Projects
Paraformaldehyde as feedstock for yeast fermentation
This project focuses on the development of a sustainable and economically viable method to produce biochemicals via fermentation with yeast. A new feedstock, paraformaldehyde, is used in this process.
Molecular Digital Product Passport
The textile sector is under increasing pressure to become more sustainable and transparent. The Molecular Digital Product Passport project investigates how new technologies can support the implementation of digital product passports in the textile sector.
FiberFact
In the FiberFact project, innovative methods are being developed to measure recycled fibers and to stimulate a circular textile industry.
Energy Transition Readiness
The Energy Transition Readiness Project helps organizations assess how prepared they are for the shift to sustainable energy systems. Using research-based indicators, it highlights strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
Student Sustainability Survey
The Student Sustainability Survey examines how HAN’s education shapes students’ sustainability mindset, behaviours and capacity to act as future change agents.
Agrifood Forward
AgriFood Forward is a collaborative research project by HAN's Center of International Business Research (CIBR), supporting sustainable innovation in the Dutch agri-food sector by connecting global developments with regional practice.
Strengthening the agency of Refugee Youth
Refugee youth are often denied basic human rights and essential services due to structural financial, legal, and societal constraints. Social workers play a crucial role in supporting refugee youth in this context. This research investigates how international social workers can build alliances with refugee youth so they can navigate these structural constraints.
UP University
The European UP University network has strengthened its cooperation by signing a five-year agreement on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk). With this agreement, the network’s eleven partner institutions from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Spain, Romania, Italy, Slovenia, Albania, and Ukraine commit to enhancing their academic, scientific, and professional relationships, as well as promoting educational and research collaboration and increasing international mobility for both staff and students.
Reduce and use landfill methane
Can methane resources such as landfills and small digesters that are currently (partially) unused be used to produce valuable materials? That is the goal of this Biotech booster project.
