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Two Thousand and Nine
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Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capitals of Culture. Slovakia adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the Slovak koruna. January 21 – Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a war it had with Hamas. However, Intermittent air strikes by both sides continue in the weeks to follow, january 26 The first trial at the International Criminal Court is held. Former Union of Congolese Patriots leader Thomas Lubanga is accused of training soldiers to kill, pillage. The Icelandic government and banking system collapse, Prime Minister Geir Haarde immediately resigns, february 1 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is enthroned as the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church following the death of his predecessor, Alexy II in 2008. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Iceland, february 26 – Former Serbian president Milan Milutinović is acquitted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia regarding war crimes during the Kosovo War. March 2 – The President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, is assassinated during an attack on his residence in Bissau. March 4 – The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002. March 7 – NASAs Kepler Mission, a space photometer that will search for planets in the Milky Way galaxy, is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. March 17 – The President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, is overthrown in a coup détat, april 1 – Albania and Croatia are admitted to NATO, becoming the newest members of the organization. April 6 – A6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near LAquila, Italy, killing nearly 300, april 21 – UNESCO launches The World Digital Library. May 18 – Following more than a quarter-century of fighting, the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. May 25 – North Korea announces that it has conducted a successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong Province. The United Nations Security Council condemns the reported test, june 1 – Air France Flight 447, en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 on board. June 11 – The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as swine flu, is deemed a global pandemic, june 18 – NASA launches the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/LCROSS probes to the Moon, the first American lunar mission since Lunar Prospector in 1998. June 28 – The Military of Honduras ousts Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in a coup détat, june 30 – Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros, killing all but one of the 153 passengers and crew. July 15 – Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Qazvin, Iran, july 16 – Icelands national parliament, the Althingi, votes to pursue joining the EU
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2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict
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Train commuters in Mexico City wearing
surgical masks due to the
outbreak of swine flu
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A clash between pro-Zelaya protesters and the Honduran military
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Leaders of the
G-20 countries present at the Pittsburgh Summit
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Avans
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Avans University of Applied Sciences is a high-ranked Dutch vocational university. It is located in three cities, Breda, s-Hertogenbosch, and Tilburg, the school has 29,000 students studying 40 courses in 18 institutes. Avans University of Applied Sciences itself was founded on January 1,2004, as a union of Hogeschool s-Hertogenbosch and Hogeschool Brabant in Tilburg, Breda, Hogeschool Brabant itself was a union from 1988 of Hogeschool West-Brabant and Hogeschool Midden-Brabant. The oldest branch of Avans University of Applied Sciences is the Kunstacademie in s-Hertogenbosch, is considered one of the best universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Official website Website for Students in Breda
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Campus in Breda
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Avans University of Applied Sciences
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Campus in ’s-Hertogenbosch
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Campus in Tilburg
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Christelijke Hogeschool Ede
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The Christelijke Hogeschool Ede is a Dutch vocational university, based in Ede in the central Netherlands. The CHE has a clear Christian basis, the Bible as norm, all bachelors degrees are accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders. The academic year of the CHE starts September 1 and finishes the following year on August 31. The calendar year has four periods of activity, which end before the summer holiday in the month of July. During the summer holiday no formal instruction is given, at the end of August, students can catch up on the work that has yet to be completed and resit for exams. During each academic period of ten weeks, students visit classes the first six to seven weeks, the remaining weeks are used for other types of educational activities, including preparing for exams. Course-structure, most modules require the attendance of classes, a module then consists of several hours of classroom teaching or work and a number of hours of self-study. In many modules, self-study is structured by so-called study tasks, mini-training, students receive detailed printed requirements per module
