Find what you’re looking for at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Reïnkarneer focuses on developing a common language for recycled content.

In an interconnected world, young professionals are faced with serious complex technological, social and environmental transitions that require immediate action within and across borders. In order to make sure that they are ready and able to face these challenges on a local, (EU) regional, (inter)national and intercultural professional level, it is imperative that they develop their global competences.

The Lectoraat Facility Management focuses on practice-oriented research into sustainable working and living environments and inclusive, vital communities. Based on the conviction that facility managers increasingly act as connecting professionals and agents of change, the research group develops knowledge and practical tools that help organizations to truly realize their societal ambitions. In doing so, the research group makes a concrete contribution to future-proof organizations, meaningful education, and social impact in the region and beyond.

The Future of Food is a topic much debated in the last decade. Its importance and need for direction is evident in the formulated ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ set for 2030 by the United Nations. Twelve out of a total of seventeen of these goals can be attributed to food, from consumer health through nutritious food consumption to the food production process and waste across the food system. We are living in times where the need for change and transformation of our food consumption and supplying sectors is more urgent than ever before. This urgency is particularly visible by examining the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic which has caused devastating conditions but also sparked new innovations across the food service sector globally. For many stakeholders this has vast consequences, from limiting and adjusting consumption behaviour to closing of businesses and unemployment. As we persevere through this challenging period, this is also a time and opportunity for radical innovation towards a more sustainable path of our industries.

How does art become relevant? And what does it mean to claim that artists create knowledge? Engagement and artistic research are the themes of the Research Centre What Art Knows.

The Research Centre for Datavisualization focuses on developing, evaluating, and implementing novel ways to interact with data and information. The improvement of the human ability to manage data, extract information, and gain knowledge from it is of vital importance for a society in digitization. Visualization is an effective way to enhance human capabilities to extract and interpret information and support human decision-making.

The Research Center for Smart Urban Redesign aims to improve liveability, life quality and wellbeing in neighbourhoods using technical and non-technical solutions for the definition and development of the Limburg region future identity.

Technology Driven Art is an artistic research group dealing with the influence of technology on the evolution of the Arts. Technology Driven Art organises practice based, artistic research projects across all the Art departments, involving the Arts students of Zuyd University.

The Research Centre for Professional Communication in a Digitalizing Society conducts research into the impact of digitalization on professional communication in various professional domains.

An increasing number of people have overweight, are obese or have (a higher risk of developing) chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases and chronic pain. In addition, many people have difficulty achieving and maintaining a healthy active lifestyle. The current shift in healthcare also implies that people take more responsibility for their own health.

Het onderzoeksdomein van het expertisecentrum richt zich op het ondersteunen van internationaal georiënteerde kleine en middelgrote ondernemingen (MKB) en multinationale ondernemingen in Limburg bij het realiseren van hun duurzaamheidsambities. Het doel van het centrum is MKB-managers te voorzien van concrete en diepgaande inzichten in zowel interne als externe duurzaamheidsaspecten, die in aanmerking kunnen worden genomen bij de strategische besluitvorming binnen hun organisatie.

The Research Centre for Autonomy and Participation in Health Care and Social Welfare performs activities which help to ensure that chronically ill people or frail elderly can live the life they would like.