Leisure & Events

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Leisure
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    Medellín and Antioquia: Tourism, events and purposeful development

    Medellín and Antioquia have consolidated a tourism development model based on coordination between the public, private and social sectors, where...

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    Qatar Museums Authority and the National Museum of Qatar

    Museums are increasingly stepping beyond their traditional role as guardians of heritage to become platforms for addressing contemporary societal...

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    The Sesc Sports Circuit

    The state of São Paulo, Brazil, is home to more than 44 million inhabitants distributed across highly diverse territorial realities. Although it...

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    World Leisure Organization: Expanding the Horizon

    In recent years, the World Leisure Organization (WLO) has expanded its global footprint considerably. The challenge now is not just to be present...

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  • Not Back, but Forwards to Nature

    Not Back, but Forwards to Nature

    A talk with Koert van Mensvoort about the world of Next Nature.

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  • Celebrating an Anniversary with the Tenth Edition of Uncover

    Celebrating an Anniversary with the Tenth Edition of Uncover

    This is the tenth edition of Uncover magazine, which started out as the in-house magazine of the Academy for Leisure & Events and has grown over the...

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  • From Space to Soil

    From Space to Soil

    Imagine viewing earth from space in a UFO. A blue sphere, spinning quietly, teeming with life. No borders in sight, just the big picture. Water and...

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  • Interview with graduate Paulina Petrova

    Interview with graduate Paulina Petrova

    Paulina Petrova grew up with a stutter, something that often worked against her in Bulgaria, but during her studies at BUas she discovered that a...

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  • From script to reality: managing stress in the events industry

    From script to reality: managing stress in the events industry

    Working in the events industry is awesome, but it demands a lot. It is one of the most stressful working environments there is. Research shows that...

    • Expertise
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    A journey through Efteling

    ‘I did not really grow up with it, but I did visit it as a child, and I soon had the idea of working there.’ Sam van Oers graduated from Attractions &...

    • Industry
    • Stories
  • Internship at Disney Orlando: “I work with people from all over the world”

    Internship at Disney Orlando: “I work with people from all over the world”

    Student Sophie Langenberg is currently in Orlando for an internship at Disney. What do you learn over there and would she recommend an internship to...

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    • Student work
  • Fieldtrips to Madurodam, Drievliet, Keukenhof and SnowWorld

    Fieldtrips to Madurodam, Drievliet, Keukenhof and SnowWorld

    Celine Dekkers and Luuk van den Dungen visited several theme parks in the Netherlands with a group of students and lecturers of the Attractions &...

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    • Industry
    • Stories
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    An amazing week in Berlin!

    Students of the specialisation Sports & Esports from year 2 and 3 went to Berlin for a study trip. A full programme of visits, presentations, new...

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    • Student work
  • From Breda to Bundesliga

    From Breda to Bundesliga

    Paul Wetenkamp graduated from BUas in 2012 with a Bachelor's in Leisure Management. He is currently Head of Esports and Brand Management at Hannover...

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    Eight Events, One Goal: €10,000 Raised for Music Saves Ukraine

    Second-year students from the Leisure & Events Management degree programme at Breda University of Applied Sciences swapped their laptops for...

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    • Student work
  • ’Young creatives should be able to mess around’

    ’Young creatives should be able to mess around’

    Peter van der Aalst has been working on his Professional Doctorate (PD) for two years, conducting applied research into street culture or, more...

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    From student to Executive Producer: Amy’s journey in the events industry

    Amy van de Weem graduated from Leisure & Events in 2020, in the midst of the COVID crisis. She currently works as an Executive Producer at Plugged...

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    Events for Business students worked on real life case study

    During the week of January 19, all Events for Business – Year 3 students returned to campus for an intensive crash course on Stakeholder Management...

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    Our second podcast on KreativEU

    Street art as cultural dialogue: Breda’s Blind Walls Gallery redefines heritage through community voice.

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    • Industry
  • Urban Life & Placemaking: Educating future placemakers

    Urban Life & Placemaking: Educating future placemakers

    Five years ago, we launched Urban Life & Placemaking (ULP) at Breda University of Applied Sciences. This 2-year specialisation approaches cities as...

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