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In een artikel in ‘Public Service Review’ schetsen Justina Erculj en Marco Snoek de uitdagingen ten aanzien van lerarenkwaliteit en lerarenopleidingen in Europa. Daarbij vragen ze aandacht voor inductie van leraren (begeleiding van beginnende leraren), onderzoek als strategie voor professionele ontwikkeling, en voor kwaliteit van lerarenopleiders.
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Since 2016, the European Honors Council stimulates talent development programs at European Higher Education Institutions, which help talented young people to reach their full potential, so they can positively contribute to the solving of societal problems. This is a challenging process, but we are convinced that international collaboration and exchange is essential for talent development in a globalized society. The EHC has grown to a membership of over 200.We present two examples of international activities in which the EHC is involved: 1. Publishing the Journal of the European Honors Council. This journal (in open access) publishes notes on good practices and papers on research, all meant to exchange experiences and insights internationally. Working with an editorial board involving five countries, at the time of writing the Journal is in the process of publishing its third issue.2. Taking part in the CoTalent project, in which nine institutions from six European countries work together to develop tools that help teachers to stimulate talented students in higher education. Based on experiences from these two examples, we open the floor for a discussion with participants aiming to find innovative ways to foster international collaboration and exchange. All EHC Board members and Journal of the EHC Editorial Board members present at the conference will participate in this session.
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In 2021, Citython editions were held for the European cities of Eindhoven (Netherlands), Bilbao and Barcelona (Spain), Hamburg (Germany), and Lublin (Poland). Within this project, BUAS contributed to the organization of CITYTHON Eindhoven in cooperation with CARNET (an initiative by CIT UPC) and City of Eindhoven – an event which gives young talent the opportunity to work with mentors and experts for the development of innovative urban solutions. Participants of CITYTHON Eindhoven worked on three challenges:- Traffic safety in school zones - Travel to the campus- Make the city healthy The event took place between 18 May and 2 June 2021 with various experts, for example from ASML, City of Eindhoven and University of Amsterdam, giving inspirational talks and mentoring students throughout the ideation and solutions development process. The teams presented their solutions during the Dutch Technology Week and the winners were announced by Monique List-de Roos (Alderman Mobility and Transport, City of Eindhoven) on 2 June 2021. The role of BUAS within this project was to assist City of Eindhoven with the development of the challenges to be tackled by the participating teams, and find relevant speakers and mentors who would be supporting the students for the development of their solutions and jury members who would determine the winning teams. The project ended with a round table “Green and Safe Mobility for all: 5 Smart City(thon) Case studies” on November 17 organized as part of Smart City Expo World Congress 2021 in Barcelona. This project is funded by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. EIT Urban Mobility acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more livable. Learn more: eiturbanmobility.eu.Collaborating partnersCARNET (Lead organisation); Barcelona Institute of Technology for Habitat; Barcelona City Council; Bilbao City Hall; City of Hamburg; City of Eindhoven,; City of Lublin; Digital Hub Logistics Hamburg; Technical University of Catalonia, Tecnalia; UPC Technology Center.
De textielsector is vandaag de dag grotendeels anoniem en gefragmenteerd: het is niet of nauwelijks bekend waar onze kleding vandaan komt, wie het maakt, en wat de impact op de natuur en mensen is. Dat zorgt voor verlies van vakkennis en vervreemding tussen mens en materiaal. The Linen Project (TLP), gestart in 2018 door CraftsCouncilNederland, wil daar verandering in brengen door zich in te zetten voor het verbouwen van vlas in Nederland met als doel relaties te herstellen en vitale kennis van maakprocessen te herontdekken en reactiveren. In het ‘3ha Vlas’-project van TLP zijn spelers in de keten -van vlaszaad, boer, spinner, wever en ontwerper- de uitdaging aangegaan om gezamenlijk 3 hectare biologisch vlas te verbouwen. Zij creëren hiermee een lerende gemeenschap waar het delen van kennis leidt tot een duurzame toekomst voor vlas. Binnen deze keten onderzoekt Avans -terwijl de keten het vlas in linnen producten verwerkt- hoe de partners samenwerken aan een duurzame textielketen. Niet alleen door het maken van producten, maar ook door nieuwe vormen van samenwerken te ontwikkelen, gebaseerd op gelijkwaardigheid, vertrouwen en gedeeld eigenaarschap. In dit verkennende onderzoek wordt inzicht verkregen in de rollen en wijze van risicodeling in een collectieve waardeketen van lokaal linnen. Dit met een ‘leren door doen’ aanpak vanuit een gezamenlijk begrip van elkaars positie in de keten, en vanuit risicodeling (financieel, tijd, kennis), zodat er beter op elkaar ingespeeld kan worden. Het project ontwikkelt enerzijds een gesprekstool die de rollen duidt: van ieders rol in het collectief en van het collectief als geheel. Anderzijds worden de principes voor risicodeling in een collectief in kaart gebracht, zodat een collaboratief waardemodel ontwikkelt kan worden. Deze resultaten kunnen vervolgens breder ingezet worden in de ontwikkeling van andere collectieve waardeketens.
The impacts of tourism on destinations and the perceptions of local communities have been a major concern both for the industry and research in the past decades. However, tourism planning has been mainly focused on traditions that promote the increase of tourism without taking under consideration the wellbeing of both residents and visitors. To develop a more sustainable tourism model, the inclusion of local residents in tourism decision-making is vital. However, this is not always possible due to structural, economic and socio-cultural restrictions that residents face resulting to their disempowerment. This study aims to explore and interpret the formal processes around tourism decision-making and community empowerment in urban settings. The research proposes a comparative study of three urban destinations in Europe (The Hague in the Netherlands, San Sebastian in Spain and, Ioannina in Greece) that experience similar degree of tourism growth. The proposed study will use a design-based approach in order to understand tourism decision-making and what empowers or disempowers community participation within the destinations. Based on the findings of primary and secondary data, a community empowerment model will be applied in one the destinations as a pilot for resident engagement in tourism planning. The evaluation of the pilot will allow for an optimized model to be created with implications for tourism planning at a local level that can contribute to sustainable destinations that safeguard the interests of local residents and tourists.
