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February 13, 2009 The UNA is satisfied with the judicial agreement of Camelia The University of the Netherlands Antilles signs the pay-agreement proposed by the court, to end officially the employment relationship with the teacher Mr. Camelia. For more information click here. |
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December 10, 2008 Languages courses: Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish The faculty of Arts of the Netherlands Antilles is organizing languages courses on different levels. Course members have to be older than 18 years and need a certificate on the high school level. |
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November 27, 2008 Important announcement regarding the Economic Seminar The last in the series of five economic seminars organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics of the University of the Netherlands Antilles and the Department of Economic Affairs: "Economic Vision for Curacao" planned on the 27th of November 2008 will be postponed to the 15th of January 2009. For more information click on the link below. |
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October 29,
2008 Important announcement for Curises Students All CURISES students are requested to send the following information before the 1st of November : i. Name. ii. Id-number (sédula). iii. E-mail address iv. Course at CURISES. v. Year of enrollment at CURISES. to the following e-mail address Curisesstudent@una.an For more information click on the link below
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October 20,
2008 Report of the Investigatory Committee will be used as guideline for the approach for the SEF Reestablishment of the education of the SEF is the first priority of the management of the University of the Netherlands Antilles. The management of the UNA will use the results of the report for the improvement of the approach at the University. For more information regarding this topic click on the link below. |
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October 18,
2008 Report of the Investigatory Committee In October the Minister of Education Omayra Leeflang requested a committee to start an investigation on the problems that started in the Faculty of Social Siences and Economics. On the 15th of October the Committee presented the results of this investigation. On the link below you will find the full report that was presented to the minister.
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September 9, 2008 Lecture mr. David Dick, Mrs. Marbella Pichardo and Mrs. mr. Edith E. Martina-Davelaar
The faculty of law organized a
lecture on the 9th of September entitled:
"Professionaliserig van de vreemdelingenketen". Hyperlinks |
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September 5, 2008 Opening Academic Year On the 5th of September the University of Netherlands Antilles celebrated the annual opening of the Academic Year. The evening was opened by the Rector Magnificus prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn. The keynote speaker for the evening was Ronald Gomes Casseres, managing director of the "Maduro & Curiel's bank. His speech was entitled: "Governance and Society". On this evening also certificates were handed over to the members of the IntroCommUNA by the Rector Magnificus. Afterword the Camp director Natalienne Sillie gave a speech in which she explained the work of the IntroCommUNA. Hyperlinks |
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August 22, 2008 Lecture mr. S. Gangaram Panday
On the 22nd of August their was a
lecture by Mr. S. Gangaram Panday entitled: "Ontwikkeling
in personen,- familie,- en erfrecht van Suriname en de Nederlandse
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July 3, 2008 Lecture prof. dr. Cristien Brinkgreve
On the 3th of July their was a
lecture by prof. dr. Cristien entitled: "Hedendaagsouderschap en
adolecentie". |
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June 20, 2008 Graduation
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May 29, 2008 Freeport of the Caribbean
On the 29th of May the second lecture
in the series Freeport of the Caribbean will take place. |
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May 27, 2008 Lecture dr. Hiram Morales R. Lugo
On the 27th of May the United States
Consulate General in cooperation with the University of the Netherlands
Antilles and the Vereniging Bestuurskunde Nederlandse Antillen hosted a
discussion on: "Ethics in government and business" that was
followed by a panel discussion. The speaker this evening was Dr. Hiram
Morales Lugo. |
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May 27, 2008 Lecture dr. Linda Rupert
Fundashon National Archaelogical
Antropological Memory Management NAAM in cooperation with the University
of the Netherlands Antilles organized a series of lectures from May
27th to July 1st: "Freeports of the Caribbean". These
lecture were meant to dedicate attention to the life and emancipation of
the inhabitants of Willemstad (Curacao) and Oranjestad (Statia) in the
18th and the 19th The first lecture
took place on the 27th of May and the Keynote speaker of the evening was
dr. Linda Rupert, Assistant Professor, Atlantic World Department of
History UNC Greensboro. Her lecture was entitled: "A Messy Trade in
Chocolate". |
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May 26, 2008 Colloquium dr. Ashley Duits
The Netherlands
Antilles Foundation for Clinical Higher Education and the University of
the Netherlands Antilles organized a colloquium for dr. Ashley Duits in
honor of his nomination at the "Rijksuniversiteit Groningen" in the
Netherlands. |
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May 24, 2008 Seminar " Obecity"
First year students
of the General Management program organized a conference entitled :"Obecity". |
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May 15, 2008 Lecture mr. H.A.F.M.O. van Mierlo On the 15th of May mr. Hans van Mierlo gave a lecture at the UNA. The lecture was entitled: "Democratie en Deugdelijkheid". This event was the last event in the sequel "Democratie en Deugdzaamheid" that was organized in cooperation with Het Kabinet van de Gouverneur.
During this evening
the first copy of the compilation of all the speeches held during this
sequel was presented to the premier of the Netherlands Antilles mrs. E
de Jongh Elhage. |
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May 14, 2008 Lecture Cynthia Mc Leod The Faculty of art in cooperation with Fundashon Planifikashon di Idioma organized a lecture Cynthia Mc Leod. The lecture was entitled: "De roman en historische feiten".
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May 5, 2008 Lecture dr. Alex Brenninkmeijer
The Faculty of Law organized a lecture on
May 5th by dr. Alex Brenninkmeijer, National Ombudsman of The
Netherlands.