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Christelijke Hogeschool Ede
Christelijke Hogeschool Ede
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Rotterdam Conservatoire
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Codarts University for the Arts is a Dutch vocational university in Rotterdam that teaches music, dance and circus. It was established in its present location in 2000, Codarts can trace its origins to the Rotterdam Conservatorium voor Muziek, popularly known as the Conservatorium Holthaus after its director, Jos Holthaus. In 1930 the alternative Rotterdamsch Toonkunst Conservatorium was founded with the composer Willem Pijper as director, the Rotterdamse Dansschool was established in 1931 by Corrie Hartong as director and the German dancer Gertrud Leistikow as a teacher. At first the school was part of the Conservatorium Holthaus. In 1935 the dance school transferred to Pijpers conservatory and she was to stay in this position until 1961, and continued to teach until 1967. World War II broke out in 1939 and the Netherlands were invaded in May 1940, on 14 May 1940 the buildings of the dance school and the main building of Pijpers conservatory were destroyed by bombs. It was decided to merge Pijpers and Holthauss conservatories into one building on Mathenesserlaan, until Holthaus died in 1943 the combined conservatory had two directors. The Rotterdamse Dansschool was renamed the Rotterdamse Dansacademie in 1954, in 1986 the Conservatory and Dance Academy became the Hogeschool voor Muziek en Theater Rotterdam. The school moved into its present modern building next to the Doelen concert hall in 2000 under the name Codarts - hogeschool voor de kunsten, the Circus arts program was launched in September 2006. Codarts has three divisions, the Rotterdam Conservatory, Rotterdam Dance Academy, and Rotterdam Circus Arts, the Rotterdam Conservatory is one of the largest conservatories in the Netherlands, with over 900 pupils. The school puts on performances, at times using the adjacent De Doelen concert hall. Thus in April 2011 guest conductor Arie van Beek led the Codarts Orchestra, in September 2011 the Codarts Ensemble performed a program that explored the boundary between classical music and jazz, with works by Stravinsky, Gershwin, Shostakovich, Antheil and Harvey. The Codarts Ensemble played again at De Doelen in March 2012 with the Codarts Chamber Choir and they were conducted by Wiecher Mandemaker. The Dance Academy teaches dancers and arranges for students to appear in performances, Codarts helps students gain practical experience with internships with noted dance companies, and participates in student exchange programs with other European and American dance schools. In May 2011 the Rotterdam Dance Academy performed at the Venice Biennale with a show called Talent on the Move, the program included works by established choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato and Mauro Bigonzetti and by younger artists including graduates of the academy. The Circus Arts school began offering a course in September 2006, training students for careers in contemporary and traditional circus, in variety shows. Circus students learn dance and drama as well as a range of circus techniques to prepare for a professional career. The Havo voor Muziek en Dans provides a school education in which music
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The headquarters of Codarts (Kruisplein, Rotterdam).
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De central hall of the circus building: the Fenixloods II (Katendrecht, Rotterdam).
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The WMDC (Delfshaven, Rotterdam): one of the three Codarts buildings.
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Den Haag University
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The city is the Dutch seat of government and home to many major international legal, security and peace institutions. Since the university was founded in 1987 it has expanded to four campuses in the cities of The Hague, Delft. The main campus in The Hague is located behind The Hague Hollands Spoor railway station by the Laakhaven Canal, the institution is made up of 14 academies. Bachelor’s degrees are the core business with 42 full-time undergraduate degrees,21 part-time and 10 dual bachelors courses. The university also offers nine masters degrees and currently teaches around 23,400 students, the Hague University of Applied Sciences is known for the international characteristic of its student population with around 146 nationalities represented on campus. It operates partnerships with companies, public bodies and other organisations in the Haaglanden region, the university also offers English proficiency training through its English Language Preparatory School, work placements and international exchanges as part of its international remit. Research activity is high with a range of postgraduate and continuing education courses. The Hague University of Applied Sciences was formed as the result of a merger of 14 smaller institutions of higher education on 1 September 1987. Technische Hogeschool Rijswijk later merged with the institution in 2003 and was relocated to the Delft campus in 2009, the main campus in The Hague was finished in 1996. The 