Problem outline The landscape of higher education (HE) has changed dramatically in recent years due to the growing social importance of lifelong learning. The influx of students is therefore more het...
In 2018, the Flemish Social Work community formulated the 'DNA of social work' in five lines of action: proximity and low threshold work, politically involved work, generalist work, connective work an...
The field of communication professionals, marketeers and journalists has changed radically under the influence of digitalisation. The platforms for placing media content increased exponentially, the g...
Problem outline The growth of shipping on Flemish waterways is good for the economy and for the environment, but it also poses challenges, such as saturation. Moreover, scheduling in terms of infrast...
Problem outline Today, fine chemicals are mainly produced centrally, on a large scale. This way of production is logistically complex and requires a lot of starting capital, which makes substances, w...
Sexual health (SH) is defined by the WHO as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Caregivers are hesitant in initiating a conversation about SH and the...
In the population of students within higher education, we see a diversity that poses great challenges to our society. One of the elements in this diversity is the increase in students with specific ne...
The transition from employee to retired person is a change in the phase of life in which daily activities and the daily schedule have to be filled in again. This involves changes in lifestyle. This ph...
Social changes and governmental control lead to a changing healthcare landscape. The socialization of healthcare implies that the support of adults with disabilities should focus more on working with ...
The integration of renewable electrical energy sources and the increase of these sources in the future pose a major challenge to the stabilisation of the electricity grid. For example, in the absence ...
Introduction Life balance encompasses the balance that individuals experience in all activities and engagements in which they (want to) be involved (such as work, school, family, social life, hobbies...
Training programmes are confronted with an increased heterogeneity in their inflow and a stable or decreasing learning efficiency. They are faced with the challenge of guiding all students in this het...
Nearly 10 percent of the residents of nursing homes are hospitalised every year (Ingarfield et al., 2009; Ong et al., 2011). Hospitalisation is burdensome for the resident and their family, is often a...
Framework and problem description For a number of years there has been disruption in the accommodation sector. New players from the sharing economy have entered the accommodation market. Many article...
Since the year 2000, the Management and Communication Department of AP University College has organised the Belgian Corporate Video Festival, an event that annually awards the best corporate films. Al...
This project focuses on the development of sustainable partnerships between the local community and our educational institution for the courses Social Work and Orthopedagogy. In line with several spea...
AGVs (Automated Guide Vehicles) are industrial driving robots that mainly perform internal logistic transport tasks and are equipped with a navigation system. Over the years, these navigation systems ...
Studies show that the current generation of young people spend less time consuming news than previous generations. In addition, they appear to consume news mainly 'for free' via digital and social med...
Problem description The work field, including the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp (AP University College), is concerned about the psychological well-being of performing artists and is raising the alarm...
ART4DEM explores new ways of working on citizenship education with a focus on artistic practices (drama and media). Citizenship education in schools faces considerable challenges. Despite the persiste...
