SW&D Visit to EPI Welzijnszorg Program

Left to right: Irayka Yanez, Frida Croeze, Rachelle Goedgedrag, Jennifer de Mey, Ankie Danker, Luis Adolfo, Valerie Maduro, Ricky Hoek, Clementia Eugene

On Monday March 26, 2018 the University of Aruba Social Work and Development Bachelor Program together with the Center for Qualiy Assurance visited the Educacion Professional Intermedio program of Welzijnszorg.

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May 14-15-17-18: Beleid schrijven met impact

Actieve training op maat

Als je beleid ontwikkelt, wil je natuurlijk iets bereiken: een oplossing vinden voor een probleem of een idee verwezenlijken. Maar hoe komt dat beleid nou echt van de grond? Hoe zorg je ervoor dat jouw ideeën en adviezen realiteit worden? Je leert het in de training Beleid schrijven met impact!

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Conversation Salon Times of Uncertainty

Refreshing good conversations, the lost art of good conversation

The University of Aruba and Windhorse Academy are hosting a conversation salon, with the topic “Times of Uncertainty”.

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Prof. Asdrubal Baptista gifts his new book to the University of Aruba

Professor Asdrubal Baptista and UA Librarian Léonie Boerkamp

On March 23, 2018 Professor Asdrubal Baptista gifted the 4th edition of his publication Bases cuantitativas de la economia venezolana 1830 – 2008 into the hands of UA Librarian Léonie Boerkamp.

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Early intervention and inclusion in society to gain independence in life

Various reputable professionals will talk about the importance of Physical -, Occupational -, Speech -, and Oral Motor Therapy in the development of children with a disability or delay. How early intervention and inclusion in society impact these children’s life and helps them gain their independence in life.

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Connective professionalism in public domains

Trends and challenges

Doctors, nurses, lawyers, policemen, teachers, social workers – they all have to comply to certain shared standards of knowledge, expertise and competencies. They all play an important role in delivering public services and turning their core ambitions into reality, i.e. generating healthy, safe, intelligent and humane societies. But in many ways, these professional groups have much autonomy and exclusiveness and tend to work rather independently from one another. There are strong inter-professional boundaries, as well as boundaries between professionals and society, including clients.

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Reporting & blogging for engaged citizens

March 14, 21, 28 / April 11, 18, 25

Have you ever wanted to learn how to write clear, concise and informative stories? Whether you want to blog to express your opinions, or do the kind of objective reporting you read in international media, this series of six workshops will equip you with the tools you need to both write and pitch your own stories to media, or self-publish them online. The series will begin by touching on the phenomenon of ‘fake news’ and how engaged citizens need to be critical in their news consumption. It will detail different types of stories, how to achieve objectivity, balance in reporting, as well as how to find story ideas.

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Supply Chain Management

The ‘Introduction SCM course consists of the following topics:

  • Introduction to supply chain management
  • Transport chain
  • Globalisation
  • Strategic Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Chain Risk Management
  • Impact Venezuela ban for the Aruban Supply Chain

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Time’s up

Violence against women as a human rights and human security issue

This lecture will provide an overview of violence against women as a global scourge that no country has managed to combat successfully. It will detail its multiple impacts, including social and economic costs, and prevalence, while positioning it as a phenomenon that is responsible for far more deaths than armed conflict.

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Actualiteiten bestuurs(proces)recht

Meer menselijke maat in het bestuursrecht?

De afgelopen jaren heeft zich in de jurisprudentie van de hoogste Nederlandse bestuursrechters een aantal opvallende wijzigingen voltrokken. Sommige komen neer op een meer indringende toetsing, vaak ook op extra aandacht voor de omstandigheden van het geval. Daarmee lijkt sprake te zijn van meer menselijke maat in het bestuursrecht.

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