82,000 square metre site was designed by architects Atelier Pro, the campus is designed with several teaching wings with classrooms and laboratories spanning out from an oval shape atrium. The Hague University of Applied Sciences is divided into four campuses, the main campus is located in The Hague with satellite campuses in Delft, Laan van Poot and Zoetermeer. A new sports orientated campus, Zuiderpark Sports Campus, is scheduled to open in 2016 on the site of ADO Den Haag football stadium in The Hague. The main campus building was completed in 1996 and is located on Johanna Westerdijkplein in The Hague next to Hollands Spoor railway station, the design includes the central glass atrium main hall, offices, laboratories and classrooms. The Central Library stores magazines, dissertations and electronic resources and has 400 study areas, many with PCs. The Hague University of Applied Sciences’ building on the Delft University of Technology campus opened in 2009, the Laan van Poot Campus, home of the Sport Studies Academy, is located in the Vogelwijk district of The Hague known for its access to North Sea beaches and sand dunes. Two bachelors degrees are taught here including the Physical Education Teacher Training Programme, a new sports and education complex, the Zuiderpark Sports Campus, is scheduled to open in 2016 at Zuiderpark on the site of the old ADO Den Haag football stadium. The complex is a joint venture between The Hague University of Applied Sciences, the municipality of The Hague and Vestia housing association, the complex will also include a sports hall, gymnasia, a ballroom and beach volleyball facilities. In 2013 the faculty moved to the Dutch Innovation Factory, which is part of the Dutch Tech Campus, three bachelors degrees are taught here in Dutch, Computer Science, Business IT and Management and Information Security Management
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Laakhaven, the central campus in
The Hague.
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The Hague University of Applied Sciences logo
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Stephan Balkenhol ’s tree trunk – height: 10.43 m, weight: 2100 kilo.
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The glass ceiling of the atrium hall
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Delft
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Delft is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland, to the north of Rotterdam, the city of Delft came into being aside a canal, the Delf, which comes from the word delven, meaning delving or digging, and led to the name Delft. It presumably started around the 11th century as a landlord court, from a rural village in the early Middle Ages, Delft developed to a city, that in the 13th century received its charter. The towns association with the House of Orange started when William of Orange, nicknamed William the Silent, at the time he was the leader of growing national Dutch resistance against Spanish occupation, known as the Eighty Years War. By then Delft was one of the cities of Holland. An attack by Spanish forces in October of that year was repelled, after the Act of Abjuration was proclaimed in 1581, Delft became the de facto capital of the newly independent Netherlands, as the seat of the Prince of Orange. When William was shot dead in 1584, by Balthazar Gerards in the hall of the Prinsenhof, therefore, he was buried in the Delft Nieuwe Kerk, starting a tradition for the House of Orange that has continued to the present day. The Delft Explosion, also known in history as the Delft Thunderclap, occurred on 12 October 1654 when a gunpowder store exploded, over a hundred people were killed and thousands were wounded. About 30 tonnes of gunpowder were stored in barrels in a magazine in a former Clarissen convent in the Doelenkwartier district, cornelis Soetens, the keeper of the magazine, opened the store to check a sample of the powder and a huge explosion followed. Luckily, many citizens were away, visiting a market in Schiedam or a fair in The Hague, Delft artist Egbert van der Poel painted several pictures of Delft showing the devastation. Historical buildings and other sights of interest include, Oude Kerk, buried here, Piet Hein, Johannes Vermeer, Anthony van Leeuwenhoek. Nieuwe Kerk, constructed between 1381 and 1496 and it contains the Dutch royal familys burial vault, which between funerals is sealed with a 5,000 kg cover stone. A statue of Hugo Grotius made by Franciscus Leonardus Stracké in 1886 and this is the only remaining gate of the old city walls. The Gemeenlandshuis Delfland, or Huyterhuis, built in 1505, which has housed the Delfland regional water authority since 1645, the Vermeer Centre in the rebuilt Guild house of St. Luke. Windmill De Roos, a mill built c.1760. Restored to working order in 2013, another windmill that formerly stood in Delft, Het Fortuyn, was dismantled in 1917 and re-erected at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland in 1920. Delft is well known for the Delft pottery ceramic products which were styled on the imported Chinese porcelain of the 17th century, the city had an early start in this area since it was a home port of the Dutch East India Company. It can still be seen at the pottery factories De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles, the painter Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft
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Aerial view of Delft with from left to right three churches, a university tower building and a windmill.
