Are we defenseless against AI, deepfake, and the rapid spread of disinformation? Join the first episode in our podcast series part of the Jean Monnet Chair EU-ACT DIGITAL, an initiative spotlighting EU digital policy. Our very first guest, Member of European Parliament Bart Groothuis (part of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy), provides his expert insights on the state of digitalisation in the EU while being interviewed by European Impact’s Paul Schuchhard and European Studies students Francisco van Ruijven and Joana Pereira Grilo from The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Visit https://eu-act.digital/ to find out more about the Jean Monnet Chair EU-ACT DIGITAL.
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How do we promote media literacy? How do we combat disinformation in an icnreasingly challenging environment? Join the second episode in our podcast series part of the Jean Monnet Chair EU-ACT DIGITAL, an initiative spotlighting EU digital policy. In the second episode, Patricia van Rijswijk and Julia Conemans from Beeld & Geluid (Sound & Vision) talk about media literacy, digital resilience, and the activities of Beeld & Geluid on media and disinformation while being interviewed by European Impact’s Theo Zijderveld and European Impact's Mihai Postelnicu from The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Visit https://eu-act.digital/ to find out more about the Jean Monnet Chair EU-ACT DIGITAL.
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Overcoming Challenges in local green H2 economies Organizer: Dr Beata Kviatek, Jean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, Centre of Expertise Energy / International Business School / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the Netherlands One of the main pathways of the current energy transition includes development of regional green hydrogen economy, usually based in the so-called hydrogen valleys. The development of regional green hydrogen economies enables to green up regional industry and mobility, brings new business opportunities for local and regional businesses, redirects regional investments and financial streams, and proposes new avenues for regional education, knowledge, and research institutions. However, the complexity of regional transformation towards green hydrogen economy, poses challenges that require a close cooperation between different local and regional stakeholders at multiple levels, including national and European. What are these challenges in developing regional green hydrogen economies here, in the northern part of the Netherlands, and in other regions of Europe and what are the new pathways to overcome challenges in regional green hydrogen economies? – is the main question of the proposed panel discussion that will involve academics, policy makers, and practitioners from the northern part of the Netherlands as well as some European regions.
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Sustainable future is impossible without well-functioning sustainable economy that is based on new energy system with renewable and new energy sources. The European Union has put incredible efforts to transform the European economy into a circular, energy efficient and climate-neutral that at the same time provides an optimal business environment for sustainable growth, job creation and innovation. As the European Union has committed to make Europe the world's first carbon neutral continent the question is what are the regional contributions to the achievement of this ambition and making the European economy more sustainable and climate-neutral? The round table, organised by the Jean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, brings together experts, policy makers, and representatives from business and academia to discuss different regional initiatives aimed at making the regional economy more sustainable and climate-neutral, and will especially focus on one of the most successful collective efforts to develop a sustainable regional H2 economy in the Northern part of the Netherlands.
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Students’ engagement in education is regarded as crucial for the study success. Not only students’ engagement provides another dimension to the learning process, but it also mediates the effects of psychological states and situational factors. How the students’ engagement strategy can contribute to mitigation of negative effects of social and psychological factors? In her presentation Dr Beata Kviatek, Jean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, shares experience in developing and application of such students’ engagement strategy in the IBS MIBM master programme course “European Business in a Global context”. She invites to discuss the main elements of the students’ engagement strategy, which can diminish the negative effects of social and psychological factors, and draws lessons for further work on students’ engagement.
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Het is woningcrisis in Nederland. In de huidige verkiezingstijd heeft elke partij wel een mening over dit onderwerp. Hoewel ‘wonen’ geen competentie is van de Europese Unie, is de invloed van Brussels beleid op dit dossier behoorlijk groot. We spreken er over met Europees parlementslid Kim van Sparrentak.
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Nina Jurna is correspondent in Zuid-Amerika voor de NOS en NRC. Vanuit haar woonplaats Rio de Janeiro doet ze verslag van een land dat zwaar getroffen is door het Coronavirus. Met Nina praten we over de economische gevolgen van het virus in Zuid-Amerika, over haar werk als correspondent in een stad als Rio en over de politieke situatie op het continent waar momenteel socialistische regeringen plaatsmaken voor rechtse leiders.
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Bram Vermeulen is correspondent in Afrika voor onder andere de NOS, de VPRO en de NRC. Daarnaast maakt hij de prijswinnende en veelbekeken documentaires als 'Sahara' en 'De trek' over het continent. We praten met hem vanuit zijn woonplaats Kaapstad over de ontwikkelingen op het Afrikaanse continent en zijn onmogelijke baan om 54 landen te verslaan als correspondent. Zoals altijd schuwen Mendeltje en Ruud de grote thema's niet, dus verwacht een gesprek over corona, migratie, Black Lives Matter en het belang van genuanceerde berichtgeving.
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In een levendig gesprek nemen we je mee in de digitale wereld! Internetpionier Marleen Stikker is oprichter en directeur van het onderzoeksinstituut Waag en werkzaam als praktijkprofessor ‘Digitalisering’. In deze aflevering blikken Mendeltje en Rik-Jan samen met Marleen terug op het 25-jarig bestaan van het internet en de impact van technologie op de Nederlandse en internationale samenleving. We praten over de controverse tussen privacy en vrijheid, de rol van de overheid en het belang van actief burgerschap.
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Catherine de Vries is onderzoeker aan de Bocconi Universiteit in Milaan. Ruud en Mendeltje spreken haar over de politieke situatie in Italië, de positie van Mario Draghi en het belang van het Coronaherstelfonds voor het land. Ook spreken we over de culturele en politieke verschillen in Europa, de toon van het debat en de verschillen in onderhandelingsstijl. Welke concrete oplossingen ziet Catherine voor meer aandacht in Nederland voor Europa? In een fijn en diepgaand gesprek praten we over deze uitdagingen!
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