Applied Research

The research conducted at AUAS/HvA is practical scientific research. It is practical because the research relates to real-life cases and problems in the business sector.

The goal of the research is both improvement and innovation of professional practice.The research produced is of high quality, and the research structure and methodology satisfy all necessary criteria with regard to diligence, reliability, controllability, impartiality and independence.

Professors (lectors) play an important role in development of the research and research policy. As part of the research programmes, professors work together with lecturers, students and external researchers to operationalise research within the discipline in question. AUAS/HvA has 37 professors spread across the seven schools. We also have more than 174 lecturer/researchers and nearly 525 students participating in AUAS/HvA research.

Examples of research programmes in the various schools include:

• School of Design and Communication:  IT in daily life
• School of Economics and Management:  Innovation and participation in the knowledge economy
• School of Education:  Pedagogic functions
• School of Health Professions:  Tailormade health care
• School of Social Work and Law:  Community Care
• School of Sports and Nutrition:  Effective weight management
• School of Technology:  Airport Seaport

For more information on research carried out at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, visit the websites of our Centres for Applied Research (in Dutch):

• CREATE-IT applied research (Design and Communication)
• Research and Development Centre for Society and Law
• Centre for Applied Research Technology
• Centre for Applied Research Health Professions
• Centre for Applied Research Economics and Management
• Centre for Applied Research Education