Leisure & Events

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Leisure
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    Creating story-based concepts, storylines and storytelling products

    At BUas, the professorship of Storytelling focuses on both research and design/development. We aim to explore the connections between storytelling in...

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    Creating meaningful experiences: Theoretical foundations and design strategies

    Human life consists of a dynamic, continuous and ongoing sequence of experiences. From the mundane routines of daily living to once-in-a-lifetime...

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    Leisure in (un)sustainable times

    What does leisure mean in an age of planetary crisis? And how might it contribute to shaping a more sustainable future? These questions were at the...

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  • Meaningful leisure experiences

    Meaningful leisure experiences

    Creating meaningful experiences is firmly rooted in the core of Breda University of Applied Sciences. We live in an experience economy which goes...

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  • How the Edinburgh Festivals make the city a better place to live, work and play in

    How the Edinburgh Festivals make the city a better place to live, work and play in

    Edinburgh is synonymous with innovation and excellence and many aspiring actors and producers have cut their teeth in the city. Phoebe Waller-Bridge...

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  • The World Leisure Field School 2025

    The World Leisure Field School 2025

    In August 2025, the city of Breda hosted the 2025 World Leisure Congress. The theme of the congress was ‘Leisure for a Better Society’. Just before...

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  • Preparing for the World Leisure Congress in 2025

    Preparing for the World Leisure Congress in 2025

    Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) is proud to house one of the six World Leisure Centers of Excellence. BUas has arranged its education...

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    Exploring the dynamics of Canada’s World Leisure Centers of Excellence

    The World Leisure Organization (WLO) has two Centers of Excellence (WLCE) in Canada: one in Nanaimo, British Columbia, and the other in Trois-Rivières...

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  • Hoping the WLO can help resist voices of the illiberal right

    Hoping the WLO can help resist voices of the illiberal right

    The Department of Tourism at the University of Otago, also known as Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, has been a World Leisure Center of Excellence since 2018...

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    Leisure as a national strategy for a better life

    International cooperation and future prospects of China's leisure environment.

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    Dutch-Brazilian experiences: Fostering education initiatives in an international environment

    When it comes to real projects, connecting diverse contexts and contrasting backgrounds is challenging.

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    The internationalisation perspective of the World Leisure Organization

    Introducing its World Leisure Centers of Excellence Network programme.

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  • The experience of an international icon

    The experience of an international icon

    Studying the visitors of the new Van Gogh Village Museum in Nuenen.

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    BUas stimulates a diverse community with BUas Clubs

    A personal story from the manager of the BUas Clubs.

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  • Organising intercultural encounters in the city

    Organising intercultural encounters in the city

    This Uncover provides the opportunity to explore the theme of internationalisation@home in many directions.

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  • How can we make leisure more accessible to people with mild intellectual disabilities?

    How can we make leisure more accessible to people with mild intellectual disabilities?

    Communicate understandably and tactfully; certainly do not talk over people's heads to address their ‘attendant’ instead.

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  • Inclusive education towards more sensitive leisure managers

    Inclusive education towards more sensitive leisure managers

    BUas sees working towards a more inclusive leisure sector as an important challenge, which needs to be tackled together with representatives of the...

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    Inside Breda Guardians

    A haven for gamers, a home for internationals.

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    The future of education is Glocal

    How to transform classrooms into learning communities.

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  • It’s all about the people

    It’s all about the people

    Yvonne Klerks worked at BUas for fifteen years. Currently she is working for the Ministry at the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta.

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