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… [1996], p. 402). Others emphasize that ‘interaction’ or ‘participation’ not necessarily means power-sharing or taking control. Rather than being potentially subversive, participatory practices contribute to more fluid assimilation of users into the online economy and the penetration of everyday private and social life by the logic and power relations of capitalism. The critical angle of participation is compromised: precisely because of the interactivity, diversification, and flexibility of the … daily-life. The final report allows students to use the knowledge gained in the course to analyse a case study of their own interest. The lectures help students to gain a broad understanding of different kinds of modelling techniques. A special workshop is offered in order to trigger interests, thoughts and ideas and find ways of translating them into an individual and structured academic report for all disciplines and concentrations. Literature  Jaccard J. and Jacoby J., Theory Construction and …  To introduce students to the basics of microeconomic theory.  To acquire skills in applying its analytical tools to real-life economic problems. Description of the course Economics is the study of exchange and tradeoffs. Questions about what to buy, what to produce and how to allocate time all involve tradeoffs between different alternatives, and economists develop models to better understand the process by which individuals and firms make such decisions. With these models in hand, economists …

… the questions generally apply to all degree programmes. The questions have been clustered into four different themes. 1) Admission Admission (VU) The student population of the research master programme’s has a large variety in educational backgrounds. This ranges from students with a bachelor’s in medicine, biotechnology, physics or artificial intelligence to psychology and liberal arts and sciences. Some programmes in the cluster admit talented students with an HBO (vocational) bachelor diploma. … they got accepted and then, finally, start in September. Many international students who are enrolled eventually decline after all. Probably, this large time interval makes students lose their interest in the programme, and they eventually begin shopping for their education elsewhere. What are the best practices with regard to retaining (international) talent between registration, admission and the start of the academic year? Students need to feel welcome. Invite them in as many events as possible, to make sure they feel connected to your university right away. By organizing (online) events, they can perhaps talk to current students and familiarise themselves with the university’s culture. Current students can talk about their research, by showing poster presentations for instance. During other events, the campus/main …

… 7 Discussion and solution 7 Case: Tuberculosis (TB) 8 Seven Step Approach 10 Practical: Debate 11 3 Programme Preparation for the Experience Day During your first Problem-Based Learning session, you will work on a case. To be able to discuss this case during the Experience Day, we recommend you to read the case in this information booklet and review the links to the literature sources. Studying these literature sources is called self-study. This is necessary to answer the learning objectives from the pre-discussion of the case. Programme on-campus Experience Day … problem is co- morbidity, as a number of people suffer from both HIV and tuberculosis. Michael wonders, “Oh no, could I be infected? How come? Am I susceptible to HIV infection? Has my immune system been weakened by a HIV infection?” The doctor explains that he will need to do a few tests to find out whether Michael suffers from tuberculosis. Michael also needs to make a list of the people with whom he went to Zambia and of the people he had close contact with over the last few months, as he …

… market portion that is currently estimated at 18% of GDP on supplies, works and services. Therefore, Green Public Procurement (GPP) has become more relevant and an important policy instrument in attaining environmental targets. The main focus of this paper will be on the use of eco- labels under the new public procurement directives, which have recently been adopted. The overarching question raised throughout this paper regards the possible changes the adoption of the new public procurement directives might bring towards the use of eco- labels within public procurement. Nevertheless, as long as there is no obligation towards buying green, the process of green procuring remains dependent on the goodwill of the Member States. It remains to be seen whether the new procurement Directive will stimulate GPP and the use of eco-labels.   3   Table of content Table of content … and technical rules, the contracting authorities must give special attention to how and in which part of the procedure to use the eco-labels successfully as part of the GPP, without breaching the rules of the directives. Another issue raised is why did the Court follow the procedure of the old Directive 2004/18/EC in Max Havelaar, since the negotiations regarding the new Directive 2014/24/EU were already well on their way and it was well-known that the rules concerning eco-labels would …

… becomes ever smaller. We at UM have an important role to play here. As an educational institution, one of our responsibilities is to prepare students for the rest of their lives, including the setbacks they may encounter along the way. One way to do this is to “let them slip up in a dignified way,” as a UM physics lecturer once put it—then help them up again with love. Failing forward is perhaps the most accurate description of life. Let this be an enlightening year. Failing forward EU immigration … This should give us a well-rounded picture of the effectiveness of the international classroom.” Group dynamic Ideally, the research would have been completed already. Instead it was delayed by covid. “Many tutorials were cancelled and replaced by online meetings, whereas we really need to see the group dynamics in action,” Bijsmans explains. “How do young people function in a group of up to eight nationalities? Does proficiency in English play a role? Does having a particular national … I have a strong preference for being honest with myself. I would hope that if you empower people to understand the consequences of their choices, they’ll do the right thing.” He tries to understand, for example, what goes into the products he buys. “There’s an online tool to calculate your slavery footprint based on your consumption. It’s not very precise, but it gives you an idea of how much suffering you’re supporting. Ultimately, people owe it to themselves to make conscious decisions …