Figure 1 Air Quality Monitoring Station Breda This past week, several ESSET students had the opportunity to visit an air quality monitoring station in Breda as part of the Quarter 4 Air Quality module. Guided by a former Avans alumnus, the visit gave students a chance to see how the theoretical knowledge gained in the... Continue Reading →

An extracurricular activity for ESSET students The Dutch Mountain Trail is a 100 km hike, lasting 4-5 days, starting in the south of the Netherlands, Eygelshoven and ending in Maastricht, passing through Vaals, Gulpen, and Mheer. We hiked along the borders of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. We chose to sleep in tents to build... Continue Reading →

Dysentery, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), is “any diarrhoeal episode in which the loose or watery stools contain visible red blood.” This disease contributes to epidemics and outbreaks in the form of two main types: amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis), caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica and the much more common, bacillary dysentery, a bacterial... Continue Reading →