replace fossil fuels. The transportation sector is one of the only sectors which have shown an increase in CO2 emissions since 1990. In a national climate agreement, the Read more…
A lot of people enjoy a proper videogame now and then, especially students who need a break from the constant cycle of studying and making assignments. What game to play and on which system is decided by your own preference of course. The most used systems nowadays are still hardware Read more…
Big Data. Its size is increasing just as much as its importance. To put it in perspective: we currently create as much data every two days as we did from the beginning of time until 2003. We produce around 2.5 exabytes of data each day. If you were wondering, that Read more…
The holidays are coming up, that and the exams. To help you through the misery of having too much time or de-stressing you after long hours of study, we present the fifth Netflix watchlist. Full of Netflix series. How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Looking for something interesting and fun Read more…
We are living in a fascinating era in which new technology is changing the way we live and do business. Traditional businesses struggle to survive in todays highly competitive environment, while businesses and start-ups who are able to adapt to the new, disruptive business models thrive. One of those new Read more…
Ever considered doing a premaster? Or have you already subscribed for coming semester? I can tell you from my own experience that the premaster program is quite different from your previous study at a Dutch University of Applied Sciences. In this article I will try to give you some general Read more…
Innovation, especially related to technological developments, is becoming more and more a spearhead practice within companies. This results in new innovations and technologies being launched every day: they either are a full success or a dramatic failure. Today I will shed light upon some exciting innovations launched recently. The Vulcan Read more…
If you, like me and many others are in the final part of your study, you will find what follows familiar. You may have find out that writing a thesis is a great life exercise. You are trying to keep everyone happy, by juggling between a lot of different things Read more…