A blog by ESSET staff & students
2-minute read Issues mentioned in “Seaspiracy I recently watched the “Seaspiracy” documentary on Netflix, and although many are flabbergasted by the spotlight put on the flaws of the fishing industry, I was not as surprised by this. This has been happening for quite some time now. The documentary highlights how commercial fishing pollutes the ocean... Continue Reading →
THE VEGETARIAN CHALLENGE BY GREEN OFFICE! A picture above to show the best options for Non-meat eaters! Hello everyone, some of you may know me but if you do not, my name is Lauren Regadas, who is a first year ESSET student. I decided to do the Vegetarian Challenge by Green Office this year and... Continue Reading →
2-minute read Growing up on the islands, budgeting has always been a big part of my life. My budgeting enabled me to get everything that I wanted and/or needed. Recently, I have had some conversations about budgeting as a student, and tricks to help bring the budget down. For the better part of 8 months,... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! For those who do not know me yet, my name is Lauren Regadas and I am one-third of the Esset Student Blog Team (ESBT). I was born and raised in Harare, the Capital City of Zimbabwe, on the continent of Africa. To set the facts straight for those of you concerned, we don’t... Continue Reading →
Various ESSET students, in collaboration with students from the college Curio in Breda, participated in a fieldwork activity in Breda last Thursday. Goal of the fieldwork activity was to gain insights on building a climate resilient city - learning by doing on the spot! Armed with large netting equipment students made an inventory of the... Continue Reading →
Most of our minds are occupied with the thought of how to help save the environment and stop our home planet from warming up even more. The most asked question here is, how can we do it; what can we as individuals do to help? The book, “We are the Weather” by Jonathan Safran Foer... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, a queer community group has been created especially for international students of Avans. This little group is made up of diverse, warm, and welcoming fellow queers who just want to meet other people from the community, chat, and hang out. Currently, our main mode of communication is via an awesome WhatsApp... Continue Reading →
5-minute read Although many of us are over this “new normal”, the COVID situation has been a blessing in disguise for at least one of our fellow students. So why not live vicariously through him?! Eighteen-year-old Jerhemy Owen went back to Indonesia over the Christmas holidays, and despite what is currently happening in the Netherlands,... Continue Reading →
The Breda municipality, the home city of the ESSET programme, recently welcomed a new groceries shop. A rather different shop than what you might be used to, as this shop only sells goods without a package! Rather than stuffing everything in plastic wrapping (which isn't that environmentally friendly), the shop "Elemental" encourages you to bring... Continue Reading →
From left: Nisalyna, Nicki, Lauren (5-minute read) Hello and Welcome! Based in Breda, the ESSET Student Blog Team (ESBT) is a blog initiative started by Lauren, Nicki and Nisalyna. We are first year students at Avans' ESSET program who are really excited about engaging our readers through our writing. So far, it has been an... Continue Reading →
Together with other Dutch universities, Avans University of Applied Sciences organises the SDG-Challenge this year. Read more about it below and apply if you are interested! The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and... Continue Reading →
The Dutch-based internship of one of our 3rd year students (Marsha) was completed at the Waardenmakers in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. For this internship Marsha considered pathways to make the municipality of Meierijstad more climate resilient, with a focus on the air quality. The resulting poster is a nice visualization of what she worked on... Continue Reading →
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