Great news for everyone in the Eindhoven region who is neurodivergent. Career Jumpstart, an initiative by Fontys and TU/e, has been awarded a prestigious grant. This brings improved support for people whose brains work a bit differently within reach.
Anke Bardie and Danny Jonker both work as research managers at the Knowledge Center Applied AI for Society. One of the Knowledge Center's goals is for all Fontys students to be able to handle AI when they graduate, regardless of the field of study they have taken.
No less than 150 people from Fontys wanted to help filling the program of the first edition of the Fontys for Society Event. Organizer Nicolette Koot proudly tells us. What can we expect?
Artificial Intelligence: you see it around you more and more. But despite all the success stories, there is a dark side to it, says lecturerGerard Schouten. 'Those AI models cost a lot of energy. That is why, among other things, we are studying Green AI: how to make AI more sustainable?’
At the request of the minister, the Association of Universities of Applied Sciences has put forward proposals to regulate the intake of international students. These are collective measures (applicable to all universities of applied sciences) regarding language proficiency, recruitment, housing, retention rates, and programs delivered in languages other than Dutch.
An accessible and inclusive Teaching and Examination Regulations (TER), tailored to Talent-oriented education at Fontys. To achieve just that, a group experts and students at Fontys worked together.
Teachers and researchers Elizabeth Venicz and Ilonka van der Sommen specialise in inclusive language, inclusion, and diversity. Through examples and stories, they challenge participants in this online lecture to join in the search for appropriate words and imagery.
San Wojakowski is a team development expert who helps teams who have a development question. 'By far the most questions I get have to do with culture.'
Fontys is committed to good leadership, for example by offering training and the leadership program. But what is good leadership? What do you need and how do you stay authentic? This is what these three leaders talk about.
Within Fontys, employees are given plenty of opportunities to continue to develop. It is good to know that there are various entrances to learning and development at Fontys. We list five of them.
