HOPE
Responding to Heatwaves in the Older People Ecosystem
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) is one of the five largest universities of Applied Sciences in the central urban region of the Netherlands (the ‘Randstad metropool’). The university has as a mission to connect education and students to the city and region of Rotterdam and, if possible and needed, to the world. All faculties of the university offer practice based educational projects in their program to prepare students for their future. The main approach is therefore practice-based. The university hosts six knowledge centers in different fields of research and education. Specifically, the Research Centre Innovations in Care aims at innovating the approaches of both health promotion and long-term care. Students of RUAS in collaboration with research lecturers, professors, professionals, citizens and business partners, carry out research and innovation projects. By addressing real life challenges, such as how to manage heat, it is possible to gain knowledge and put it in into practice.
