New Entrepreneurship

This project focuses on the transition from the linear to a circular chemical industry in western North Brabant. The project partners are working to develop advanced chemical recycling techniques, combined with comprehensive education and training programmes, to achieve a sustainable future.

Researchers from Avans' Centres of Expertise (CoE) MNEXT and BWNO are participating in a major research initiative aimed at addressing the social, legal and economic adjustments needed to support the transition to a hydrogen economy.

The annual international conference ELEC, held each year in a different European city, focuses on knowledge exchange within and between education and business on Lean thinking as a management and improvement philosophy.

Fair Jobs is an action research project on how the staffing industry works when it comes to mediating migrant workers. The project tests whether it is possible to do this fairly by putting the interests of temporary workers first.

The Digging 2 Serve project aims to provide insights into the increasing digitization of service SMEs and how relationship management is shaped in an international setting.

With research at two long-term elderly care organizations, researchers are testing their own developed model "Elements of a continuously improving organization." By doing so, they also want to contribute to the improvement culture within these organizations.

This fall, Den Bosch is the setting for the 9th edition of the European Lean Educators Conference (ELEC). For three days an international audience will be challenged to discuss the future with and of lean management.