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Lectures for the XXIst century
What preoccupies scientists today? What is the impact of their ideas and discoveries on ourselves and on our society? This question is the starting point of the 'Lectures for the twenty-first century'. Parallel to the established Dutch series, this year for the first time an English edition was organized. This first English edition offers an international audience a glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, the work shops or the studies and shows how linguistic justice, the history of Belgium,...
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Engels | 286 pagina's (PDF, 2,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Lectures for the XXIst century
2008-2009
The university is a nerve centre of society. This glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, workshops and classrooms of K.U.Leuven reveal what preoccupies scientists today, and how their ideas and discoveries impact our world. This second annual series of lectures in English includes such highlights as J.J. Cassiman on Genetics and Genomics, R. Merckx on Food in Africa, G. Verbeeck on The Future of History, and a great deal more. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF, 5,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Re:Thinking Europe
thoughts on Europe: past, present and future
What are the characteristics of European culture and identity? In which way can culture contribute to the current crisis of meaning within the EU and Europe? And should we return to the discourse of culture and historical experience in order to find a common ground for Europe? In the run-up to the Forum we will publish an anthology on these urgent questions. A host of prominent and influential thinkers such as political scientist Ivan Krastev and historians Philipp Blom and Adam Zamoyski have been...
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Engels | 318 pagina's (PDF, 1,9 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2016
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Patrick Develtere How do we help?
the free market of development aid
The balance sheet of 50 years of development aidOver the past 50 years the West has invested over 3000 billion euro in development aid and already tackled many problems. Now more and more countries and organisations present themselves on the development aid scene, including China, India, and foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Companies, trade unions, co-operatives, schools and towns set up their own projects in remote African regions. But can each and everybody become a development...
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Engels | 266 pagina's (PDF, 2,1 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2012
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Vice city virtue
moral issues in digital game play
"In recent years, digital games have evolved into an entertainment form that is extensively debated and investigated. Particularly the moral issues surrounding this new medium are marked with high priority on the agenda of academic and political institutions. To date, morality in digital games is being studied in several disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, psychology, moral philosophy and human-computer studies. Findings remain fragmented and are hardly shared on an interdisciplinary...
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Engels | 386 pagina's (ePub, 1,4 MB) | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Ellen Van Praet The dual voice of power
an ethnographic perspective on meetings
"The Dual Voice of Power discloses the duality of the discourse around meetings, with a proclaimed ideology of shared power, shared knowledge and equal opportunities masking and covering up an authority-based system promoting status differences and inequality. Relying on participant observation, audio recordings and interviews the book uncovers the subtle political and ideological processes that underlie the event of a weekly gathering of Heads of Section at an embassy. The book juxtaposes participants...
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Engels | ePub, 1 MB | Acco, Leuven | 2011
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Joop Hazenberg Next Europe
how the EU can survive in a world of tectonic shifts
"The EU is in deep trouble. As the eurozone crisis keeps raging on, the European dream lies shattered on the ground. Euroscepticism and nationalism are on the rise, tens of millions are unemployed, Great Britain is heading for the exit door, while Russia flexes its muscles and the Middle East burns. Is there any hopeful future for the European Union? Are we going to lose the race with the BRICS? Will Europeans ever truly engage with the EU institutes in Brussels? Next Europe gives some compelling...
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Engels | 64 pagina's (0,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2014
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Eunice Anita Ken, ami ta?
asistiendo e profeshonal pa e rekupera su alegria i pas interno
E imágen ideal di un profeshonal: determiná, proaktivo, fuerte i semper okupá. E realidat di hopi profeshonal: fuerte di pafo i preokupá di paden. E persona interno di e profeshonal tin mester di yudansa. E buki aki ta kontené informashon pa yuda abo, e profeshonal, meditá riba e preguntanan ken mi ta i kon mi ta kuida mi persona interno. Tribi di hasi bo mes e pregunta: Ken, ami ta? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Papiaments | 40 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2020
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Eunice Anita ¿Qué clase de líder soy?
ayudando a líderes a redescubrir el diseño original de liderazgo
Estar a cargo significa asumir responsabilidades, y también tener la oportunidad de establecer el rumbo de la vela del barco. Por lo general, al comienzo del viaje como un líder, uno es alerta en su manera de trabajar y comunicarse. Con el pasar del tiempo y al surgir circunstancias, decepciones y situaciones inesperadas, las cosas suelen cambiar mucho. ¿Todavía recuerdas cuál es la esencia y la alegría de ser un líder? Este libro es para ayudarte a (re)descubrir el diseño de Dios para el...
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Spaans | 64 pagina's (ePub2) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2020
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Duvilène Pieter | Eunice Anita Can I achieve more in life?
assisting men and women rediscover their purpose in life
A general feeling we all have is that of achieving more in life. Sometimes it is driven by what we see around us and at times it is just a hunger to prove that one can do far more than others see or perceive. Could there be another, a more profound reason for wanting to achieve more in life? Discovering or rediscovering one's purpose in life is the answer that brings fulfillment to the drive of wanting to achieve more in life in the spirit, body and soul of man. This booklet will inspire you and...
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Engels | 56 pagina's (ePub2, 4,6 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019
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Eunice Anita Who am I?
assisting professionals regaining inner joy and peace
The ideal image of an professional: determined, pro-active, strong and always busy. The reality of the professional: Strong on the outside yet the inner man is in need of much assistance. This book contains information to help you, the professional, to reflect on the question who you really are and how you are taking care of your inner man. Dare to ask yourself the question: Who am I? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 32 pagina's (ePub2, 5 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2019
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Duvilène Pieter | Eunice Anita ¿Puedo lograr mas en la vida?
asistiendo a hombres y a mujeres redescubrir su propósito en la vida
Un sentimiento que todos experienciamos es el de querer lograr más en la vida. A veces es impulsado por lo que vemos a nuestro alrededor y a veces es sólo un deseo de demostrar que uno puede hacer mucho más de lo que otros ven o perciben. ¿Podría ser que hay una razón más profunda para querer lograr más en la vida? Descubrir o redescubrir el propósito de uno en la vida es la respuesta que da pasos al deseo de querer lograr más en la vida en el espíritu, cuerpo y alma del hombre. Este libro...
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Spaans | 60 pagina's (ePub2, 2,9 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2020
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Eunice Anita ¿Quién soy yo?
asistiendo a profesionales recuperar la alegría y la paz interior
La imagen ideal de un profesional: decidido, proactivo, fuerte y siempre ocupado. La realidad de muchos profesionales: Fuerte por fuera y preocupado por dentro. El hombre interior del profesional está en necesidad de asistencia. Este libro contiene información para ayudarte a ti, el profesional, a reflexionar en cuanto a la pregunta de quién eres realmente y cómo cuidas a tu hombre interior. Atrévete a preguntar: ¿Quién soy yo? Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Spaans | 44 pagina's (ePub2, 0,4 MB) | Highly Favored Publishing, Veenendaal | 2020
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