The lecture was entitled:
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April 29, 2008 Installation prof. mr. Lodewijk Rogier On Tuesday 29th of April prof. mr. was officially installed on the new chair at the Faculty of Law, with his oration, entitled: "Concordantie van bestuurlijk rechtsbescherming in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden"
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Aprel 24, 2008 Economic Seminar part II The Department of Economic Affairs and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics of the University of the Netherlands Antilles organized a Economic Seminar consisting of 5 seminars. The second seminar was on the 24th of April. The moderator for the seminars is Mr. O. Cuales. The second seminar was held in the International Trade Center and started with a introduction by Mr. Cuales. Afterwards the evening was officially opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics Drs. Paul van Bladel. Following the commissioner of Economic affairs Mr. E. Rhuggenaat also held his speech. The keynote speaker was Mrs. Maryse Robert. The program followed with the introductions from the panel consisting of Mr. Desmond, Mr. Slusher and Mr. Tromp. Hyperlinks |
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April 21, 2008 Lecture ir. Roger Gerardts
On Monday the 21st of
April there was a lecture by ir. Roger Gerardts director of Transigo
BV, entitled:
"Uitdagingen rondom grootschalige
ICT-infrastructuren" |
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Aprel 18, 2008 Lecture prof. Marco Loos
The Faculty of Law
organized a lecture on Friday the 18th of April. The speaker of the
evening was prof. Marco Loos and the lecture was entitled:"
Spontane harmonisatie in het contracten- en
consumentenrecht" |
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Aprel 16, 2008 Lecture De Vries
On the 16th of April
their was a lecture with the topic
"Competentiegerichtonderwijs"
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March 28, 2008 Lecture prof. dr. Marion van San
The Faculty of Law organized a lecture on Friday the 28th of march by prof. dr. Marion van
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March 19, 2008 Lecture prof. mr. Gregor van der Burght On
Wednesday the 19th of march prof. dr. Gregor van den Burght gave a lecture
"New law of inheritance on arrival" |
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March 14, 2008 Lecture prof. mr. R. Tielman On
Friday the 14th of march prof. dr. R. Tielman gave a lecture
"Humanism on the Antilles, an ogling
perspective" |
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March 13, 2008 Lecture drs. Wim Kleijne
The Faculty of Arts organized
a lecture by drs. Wim Kleijne entitled:
"Exams: well regulated? The aspects of
quality guarentee." |
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March 6, 2008 Lecture Jenny E. Goldschmidt
On Friday the 7th of march the Faculty organized a lecture by Jenny E.
Goldschmidt entitled:
"Human rights for everyone?" |
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February 28, 2008 Economic Seminar The Department of Economic Affairs and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics of the University of the Netherlands Antilles organized a Economic Seminar consisting of 5 seminars. The first seminar
was on the 28th of February and the last seminar on the 27th of November
2008. The moderator for the seminars was The evening for the first seminar started with a introduction by Mr. Cuales. Afterwards the Seminar was officially opened by the Rector Magnificus of the University of the Netherlands Antilles Prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn. The program followed with a speech of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics Drs. Paul van Bladel. Following the commissioner of Economic affairs Mr. E. Rhuggenaat also held his speech. The keynote speaker was Mr. R. Chong director of DEZ. The program followed with the reactions from the panel and a discussion with the panel and the audience. The evening ended with a social gathering on the patio of the UNA. Hyperlinks
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February 26, 2008 Lecture J.H.A. Lokin The Faculty of Law organized a lecture entitled "The inadequate of codification". (Advantages and disadvantages of an all-embracing lawbook)
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February 22, 2008 Lecture Dr. J uit Beijerse On the 20th of February dr. J uit Beijerse scientific employee of the section for criminal law of the Erasmus University gave a lecture, entitled "The youthful in the criminal law: risk and chances". Based on her own research and on the basis of her experience as a replacing judge in youth matters, the lecturer will provide further information on this subject.
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February 21, 2008 On Thursday the 21st of February the annual "Diktado di Papiamentu" took place at the University of the Netherlands Antilles. |
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February 15, 2008 Introduction course Good Governance Friday evening Prof. Roel in 't Veld announced during a presentation in La Belle Alliance of the Avila Hotel that in May the first course for commissioners of public and private ventures will start. Commissioners and directors of many local companies were invited by the University of Netherlands Antilles and the Chamber of Commerce of Curacao to attend to this event. In the hyperlinks you will find more information about this evening. Hyperlinks
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February 12, 2008 Lecture Prime Minister of The Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende On February 12 the prime minister of The Netherlands mr. dr. Jan Peter Balkenende gave a lecture at the University of the Netherlands Antilles, entitled "Dynamiek in Koningkrijk, samenleving en economie". After the lecture there was a discussion which was leaded by drs. ing. Steven Martina. Hyperlinks Speech Rector Magnificus prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn
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January 11, 2008 Celebration Dies Nathalis
The program started at 20:00 with a presentation of the annual report by Rector Magnificus prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn, about the year 2006-2007 Following drs. ing. S. Martina performed his speech. Afterwards the students counsel for the year 2007-2008 performed a speech to introduce themselves. During the last part of the evening the title of Doctor Honoris Causa was provided to Mgr. dr. Amado Römer. The program was closed with a reception on the patio. Hyperlink
Laudatio Dr. ir. Valdemar Marcha
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January 3, 2008 On January 3, Curtis Pew gave a lecture entitled "Arbitration?" Dispute Resolution in the domain of international trade law. After the lecture their was opportunity to meet the Faculties and the students of the different Universities.
