Pintra (EN) Blog
After four weeks or 28 days of walking the same streets, running extra kilometres and discovering new paths, we’ve reached the finish line of the Millionaire Team Step Challenge. With 834 participants divided over 157 teams, we collected a total of 192,322,465 steps. Team Sport clocked up the most steps.
The collaboration between our university and the Port of Antwerp is flourishing as never before. Some thirty research projects are currently underway. ‘The technologies we are investigating today could be part of our daily lives in just a few years’ time’, says project coordinator Svetlana Samsonova.
The University of Antwerp wishes all its staff and students a Merry Christmas, and a happy, healthy and strong 2021.
In early June, our university launched an appeal to share experiences and suggestions with the aim of improving diversity, which was named ‘Black Lives Matter @ UAntwerp’. This resulted in a flurry of reactions and initiatives. But what has happened since then? Time for an update.
Just one week to go in the Millionaire Team Step Challenge. More than 50 teams have already made it to a million steps, but there’s only one first place, and the first team to reach the target was ‘The Hotties’.
Where do I get textbooks? What activities should I know about? Where can I buy a bike? Finding your way around a new university isn’t always easy. The Buddy Project App aims to give international students, researchers and employees a helping hand by putting them in touch with local hosts.
We’ve made it through the second week of the step challenge. This week we hear from ‘The Unicorns on the Move’ – a team of two colleagues from ICT, one engineer and two Revakis (Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy).
On Thursday night, Prof. Alain Verschoren, honorary rector of the University of Antwerp, died unexpectedly.
What was your experience with online education this spring? That’s the question we asked students and lecturers alike over the summer. Here’s an overview of the key results and good practices.
On Monday 16 November, 813 members of UAntwerp staff (good for 163 teams) started the Millionaire Team Step Challenge. Every week during the challenge, one or more teams will be sharing their experiences on the blog. First up: the step teams in the Communications Department.
The big day is finally here: UAntwerp’s new and improved website goes live on Monday 23 November. Visitors to www.uantwerpen.be will find that the entire website has a fresh new look. Find out more about the long road to our new website.
Every month from November onwards, Rubi The Cultural Factory will shine a spotlight on one of the many artists whose works hang or stand somewhere at our university. The artist will be interviewed by a member of staff or student who is a particular fan of their work. In this first video, Rector Herman Van Goethem talks to painter Jan Vanriet.
