What if becoming something new required you to completely fall apart first? Would you willingly dissolve into something unrecognizable to become something greater? ... Metamorphosis is one of the most dramatic transformations in nature. The most well-known example is the infamous caterpillar-to-butterfly transformation. First, a butterfly lays an egg from which the caterpillar hatches. This... Continue Reading →
Would you like to travel around space? A memory of a fun little trip around the orbit of the Earth is most certainly an out-of-this-world experience. Perhaps, if you have 55 million lying around, you absolutely can do space tourism! A high budget can buy you a seat on a private spaceflight, a short weightlessness... Continue Reading →
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 →
A significant environmental crisis occurred due to an oil (mazut) spill in Anapa, a resort city on Russia's Black Sea coast. On December 15, two aging Russian oil tankers were damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait. The spill contaminated approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) of coastline near Anapa, affecting the water, beaches, and... Continue Reading →
Every year, Avans is cohost of the Biobased Battle, a focused "pressure cooker" in which students of different nationalities work towards a solution for a pressing environmental problem. Our colleague Thais Varella wrote the following about this: "Last week, the 12th Biobased Battle was organized by Living Lab Biobased Brazil. Students from Avans University of... Continue Reading →
Our ESSET programme has several interesting collaborations with partner universities. one of these is with the Ghent university of Applied Sciences in Belgium. Together with a number of ESSET students, our colleagues Samet and Marjon went to Ghent for the "Ghent-Breda exchange to work on an interesting environmental problem. Our colleague Marjon has written the... Continue Reading →
On behalf of our staff and students, we wish everyone a welcoming, green and sustainable 2024! It is an important year for our environmental science programme, as after the Summer break we will start our new curriculum. Our current programme is strong and well developed (as shown by the awards we have received over the... Continue Reading →
Nowadays, there is a lot of bad news and uncertainties in the world making it hard to stay encouraged and optimistic. However, by harnessing the power of positive thinking, you can cultivate a mindset that attracts happiness and success. Positive thinking goes beyond mere optimism; it is a conscious choice to focus on the positive... Continue Reading →
There have been significant developments in artificial intelligence tools such as Chat GTP, which is an effective tool for finding and processing information. Some individuals fear that artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Chat GTP will replace human workers, eliminating current jobs. Especially since UN DESA data shows that our population is expected to reach 9.8... Continue Reading →
You are probably already familiar with the existence of fungi. There are millions of fungal species in the world, but what most people do not know is that some of these species can form a threat to humans. Lucky for us, evolution has given us the chance to develop an immune system that can protect us against... Continue Reading →
Pop culture takes over our minds when we hear the term "zombie virus," the first image that comes to mind is infected individuals who have turned into zombies. That is not the situation. I can offer you something even bigger. Russia's permafrost has been found to contain zombie viruses. After two years of lockdowns, this... Continue Reading →
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 →
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