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How does design contribute to democracy? And how do you translate such a complex idea into a working product within just a few months?

The research group Designing Value Networks looks back on a year centered around collective growth, participatory acceleration processes, international engagement, and strategic collaboration.

Every entrepreneur has these ‘make or break’ moments, and during the HSiF (Hague Student Investment Fund) Pitch Event, students experienced them firsthand.

This year’s ECHO Awards were already special for THUAS, with two nominees.

Many students struggle to find an internship.

Social safety and inclusion require actions. That’s why our school turns purple on December 11 and 12. The program includes lectures, interactive sessions and a theater performance.

Professor Lampros Stergioulas shared research on data-driven urban innovation and AI, explored collaborations, and gathered insights on ethical AI, digital twins, and sustainable mobility.

“With a small gesture, we can create a little more equality of opportunity in the places where it’s needed”, says Simon Oostra, who’s been with us as a Pedagogy lecturer for ten years.

For several years now, THUAS has offered the professional master’s program ‘Next Level Engineering’.

Researchers Jeffrey Dahl and Kanan Dhru joined the METACOG meeting in Košice, collaborating with partners to advance AI literacy, co-design new teaching materials, and strengthen efforts against disinformation.

At the Legal Design Summit in Helsinki, researcher Kanan Dhru saw how legal design and AI converge to make law more human, accessible and collaborative. “It’s not about aesthetics, it’s about empowerment.”

Gerard Hoekstra demonstrates how high-impact research into digital security strengthens our society. From identifying threats to developing solutions: his research group seeks out vulnerabilities before criminals do.