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INTRODUCTION: GROWING AS EXPERTS IN TRANSITION People really do have an impact on their environment. That's a starting point for a university of applied sciences. Because through learning and teaching, research and development, we know we can make a difference. But human influence is also the cause of major problems. It is the influence of humans that is increasingly threatening ecosystems. We are no longer even surprised by the severe and more frequent extremes in the weather. We are already taking into account global changes that also affect our immediate environment. Big transitions are needed, and people can influence that. This is the major task facing universities of applied sciences today: to make a positive contribution, through education, research and cooperation, to the transitions that can reduce or even reverse the problems caused by people. The Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences aims to achieve maximum positive impact, first and foremost by educating professionals into transition experts for the future. We are aware that the challenges require professional expertise from many angles: from environment to people, from forest floor to work floor, and from tradition to transition. They are right to look to us for solutions, because we train people who devise, develop and implement solutions. We have been the place where thinkers and doers come from for decades. For us, sustainability is not a trend, but a tradition. Not hype, but the heart of everything what we do. We are the safe place for coalitions. Teachers, students and researchers know that we must work together, inside and outside our university, because major changes are needed throughout the system. That is why we focus our teaching and research on transitions. This requires deepening, experimenting, testing and scaling up. We can do that.
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We are the innovative place for talent. We are already the well-known experts in sustainable development for society: in the field of land and water, forest and city, fertility and technology. That is why we want to continue to develop and share knowledge, contributing to appropriate policies that future-proof systems at all levels. We know that the issues are no longer just about the green, the blue or the grey domain. Earth is the domain. This makes the global task urgent and extremely complex. Everyone's commitment is needed to realise the sustainability transitions together. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences makes the difference by training students from all over the world to make this contribution. Relying on their own expertise, cooperating with partners from all disciplines, working towards solutions where ideals and business models go hand in hand.
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Institutional Plan 2022-2025
