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Plants form the basis of life: all food chains, including our own, start with their leaves, fruits and flowers. Crop production, however, faces increased challenges such as climate change, pollution and erosion. Feeding the world therefore requires strong, resilient plant br…

Self-driving cars, facial recognition, scanning tissue for cancer cells, voice assistants and chat GPT. AI is everywhere. And there is a growing desire to use it across all sectors. But how do we ensure that the technology has a positive impact on our society? With the min…

Machine learning is used in online shops, in online banking security and in social media. Deep learning generates subtitles for You Tube videos and provides speech recognition on phones and facial recognition for photos. In the Applied Data Science minor, you will explore th…

CRISPR-Cas9 is a technique that can be used to edit specific genes. The technique utilizes a Cas9 enzyme that can cleave DNA and is guided by a guide RNA. The CRISPR-Cas9 system can be used to study and cure diseases, to improve crops for plant breeding or to increase biofue…

Are you ready to become a 21st century leader? In this world, the ability to influence and enthuse others with a corporate social vision is more important than ever. We believe that the most impactful leaders always weigh both sides: Business & Society. During this programme…

What do you think? Do circularity and business go together? Our answer is that somehow they will have to, as climate change, primary raw materials shortages, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution compel us to make the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy. …

In this minor, you learn how to contribute to creating a society without waste. One that is more restorative by design and aimed at keeping products, components and materials at their highest utility and value throughout their life cycles. You learn this on the job by workin…

Do you want to challenge the status quo, create innovative tools, and shape our shared future in ways you never imagined? Are you seeking for meaning and value in your work? Do you wonder what it means to make a living from art and design practices in these times of transiti…

De maatschappelijke verantwoordelijkheid van ondernemingen gaat verder dan de verantwoordelijkheid om winst te genereren ten behoeve van aandeelhouders en andere kapitaalverstrekkers, maar heeft betrekking op een grotere groep belanghebbenden (zogenoemde stakeholders), zoals…

Create innovative solutions for future proof cities through critical & creative research, multidisciplinary and international collaboration and co-creation as a strategy for innovation. Cities worldwide are developing interventions and strategies to cope with challenges like…

Critical Studies is where artistic practice and critical analysis of society meet. They may seem alien to each other at first. But whereas philosophers critically analyze culture with words, politically engaged artists, designers and educators do so with objects, actions and…

With increased mobility and mixing of cultures, growing up among a diversity of people is now the norm in many cities of the world. Differences related to gender, generation, religion, sexuality, etc. which add to the complexities of people living together in urban areas. "H…

Do you want to know how cheese, yogurt and ice cream are made? In this minor you will learn everything about processing milk into various dairy products (small and large scale) and you will make products like cheese, yogurt, butter and ice cream at the dairy pilot facilities…

Dutch agriculture is known for its high-quality dairy processes and products. If we want to maintain this unique position, sitting still is not an option. How do we deal with a global shortage of dairy process technologists? The need for even more healthy and sustainable dai…

Zowel bij bedrijven als bij de overheid is de opslag van data de afgelopen decennia explosief gegroeid. Ook 'Internet of Things' zorgt dat we meer en meer data beschikbaar krijgen. Met de enorme groei van de hoeveelheden data ontstaan ook mogelijkheden voor nieuwe toepassing…