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Delft in 1652 (Blaeu)
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Egbert van der Poel: A View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654
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View of Delft by
Johannes Vermeer, 1660–1661
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Fontys
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Fontys University of Applied Sciences is the largest Dutch university of applied sciences with over 44.000 students in several campuses located in the southern Netherlands. It offers 200 bachelors and masters programmes in the fields of economics, technology, health care, social work, sports. A selection of programmes is offered in German and English. Fontys maintains close relationships with industry, business and public services, the overall management of Fontys University of Applied Sciences lies with the Executive Board. Both the Executive Board and the individual schools call upon the Fontys Support Unit for a range of services, the Support Unit itself comprises a series of departments including ICT services, Student facilities, Administration and Domestic facilities. Fontys is based in the south of the Netherlands near the border with Germany, the three largest Fontys campuses are located in the cities of Eindhoven, Tilburg and Venlo. Fontys University of Applied Sciences is ranked among the best universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands, the ranking is done annually by the Centre of Higher Education Information and published in the Keuzegids HBO. Next to factors such as student satisfaction and success rates the ranking is based on the reports of the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation. All Fontys study programmes are accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation or equivalent British accreditation bodies, about 11% out of the 44,486 Fontys students come from abroad, they represent more than 70 countries around the world, with a large delegation from Germany. Several programmes are offered in English or German, in the third academic year, Fontys students are given the opportunity of studying abroad for one semester at one of the mentioned partner universities. Fontys campuses are equipped with rooms, libraries and student restaurants. Wireless internet is available throughout the campuses, enabling students to bring their laptop, in this way students can work, study, search for information whenever they want
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Fontys University of Applied Sciences
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Gerrit Rietveld Academie
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The Gerrit Rietveld Academie is a Dutch academy for fine arts and design in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Gerrit Rietveld Academy has its origins in the 1924 merger of three schools, which became known as the Institute of Applied Art, or simply the Applied Arts School. Since the 1960s and especially the 1970s, the role and influence of visual art. These influences, combined with a focus and a critical mindset. In 1967, the moved to its current academy building. The Gerrit Rietveld Academy offers two bachelors and five permanent masters programmes, Foundation year, the initial year of the Bachelor’s education programme. During the foundation year, students also orient themselves in terms of the academy’s various specializations, Bachelor’s, Within the bachelor’s program, it is possible to follow a Bachelor of Fine Arts or a Bachelor of Design. There are various specializations within these two programmes, after a general first year - the foundation year - students choose one of these graduation tracks. This is followed by three years of specialization, the Rietveld Academy also offers a part-time education, in which case the foundation year actually takes two years, followed by three years of specialization. Master’s, The master’s programmes at the Rietveld Academy are housed within the Sandberg Institute, the five permanent departments at the Sandberg Institute are, Critical Studies, Design, Dirty Art Department, Fine Arts and Studio for Immediate Spaces. During the preparatory training year, a student follows lessons at the academy for 3.5 half-days a week, after completing the preparatory training year, it is possible to enrol directly in the foundation year. Another preparatory track for the Rietveld Academy is the orientation year, after completion of this year, a candidate will still need to apply for admission before he or she can start the foundation year. This preparatory course, which lasts for 30 weeks, will be taught by teachers from the Rietveld’s Amsterdam school. This preparatory training year is a study track for the Gerrit Rietveld Academy’s accredited bachelors degree in Fine Arts and Design. More than 45% of the student population comes from abroad, originating from over 60 different countries around the world, most of the classes are in English. The Academy’s highly conceptual and experimental approach is aimed at students who consistently strive to research new areas. Particular specialisations are Inter-Architecture, Fine Arts, DesignLAB, Graphic Design, Fashion, Jewellery, TxT, Image and Language, Photography, Glass, Ceramics, VAV, DOGtime, the Rietveld Academy’s evening school, offers a two-year foundation programme. This is followed by a three-year degree track, with the choice of the one of two directions, Autonomous Fine Art, or Interaction, Design, and Unstable Media
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Gerrit Rietveld Academie