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December 20, 2007 The University of The Netherlands Antilles will be closed from the 21st of December till the 2nd of January 2008. On Wednesday the 3rd of January 2008 the facilities will be opened again. We would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2008.
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december 11, 2007 December 11: Lecture by Cees Maris On December 11, prof. dr. Cees Maris gave a lecture entitled "Deugden en Ondeugden van de burger" ("Virtues and the unvirtuous of the citizen "). For more information check events |
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december 10, 2007 December 10: Lecture by Klazien van Zwieten On December 10, Klazien van Zwieten gave a lecture entitled "Mag een ouder zijn kind onterven?" ("May a parent disinherit a child?"). |
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november 26, 2007 New Student Council UNA Recently the UNA's new Student Council was installed. The members of the Council are: Max de Groot (secretaris), Roderick Evertsz, Murry Brooks, Alex Driesprong, Jonathan Estanista, Jhanira Anita (voorzitter), Prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn (Rector Magnificus). Picture |
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november 16, 2007 November 29: Lecture by Peter Verton On November 29 at 20:00 hours the "Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde N.A. en Aruba", the UNA and the Curaçao Leadership Forum will be organizing a lecture, entitled: "Curaçao 2008, de erfenis van de gouverneur, de bisschop en de Shell-directeur" by mr. dr. Peter Verton, ex-lecturer at the UNA and director of Verton Lawyers, Curaçao. Admission for this lecture, which is in the Dutch language, will be free. |
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november 16, 2007 November 28: Lecture by prof. Gert Oostindie On November 28 professor Gert Oostindie, director of the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies at Leiden and holder of the new chair for Caribbean History at the University of Leiden, will be lecturing about "Koloniaal verleden, kleinschaligheid en goed bestuur" ("About good governance in a context of a colonial past and a small-scale community"). The lecture starts at 20:00 hours and will be in the Dutch language, while entrance will be free. |
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november 26, 2007 November 24: Open house UNA On Saterday November 24, the UNA organized an open house for secondary school students. The program started at 13.30 hours and ended at 17.30 hours. Downloadable program attachments/Advertentie open dag.pdf
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november 26, 2007 November 23: Mini-congress "the new teacher" On November 23, the UNA organized a mini congress about "the new teacher". Please find enclosed the program as well as the invitation and a subscription form. |
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november 22, 2007 November 22: First collective labour agreement signed On november 22, the UNA's Rector, prof.Jeanne de Bruijn and the chairmen and secretaries of the involved trade unions SITEK and ABVO signed the UNA's first collective labour agreement. Press-release |
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november 26, 2007 November 22: Lecture by dr. Neville Duncan On November 22, dr. Neville Duncan from the University of the West Indies lectured about "The social, political and economical changes of the Netherlands Antilles in a Caribbean perspective". |
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november 22, 2007 November 21: Lecture by Minister Adriaens of Telecommunication On November 21, Minister Maurice Adriaens of Telecommunication gave a lecture: "The future of Curaçao as an information society". |
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november 22, 2007 November 20: Lecture by prof. Fennema On November 20, prof. Meindert Fennema gave a lecture entitled: "Four conditions for a democratic debate" ("Vier voorwaarden voor het democratische debat"). |
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november 22, 2007 November 19: Lecture by prof. Jutta Hausmann On November 19 professor Jutta Hausman from the Lutheran Theological University in Budapest lectured at 20:00 hours in the UNA's aula. The lecture was entitled "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, reflections on Old Testaments hermeneutic of law". |
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november 16, 2007 Dag van het commissariaat 2007 On November 15 and 16 the UNA organized the 2007-edition of the "Dag van het commissariaat", together with Van Eps, Kunneman and Van Doorne lawyers and the Galan Group. This year's event focussed on private and public governance and their differences and similarities. The speakers included speakers of government and the private sector and there were also a few workshops, about the principles of good government in practice. Downloadable program |
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november 1, 2007 Election Dance explained The writer and his world. Parallels between "Election Dance" and the Curaçao reality. This wasthe theme of a lecture by Joseph (Jopi) Hart, author of the novel "Election Dance" on Tuesday, October 30. The lecture was organized by the UNA, in cooperation with the FPI (Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma). |
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november 1, 2007 Installation Wim Rutgers on new chair Literary science & research On Friday, October 26, Wim Rutgers was be officially installed on the new chair at the Faculty of Law, with his oration, entitled: Niemand schrijft met opzet een slecht boek; Antilliaanse literatuurkritiek, literatuurgeschiedenis en literatuurwetenschap. (No one writes a bad book on purpose; literary criticism, literary history and literary science in the Antilles) The purpose of this new chair for literary science and research, is to build up knowledge by means of research and education, on an academic level. The chair will also will also enable more coordinated literary research and teaching and knowledge exchange between the islands in the Caribbean region. |
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october 24, 2007 Another lunch concert at the UNA After the recent successful lunch concert on September 28 by Randal Corsen, the UNA has recently presented a second cultural lunch event, with pianist Carlos Prens. Carlos Prens performed on October 23d, between 12:00 and 13:00 hours. He played classical Spanish and Latin-American music with a folcloristic touch by composers like Granados, Turina And Etchevarria as well as some of his own compositions, in the same tradition. |
