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Klaassen, R.G. (author), Snippe, Joke (author)Today, the expansion of English education between non-native speakers with different language backgrounds requires insight into the problems encountered in the multicultural classroom and the consequences of English-medium instruction for local students as well as students of other nationalities. As English becomes the language of communication...book 1999
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Smits, G.N. (author)This thesis reports on an alumni study of the Faculty Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology to discover what the impact is of the degree in aerospace engineering on an alumnus' professional success and comment on what are important qualities for aerospace engineers to have in order to differentiate themselves from those with an...doctoral thesis 2008
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Van der Zanden, A.H.W. (author)Higher education is directly and indirectly subjected to pressures of diminishing subsidies, increasing student populations, heterogeneity, shorter knowledge and product lifecycles, labour demands, proliferation of technology, and new educational approaches and practices. Higher education must change to cope with these pressures. This study is...doctoral thesis 2009
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Van Deuren, M. (author)Since 2002 Dutch higher education has adopted the Bachelor/Master degree structure. Many universities of applied sciences have since then designed their undergraduate professional bachelor programmes education in terms of majors and minors. Minors offer students the possibility to differentiate their education in such a way that it reflects...doctoral thesis 2010
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Psillaki, M. (author), Youssef, A.B. (author), Filippov, S. (author), Ravesteijn, W. (author), Zvereva, T.Y. (author)The paper is focused on analyzing net-based practices in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as a policy tool for instituting a sustainable social and economic development. The purpose of the study is to identify relationships between net-based HEIs and welfare perspective; to investigate the extent to which the use of innovative education can...conference paper 2010
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Brandli, L.L. (author), Frandoloso, M.A.L. (author), Fraga, K.T. (author), Pereira, L.A. (author), Vieira, L.C. (author)The Auditing Instrument for Sustainability in Higher Education (AISHE) is an assessment instrument developed specifically for higher education. The AISHE had been applied in many institutions in its first version (AISHE 1.0) and has a new version the AISHE 2.0, with new elements for evaluation (ROORDA, 2008). This paper shows the results of...conference paper 2010
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Psillaki, M.P. (author), Ben Youssef, A. (author), Filippov, S. (author), Ravesteijn, W. (author), Zvereva, T.Y. (author)The paper is focused on analyzing net-based practices in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) as a policy tool for instituting a sustainable social and economic development. The purpose of the study is to identify relationships between net-based HEIs and welfare perspective; to investigate the extent to which the use of innovative education can...conference paper 2010
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Martinho, A.P. (author), Nicolau, P.B. (author), Caeiro, S. (author), Amador, F. (author), Oliveira, C. (author)Promoting effective environmental citizenship is one way to achieve sustainability - people should be encouraged to act to preserve the environment and the common good. The citizens qualities and attitudes will determine the evolution of our society at all levels. Individuals must develop a cultural capacity that in modern society turn them...conference paper 2010
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Den Heijer, A.C. (author), Teeuw, P.G. (author), Aalbers, K.P.M. (author)Since 2008 long-term agreements on energy efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of forty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005- 2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is represented...conference paper 2010
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Cortés, A.C. (author), Segalas, J. (author), Cebrian, G. (author), Junyent, M. (author), Tillo, T. (author), Marquilles, P. (author), Mora, M. (author)Considering that higher education should play a vital role in promoting peace, mutual understanding and tolerance, and in creating mutual confidence among peoples and nations; (Lisbon Convention 1997) the Technological Catalonian Universities have undertaken as a framework the Competences for Sustainability, to develop the new degrees in...conference paper 2010
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Den Heijer, A. (author), Teeuw, P (author), Aalbers, K. (author)Since 2008 long-term agreements on energy efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of forty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005-2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is represented...conference paper 2010
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Lozano, R. (author), Lukman, R. (author), Lozano, F.J. (author), Huisingh, D. (author), Zilahy, G. (author)Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference, many Sustainable Development declarations, charters, and partnerships have been developed, both in the overall societal context and within higher education frameworks. This paper addresses two issues: (1) a comparison of the development of sustainable development initiatives in society and in universities and...conference paper 2010
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Köhler, A.R. (author), Bakker, C. (author), Peck, D. (author)Societal stakeholders are expressing concerns over the increasing scarcity of critical elements on which high-tech industries rely. Geochemical rare elements are indispensable in producing high-tech products such as electronic gadgets and renewable energy technologies. The surge in demand for critical elements presents a risk of exhaustion of...conference paper 2010
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Köhler, A.R. (author), Bakker, C. (author), Peck, D. (author)Societal stakeholders are expressing concerns over the increasing scarcity of critical elements on which high-tech industries rely. Geochemical rare elements are indispensable in producing high-tech products such as electronic gadgets and renewable energy technologies. The surge in demand for critical elements presents a risk of exhaustion of...conference paper 2010
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Den Heijer, A. (author), Teeuw, P. (author)Since 2008 new long-term agreements on energy-efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of thirty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy-efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005-2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is...conference paper 2011
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Bellotti, F. (author), Berta, R. (author), De Gloria, A. (author), Lavagnino, E. (author), Dagnino, F. (author), Ott, M. (author), Romero, M. (author), Usart, M. (author), Mayer, I.S. (author)Enhancing the offer for entrepreneurship education is an important challenge for the nowadays knowledge societies. The eSG project is addressing this issue by analysing the added value that could be contributed by employing serious games (SGs) as a tool for allowing students – in particular technology students - to become familiar, mainly...journal article 2012
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van Sprang, H (author), Groen, BH (author), van der Voordt, Theo (author)This paper explores the impact of the physical and social dimensions of the work environment on satisfaction and perceived productivity of knowledge workers in Dutch universities of applied sciences. The approach took the form of a literature review, multiple case study of six research centres using interviews and logbook analysis, and web-based...journal article 2013
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Kaspersma, J.M. (author)International cooperation for reaching development goals has expanded gradually since the 1950s. The effectiveness of the Overseas Development Aid (ODA) has become a topic of great public interest. A growing body of experience exists to demonstrate that finance alone is not sufficient for development, and capacity and knowledge are increasingly...doctoral thesis 2013
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Wever, R. (author), Peck, D. (author), De Eyto, A. (author)Sustainable innovation comes in many forms and sizes. There are different philosophies about how to design, such as EcoDesign, bio-mimicry and Cradle-to-cradle. There are differences in organizational contexts, such as multinationals, small and medium sized enterprises, start-ups and design agencies. Furthermore, different product categories and...conference paper 2013