Avans second in Sustainabul ranking

This year, Avans University of Applied Sciences iss the second most sustainable higher education institution in the Netherlands, following Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences. This was revealed by the SustainaBul 2025, the annual sustainability ranking compiled by Studenten voor Morgen (Students for Tomorrow), which assessed 34 universities and universities of applied sciences in... Continue Reading →

Our personalised study paths

In the past two years, our BSc environmental science programme has been evolving. Students enrolled in ESSET, have more choices available to them to create their own study path. Not only do the first 6 modules offer different projects based on two distinct tracks, but in year 3 and 4 the student has an almost... Continue Reading →

Vegan pancakes for the weekend!

This week is coming to an end and I'd like to share my favorite vegan blueberry pancake recipe. Nothing says weekend more than sleeping in and enjoying a nice stack of pancakes with a nice cup of coffee (or tea) in the morning. These pancakes are deliciously light and fluffy, filling and satisfying. Ingredients 1... Continue Reading →

Plastic-free island, is that possible?

Written by Widya, Karin, and Claudia In December, Widya got a chance to visit two ESSET students working on their internship regarding plastic pollution in Indonesia. This internship was made possible by collaborating with a non-profit organisation Clear Rivers and the University of Pattimura. The students, Karin and Claudia, spent approximately 4 months on the... Continue Reading →

Creating a problem to fix the problem

Nano plastics have become a recent topic of concern within society. However, there is a knowledge gap on nano plastics related to their concentration in the environment and the harmful effects they pose to ecosystems and living organisms. In addition, there is currently no way of detecting or removing nano plastics from the environment. During... Continue Reading →

Young Water Professional (YWP) Conference

At the beginning of April, I attended an international conference in Delft, The Netherlands. The conference was held by the Young Water Professional (YWP) BeNeLux chapter of the International Water Association (IWA). The conference took place in TU Delft, and lasted for 3 days. More than one hundred participants attended the conference. Even though it... Continue Reading →

Be a (food)waste warrior!

Have you ever come across this special "fridge" in Albert Heijn (AH), in which all products inside are labelled with "35% korting samen tegen verspilling" (EN: 35% discount, together against (food)waste) or "35% korting weggoien is zonde" (EN: 35% discount, throwing away is sin)? Would you be interested to buy these products, or would you... Continue Reading →

Learning how to learn

First-years' Personal and Professional Development course has a mini-course in it. Believe it or not, every student must watch around five hours of videos on how to learn. Now. At the university. When we are approaching the closing of our education! That was my primary reaction. I must say, from all the people I've talked... Continue Reading →

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