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october 22, 2007 Forum discussion about business incubator On Friday October 19 several prominent citizens featured in a forum discussion at the UNA, commencing at 20:00 hours in the aula. The topic was development of entrepreneurship by means of the business incubator (a so-called breeding place for entrepreneurs). The program was opened by Minister Elvis Tjin A Tjoe of Economic Affairs and deputee Eugène Rhuggenaath of Economic Affairs and Tourism. Other contributors were be Rob de koning, Incubator of Twente's "Bedrijfstechnologisch Centrum", Larry Strain from the University of West Florida and director of the Small Business Development Center te Pensacola, Florida, Carl Camelia from the UNA and representative of the Curaçao Small Business Development Center (SEDECK). The panel for the discussion consisted of Hennie ten Hag, President Commissaris Incubator Twente (BTC Twente),Ramon Chong, head of the "Dienst Economische Zaken", Boy Magdalena, chairman of ADECK and a representative of the camber of Commerce. The program was followed by informal drinks. On Saturday the UNA organized a meeting for students, about the same topic, which was very well-visited. |
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october 22, 2007 Foundation Dutch Caribbean Human Rights Committee On Thursday, October 18 the UNA's faculty of Law celebrated the foundation of the Dutch Caribbean Human Rights Committee (DCHRC) with the lecture Taking ownership of human rights. Towards a maturing Dutch Caribbean by judge Bob Wit of the Caribbean Court of Justice in Trinidad & Tobago. |
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october 13, 2007 Info session about the new Dutch spelling
Rik Schutz and Ludo Permentier guided an information session about the new Dutch spelling at the
UNA on Wednesday, October 17 at 20:00 hours in the aula of the
UNA. At the instigation of the Minister of Education and in
co-operation with the the Dutch "Taalunie", information is currently
being provided in the whole Netherlands Antilles and in Aruba about
the new Dutch spelling. The info session was meant
for professional writers as well as for all, professionally
concerned with writing like lawyers, teachers, public servants etc. |
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october 13, 2007 On law and art
Should there be a separate area of
jurisdiction for the arts? |
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october 13, 2007 Lecture about the oeuvre of Boeli van Leeuwen On Thursday, October 11, Frank Knipscheer, director of Boeli van Leeuwen's publishing house, gave a lecture about his oeuvre. |
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september 25, 2007 Lecture by Rutsel Martha On Monday, October 1, dr. Rutsel Martha gave a lecture at the UNA, entitled: "We learn from our mistakes: towards a more modern social and economic future for the Antilles". Mr. Martha is General Counsellor and Director of Legal Affairs at INTERPOL but at this occasion he spoke "a titre personnel". Downloadable lecture text |
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september 24, 2007 Lunch concert with Randal Corsen As part of its cultural program for 2007-2008, The UNA organised a successful LUNCH CONCERT with RANDAL CORSEN on September 28 from 12:00-13:00 hours in the aula. |
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october 1, 2007 Opening Academic year in Bonaire On Friday, september 28, the UNA opened its academic year in Bonaire, with speeches by rector magnificus prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn, Deputee of Education mrs. M. Siberie and keynote speaker mr. Wytze van der Woude, dean of the UNA's faculty of law, entitled: "the future political structure of the BES-islands". |
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september 24, 2007 Activities "Siman di kultura" At the occasion of Curaçao's "siman di kultura" or "culture week", the UNA presented the following activities: - Activities on Sunday September 15 - Total schedule of activities |
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september 24, 2007 Lecture by Sir Edwin Carrington from Caricom
On Thurdsday september 21 Sir Edwin Carrington, secretary general of
Caricom held a lecture at the UNA
entitled: "Integration of the Caribbean". The lecture was organized
by Sebtro Mr. Dr. Moises Frumencio Da Costa Gomez and the UNA. |
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september 10, 2007 Press-conference at the UNA about the "drempelregeling" On Monday, September 10, the UNA organized a press-conference, to inform the press about the "drempelregeling". The "drempelregeling" is a regulation, stipulating that students who don't obtain a pass for all their first year subjects, will loose all their grades. There has been a lot to do about this subject after 19 students of Architecture & civil engineering started complaining because they did not meet the requirements of the "drempelregeling" and hence lost their grades. For further information you are referred to the press release (in Dutch). |
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september 6, 2007 Lecture about gender and education On Wednesday September 5 professor Barbara Bailey of the University of the West Indies discussed the outcomes of a Caribbean survey, entitled: Gender and education: who gets the golden egg: the goose or the gander? Why is it that so many of our boys don't finish their school education? |
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September 6, 2007 Lecture by Huub Oosterhuis On Tuesday September 4 the well-known Dutch poet, composer, priest and theologian Huub Oosterhuis gave a lecture at the UNA, entitled: "Redt hen die geen verweer hebben"- de moraal van de bijbel (Save the helpless ones: the bible's ethics). Downloadable files: press release. Lecture Huub Oosterhuis |
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September 3, 2007 Lecture about festival tourism International Career Services, in cooperation with the Tourism Board, Hotel Breezes, CHATA and the UNA’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics present a lecture on Monday September 3 at the UNA, about Festival Tourism. The first lecture will be: Festival Tourism in the Caribbean: An Economic Impact Assessment, presented by Dr. Keith Nurse, Senior lecturer at the Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies (UWI), President of the Association of Caribbean Economists. Following that there will be a second speech, entitled Festival Tourism in Curacao: Are we Capitalizing on the Ever Increasing Potential Economic Benefits of Events? Speaker Mr. Dino R. Daal M.S., Director Product Development and Cruise Tourism of Curaçao Tourism Board.
