Recent events in Egypt and Tunisia remind us that the development of the internet as a global, free and open resource stands at a perpetual crossroads. The dynamic and decentralized nature of the internet, and other new technologies, continually offers new avenues for open communication and free
More and more researchers in the social and behavioral sciences use, or want to use, Mplus to analyze their structural equation models or multilevel models. We are honored that Prof. Bengt Muthen and his Mplus colleague Dr. Tihomir Asparouhov will visit our university and inform us about new
The Munich Advanced Course in International Law offers a possibility for students and young professionals to dedicate two weeks to an intense and in-depth study of Public International Law. Period 06-08-2012 - 17-08-2012 (2 weeks) Target group Advanced students of law or international relations,
Ticks and tick-borne diseases affect animal and human health worldwide. Tick identification and molecular recognition of pathogens in ticks are key elements in disease outbreak investigations and field surveys. In this intensive practical laboratory course of 2 weeks students perform PCR combined
During the last decades the Netherlands have been at the forefront of innovation in science and mathematics education. Currently Dutch curriculum development projects are in progress for mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and advanced integrated science and mathematics. This Summer School
Is it always wrong to tell a lie? Through an examination of everyday social settings from the doctor's surgery to Facebook, to the more exceptional such as the asylum hearing, we will compare lies told by the most powerful in society, with those told by those who hold the least power to determine
Traditional curation and education takes place in closed physical and social spaces with clear differentiation between curator / patron and teacher / student. Cloud computing with touch-enabled portable devices changes all that. The LATINA summer course (5 ECTS) is directed at students, teachers,
The course introduces participants to the history, origins and current trends in global health. It addresses health-related development strategies such as the Millennium Development Goals considering social determinants of health and health (in)equity. The course focuses on principles of global
The Physician Assistant is a health care professional that works under limited supervision of a physician and offers professional medical care.The Physician Assistant has been introduced in the Netherlands in 2001. In the span of 10 years the Physician Assistant has been accepted as a new and
A three-week intensive International English Language Testing System (IELTS) preparation course taught at the University's Language Centre. The course is designed to prepare candidates for the Academic Training Module in the IELTS examination. The secondary focus of the course, but in many ways the