The opening
speech will be by mr. Carl Camelia, Program Director of the
Hospitality & Tourism Management Program of the UNA’s Faculty of
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September 3, 2007 Opening New Academic year On Friday August 31 at 20:00 hours the UNA celebrated the opening of the new Academic year 2007/2008. The keynote speaker was Mayor Job Cohen. The title of his speech was Nation building: the importance of knowledge. His speech is in line with the purpose of his visit to respecively Sint Maarten and Curaçao, for the closing of cooperation agreements with the city of Amsterdam. Mayor Cohen discussed the importance of knowledge for cities in the 21st century and knowledge exchange as a tool for international relations. Rector magnificus prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn performed the opening the academic year in traditional manner and spoke about the importance of a well-educated population and the brainrain pehenomenon, recent developments at the UNA and exchange programs between the UNA and other universities in the Netherlands and in the region. She also took this opportunity to honor the board of the UNA's introduction committee (IntrocommUNA), guided by chairwoman and student Nathalie Cannegieter. The music was by Johnny Kleinmoedig and his combo and the program was closed off with drinks and snacks at the UNA's patio. Speech rector Speech Mayor Job Cohen |
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August 17, 2007 First year students LOFO receiving "propedeuse" certificate
On Friday August 17th a number of
students of the UNA's very first LOFO-class received their "propedeuse"
certificates. The UNA is proud of them and wishes them lots of
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August 17, 2007 Theme event report ARNA On August 16 at 20:00 hours the UNA organized a theme event in its Aula together with the ABVO, the "Vereniging van diensthoofden" and the "Vereniging Bestuurskunde Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba". The event was based on the report "indienstneming en salarisbetaling van het eilandgebied Curaçao" (hiring and payment of salaries for the island of Curaçao). This report was issued by the "Algemene Rekenkamer Nederlandse Antillen (ARNA)" in June 2007. The discussion was about the question: "What should be done to gurantee good governance in the future "Land" government? The program included four introductions by respectively K. Ersilia, RA, secretary of the ARNA, drs. G. Martes, RA CFE, director SOAB, mr. F. Wiel (Ombudsman Curaçao) and dr. M. Goede (UNA).The introductions were followed by a plenary discussion with the audience. Downloadable report ARNA |
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August 8, 2007 Professor UNA in State Council The UNA is proud to announce that professor Kunneman, connected to the UNA's faculty of Law, has been nominated Deputy Chairman of the State council. The UNA wishes him lots of wisdom and pleasure in this important position. |
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August 8, 2007 Lecture Rose Mary Allen On Sunday morning, August 12 at
11:00 hours the UNA and the NAAM (National Archeological Museum) organized a lecture by anthropologist
dr. Rose Mary Allen in the UNA's Aula. The lecture bore the title "Di ki manera?" (in
which way?"), which is also the title of Allen's doctoral thesis,
defended by Allen in March 2007 in Utrecht. The lecture was a
popularized presentation of her thesis and dealt with the history of Curaçao's inhabitants of African origin. On basis of this variation of
sources, Allen discussed the influence of colonial
government, the former slave owners and the Roman Catholic church on
these former slaves. She also addressed the way in which the
former slaves gave shape to their freedom and dealt with
interventions from above. Central in this is the concept of power,
in the context of the lack of equality in the nineteenth century
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August 8, 2007 Debate on Antillean youth, August 7 "How come part of the Antillean youth, both in the Netherlands and in the Antilles, goes off the rails?" This was the main theme of a debate on August 7th in the UNA's aula, being one of the subjects, deserving due attention in the context of new political developments. Minister Omayra Leeflang of Education introduced the debate, which she held with drs. Mark Rutte (chairman of the political party VVD in the Dutch "Tweede kamer") and Rafael Lambourghini (specialist in Antillean youth work). The debate was moderated by dr. Miguel Goede (Public administration scientist and political scientist) in co-operation with journalist Noraly Beyer. The discussion focussed on the possible role and influence of sports, art and culture, institutions such as guardianship boards, youth workers, the Deltaplan and the signing of the "Slotverklaring". |
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August 6, 2007 Looking back on one year at the UNA On Monday morning August 6 newspaper "Antilliaans Dagblad" published an article, in which the UNA's rector looks back on her first year at the UNA. The complete (Dutch) text can be read via the following hyperlink: Article rector in A.D. |
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August 3, 2007 About the college- and registration fees UNA For clarity's sake, the UNA has issued the following press release, explaining all about the fees and the paying of these fees. The press release is in the Dutch language. COLLEGEGELD EN INSCHRIJFGELD UNA: EEN TOELICHTING 2 augustus 2007 Om alle onduidelijkheid rond het bedrag en de betaling van het college- en inschrijfgeld weg te nemen, presenteert de UNA bij deze een toelichting.
Het
collegegeld voor het collegejaar 2007-2008 bedraagt ANG 2.500,-. Het
collegegeld is hiermee ten opzichte van vorig collegejaar verhoogd
met een bedrag van ANG 750,-. Deze verhoging is gebaseerd op een
besluit van de Raad van Ministers van 12 juli 2006. De UNA is niet
voornemens om dit bedrag voor de navolgende jaren te verhogen voor
de Antilliaanse en Arubaanse studenten.
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July 19, 2007 Conclusion of successful UNA-Carmabi summer-workshops On July 14 and 19 the first two UNA-Carmabi summer-workshops were concluded when in total 19 students received their certificates for respectively the Marine Biology and the Aquaculture & Mariculture course. The participants to these first courses were mainly local with one participant from the US and a few from the island Bonaire. The Marine Biology course included a theoretical part and a number of practical components, during which participants went out in the field and in the sea for investigations. The workshop Marine Biology was a 10-day course, given during daytime and the Aquaculture & Mariculture workshop was a 7-day evening course. For more information about these courses you are referred to the Website of the Carmabi Program. |
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July 16, 2007 Conference "The new public servant" for policy-making public servants On July 6th the SEF organized a conference at the UNA entitled "The new public servant", with the purpose of waging a discussion about the future public servant and finding out whether there is sufficient support for the development of a local version of the Dutch “Bestuursacademie” (administrative academy) for higher citizens and governors. Participants listened to a number of readings about the network society, the ideal of permanent education, the local concept of good governance and local trends in planning and development of our society. Based on these new public administration concepts, they worked at the development of a new profile for tomorrow’s public servant.
There turned
out to be ample support for the development of a local
administrative academy, with the following characteristics:
Important
characteristics of the new public servant are:
Pilot projects
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July 16, 2007 Start of new LOFO for 2007-2008 In August 2007 the UNA will be starting a new course for LOFO (Lerarenopleiding Funderend Onderwijs). On July 17th at 19:30 hours there will be an Information session in the Aula of the UNA for the start of the new LOFO (Lerarenopleiding Funcerend Onderwijs). On August 9th there will be a session in Bonaire, at Xavier Medical School, starting at 19:30 hours.
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June 16, 2007 Graduation at the UNA: 113 graduates for now On Friday June 15 the UNA organized its yearly graduation ceremony in which 97 of the in total 113 graduates participated. This year again it was a festive ceremony, which was also attended by the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles mr. Goedgedrag, the chairman of the State council mr. Francisca, Minister Leeflang of Education and the deputee of Economic affairs, mr. Rhuggenaath. The total number of graduates for the academic year 2006-2007 is expected to become about 125, as a number of students is still expected to finish their degree between now and the end August. These late graduates will probably include the 11 first eleven graduates of the course "Hospitality & tourism management" which is run by Curises: these 11 students are currently returning from their practical training period abroad. During the graduation ceremony the rector paid attention to the fact that the welfare of our societies depend to a large extent on the accumulation of knowledge, generated by research and passed on to a following generation and she discussed growing trends like livelong learning, resulting in a rising demand for education and the relation between mobility and standardization in education. For more information about this event please check the following: - press release (in Dutch) and - the rector's speech. |
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June 16, 2007 M.o.u. between UNA and IFE On Friday June 15 UNA's rector, prof. dr. Jeanne De Bruijn and the director of the IFE (Instituto pa Formashon den Enfermeria) drs. Ivan Asjes signed an m.o.u. (memorandum of understanding) for a long-term logistic and administrative cooperation between the UNA and the IFE. As the IFE is planning construction activities on the terrain next to the UNA and the UNA is already executing the first part of its expansion activities, the two organizations studied the possibilities for reaching economies of scale and found them. The M.o.u. contains a number of agreements about the shared use of various UNA facilitities such as the UNA library and the online library catalogue, the UNA's ICT-facilities, the campus and mensa and so on. Besides, part of the fundings, which will be allocated by the Dutch Ministry of Education for the construction of about 5 class-rooms, will be specifically allocated to the IFE. On the other hand, the UNA will be able to use these accomodations when the IFE will not be using them, for instance during the evening hours. For more information, please check the following press release (in Dutch). |
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June 7, 2007 Lecture about consumer rights On Wednesday June 6 professor Gerhard Rijken gave a lecture about consumer rights, entitled: "Kent u de consumentenbeschermende wetgeving? En profiteren consumenten wel van hun wettelijke rechten? (Do you know your consumer rights? And do consumers benefit enough from the consumer laws?). professor Rijken works as a councilor at the court of justice of the city Arnhem in the Netherlands and is also active as counselor of the Fundashon pa konsumidó Curaçao (Foundation for Consumers, Curaçao). Professor Rijken discussed several examples of disappointed consumers, making clear that knowledge about consumer rights is very poorly developed among consumers. As professor Rijken showed, consumer laws do cover quite a lot, so it is the consumers who should be made more aware of their rights. How to tackle this? To read more about the event and professor Rijken, check out the following press release (in Dutch). |
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June 6, 2007 Theme-event about integrity (in English)
On Tuesday June
5 there was a theme-event at the UNA, under the title "Trends in
integrity". Sylvia Marton PhD, political scientist and reseacher at
the Bucharest University, exchanged information about
trends in integrity with dr.
Miguel Goede, political scientist and lecturer at the UNA. The
themes discussed included political appointments,
favoritism and small-scale societies and political
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May 16, 2007 Vacancies at the UNA (in English or Dutch) Pdf versions - Professor by special appointment for Technology and Sustainable Development (in English) - Program Manager at the Faculty of Engineering - Manager Bibliotheek - Coördinator Onderwijsactiviteiten UNA op Bonaire WORD versions |
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May 22, 2007 Event with mr. Tjeenk-Willink cancelled The event, planned with mr. H.D. Tjeenk Willink, vice chairman of the "Raad van State" (State Council) on May 24 had to be cancelled, due to the death of a close friend. The event will be postponed to a later date. |
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May 17, 2007 Delegation members bipartite meeting visit the UNA On Wednesday May 16, delegation members of the so-called "Bipartite" meeting "Parlementair Overleg Koninkrijksrelaties Nederlandse Antillen - Aruba" visited the UNA as part of the meeting which was held between May 14 and 18 at Curaçao. As the rector was in the Netherlands, on a business trip, the delegation was received by General Manager Hugo de França, who gave a presentation about the UNA. |
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May 3, 2007 Summer courses faculty of Arts The Faculty of Arts is organizing a number of language courses (English, Dutch, Spanish and Papiamentu) at the beginning of July to be given by qualified lecturers. The courses will take place during the day and consist of 20 contact hours and a number of home study hours (average 2 hours per day). Students must be older than 18 and have at least achieved a high school diploma. For the complete offer, please check the following advertisement (in English) |
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April 27, 2007 Alumni meeting Faculty of law On Friday May 4 the UNA's faculty of Law organized a meeting for alumni at 17:30 hours in the aula. The program included a few brief information sessions about actual topics in our community and a brainstorm about new developments in the educational programs of this faculty. The contributions were by prof. J. Reijntjes (Criminal law), dr. V. Heuger (law and language in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba) and mr. W. van der Woude (Constitutional law). After 19:00 hours there were drinks and visitors visited the stand of TAR-justitia (juridical magazine Netherlands Antilles and Aruba). |
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April 27, 2007 Panel discussion about recent elections "Reflections on the elections of 2007". This was the title of a panel discussion, held at the UNA on May 3 in the Aula. The introduction was held by Dito Abbad and panel-members were: Ron Gomes Casseres (director MCB), Choy Pieters, columnist of Ultima Noticia, Mike Willemse, chief editor of the Amigoe and Sidney (Bicho) Justiana, chairman of Sitek. |
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April 27, 2007 Anniversary student union UNESE On Saturday, April 28, the UNESE (Union Estudiantil di fakultat Sosial Ekonomiko) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a festive reunion at the UNA. For more information, check the press release: - in Dutch - in Papiamentu |
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April 27, 2007 Agreement signed for execution 0-phase
On April 27 at 09:30 hours the UNA's rector, prof. J. de Bruijn and
director
J.M. Aben of
the Curaçaose Wegenbouw Maatschappij signed
the agreement for the execution of the 0-phase, starting on May
14th. This phase includes the delivery of two sporting fields
(basket ball and football) in June, a book depot which will
primarily be used as two lecture rooms in December and lecture rooms
for the faculty of Arts, the SEF and the Computer Center by the
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April 25, 2007 Lecture quality assurance On Tuesday, April 24th, Theo Douma, head of the department of Education, quality and research at the "Hogeschool In Holland" gave a lecture about developments in the area of quality assurance and certification for higher eduaction. |
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April 19, 2007 Lecture about the issue of Dutch citizenship for Antilleans On Tuesday, April 24, professor L.F.M. Besselink (professor Constitutional law) at the university of Utrecht gave a lecture: "Nederlands burgerschap: niet voor Antillianen?" (Dutch citizenship: not for Antilleans?) Juridische aspecten van inburgeringsplannen voor Antillianen en Arubanen (Juridical aspects of the naturalization plans for Antilleans and Arubans) |
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April 19, 2007 The UNA honors its' two misses Curaçao The UNA is proud to boast two students, combining brains with beauty: this year both miss Curacao Universe and miss Curacao World are students of the UNA's SEF faculty. Naemi Monte, miss Curaçao Universe, studies Business Administration (3d year) and miss Curacao Worldm Lisaika Everitz, is a second year student Accounting. On Thursday, April 19, the UNA honored these two ladies, offering them a free gift card and a book voucher for the purchase of study books. Click here to view the pictures |
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April 16, 2007 Important educational conference at Aruba, from May 2-5 The University of Aruba (UA) and the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano (IPA), together with several partners, have organized an important educational conference on May 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this year. The partners in Aruba are the Teachers Union (SIMAR), the National Library (BNA), the Institute of Culture (ICA), the School for Intermediate Professional Education (EPI), the Ministry of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Department of Social Affairs (DAS). The international partner is the University of Puerto Rico (UPR).
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April 19, 2007 Lecture and film premiere Carlos Weeber on April 18th Thanks to the initiative of Ir. Ted Peterson, on April 18 architect Carlos or “Carel” Weeber gave a lecture at the UNA, while at this occasion the film “Rokend Hart” was shown for the first time on the island. Carlos Weeber was born in Curacao and lived during the majority of his life in the Netherlands, where he studied Architecture. After his studies, Weeber was not only active as an architect, but also as a lecturer, professor and dean at the Technical University of Delft. In 2006 Carlos Weeber was awarded with the Rotterdam-Maaskant architectural prize. In 2005 Weeber returned to his native island. This lecture, entitled "Tien bouwgeboden voor het klimaatbewust ontwerpen op Curaçao" (The 10 commandments for climate based designing on Curaçao) is one of his many efforts to promote the construction of residences in such a way to make the most of the climatological conditions on the island. The film “Rokend hart” is about local urban development according to Carlos Weeber, produced by Jord den Hollander. Downloadable presentation, including the "ten commandments" for climate based designing |
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April 10, 2007 Panel discussion about "Slotverklaring" on April 11 On April 11, students of the courses "General Management" and "Public Administration" at the UNA's faculty of Social Sciences & Economics organized a panel discussion about the "Slotverklaring", the "Slotverklaring" being one of the major political topics at this moment. The panel discussion was organized as one of the projects that students are expected to realize as part of their curriculum, focusing on actual topics. The program was as follows:
- 20:00 hours: Opening by drs. Paul
van Bladel, dean of the UNA's faculty of Social Sciences & Economics
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March
27, 2007 Lecture about 'Over nabootsing, merken en octrooien' On Thursday, March 29 at 20:00 hours the UNA organized a lecture by prof. J. Brinkhof, entitled: "Over nabootsing, merken en octrooien". Synopsis of the lecture (in Dutch) |
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March
23, 2007 Lecture about democratic virtues On Tuesday, April 3 at 20:00 hours the UNA organized a lecture by prof. dr. mr Kees Schuyt, entitled: "Democratische deugden" (democratic virtues). Synopsis of the lecture (in Dutch) |
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March
16, 2007 Lecture about drugs in the Caribbean region On Thursday, March 22 at 20:00 hours the UNA's faculty of Law organized a lecture by dr. Tim Boekhout van Solinge, entitled: " Het drugsvraagstuk in de wereld, met speciale aandacht voor de cocaïnehandel in de Caraïben" (the drugs issue in the world, with special attention for cocain trade in the Caribbean region). In this lecture dr. Boekhout-Van Solinge dealt with the issue of drugs and provide an overview of:
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March
14, 2007 New vacancies Faculty of Law Hoogleraar Jeugd en Educatie (professor Youth and education)
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March 8, 2007 Open House UNA on March 17 On Saturday, March 17th UNA organized its yearly Open House, from 10:00 - 16:00 hours Participating parties with information stands - Student Services Center: general information, programs Open House and a book market where you can buy books for a reduced price - Faculty of Law: students and teachers are there to tell you all about studying Law (fulltime or part-time) - SEF: students and teachers are there to tell you all about studying Accounting, Business Administration and the 6 majors - CURISES: info about the "Hospitality & Tourism" courses and the master programs for Accounting and Business Administration - Faculty of Engineering: info by students and staff about the studies Architecture, ICT and Industrial Technology - Carmabi & the UNA will be providing information about the marine biological courses which they will be offering, starting the coming summer - Faculty of Arts: info by students and staff about the teacher training programs for Dutch, English and Papiamentu and for LOFO (Lerarenopleiding Funderend Onderwijs) - Student society ISEC with computer demonstrations - Students of the student societies UNESE (SEF), Art Fusion and sports clubs - The Campus: staff and a number of current Campus inhabitants are ready to tell you about life at the UNA's campus The program:
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March 16, 2007 Lecture professor Gerti Hesseling on March 15th On Thursday, March 15th, professor prof. Gerti Hesseling gave a lecture at the UNA, entitled "Recht en Vrede kussen elkaar. Over het belang van een democratische rechtsstaat" (Justice and peace kiss each other: the importance of a democratic constitutional state). Professor Hesseling is holder of the chair "Vredesopbouw en de Rechtsstaat" (The making of peace and the constitutional state) at the University of Utrecht. Synopsis of the lecture (in Dutch) In deze lezing staat het belang van een democratische rechtsstaat om een vreedzame samenleving te bevorderen, centraal. De rechtsstaat moet het mogelijk maken om conflicten en geschillen tussen (groepen) mensen onderling en met de overheid vreedzaam op te lossen. Daarvoor zijn spelregels nodig die niet alleen wettelijk verankerd zijn, maar ook door de betrokkenen als legitiem worden ervaren. Omdat het begrip rechtsstaat vaak te pas en te onpas wordt gebruikt en dreigt te verworden tot een containerbegrip, zal allereerst gekeken worden naar de kern van de rechtsstaat. Vervolgens wordt ingegaan op de recente, grote aandacht voor interventies op het gebied van de rechtsstaat binnen de internationale ontwikkelingshulp. Aan de hand van enkele voorbeelden in Afrika wordt de relatie tussen vrede en recht verder uitgewerkt. Tot slot zal één aspect van de rechtsstaat nader belicht worden: de kwaliteit van juristen. Zij geven aan al die instituties die zorgen voor een goed geolied staatsapparaat een gezicht en zij kunnen ertoe bijdragen dat burgers de rechtsstaat waarin zij leven als legitiem ervaren. |
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March 14, 2007 Lecture about Islamic law on March 13th On Tuesday, March 13th, prof. F.J.a. van der Velden, professor Islamic law at the VU Amsterdam and a former lecturer at the UNA in 1988 - 1989 gave a lecture at the UNA, entitled "Islamitisch recht: tussen traditie en moderniteit" (Islamic law: between tradition and modernism). |
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March 7, 2007 UNA-student receives first Boolchand Scholarship Award During a small ceremony at the UNA, mr. Ram Boolchand, Managing Director of the well-known Boolchand Group, presented the first Boolchand Scholarship Award to student Vivek Daryanani, a promising first-year ICT student at the UNA's faculty of Engineering. The Boolchand Award will be awarded for 4 consecutive years to promising first year students ICT at the UNA. The award consists of a check of ANG 7,500 and was established at the occasion of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Boolchand Group, to support ICT students, as they study sciences, related to the firm's anniversary theme "Improving the quality of life through technology". Poster of the Boolchand Scholarship Award Picture of the ceremony |
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March 8, 2007 Information session "Staatkundige vernieuwingen" on March 7 The information session was in the Dutch language. For more information check the following: Press Release. |
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March 2, 2007 Two inaugural lectures on March 1 On March 1 two inaugural lectures were held at the UNA: - Inaugural lecture by prof. J. Reijntjes, entitled: "De toekomst van de Antilliaanse strafrecht (Future of the Antillian Criminal law) for the Criminal law and criminal procedure chair, - Inaugural lecture by prof. Soons entitled: "Bescherming van de Saba Bank: de rol van het internationaal recht" (protection of the SABA bank: the role of international law) for the new chair International law. The program also contained a musical intermezzo, presented by the famous Antillian pianist and composer Wim Statius Muller M.Sc. Inaugural lecture prof. Reijntjes Inaugural lecture prof. Soons Powerpoint presentation prof. Soons |
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February 26, 2007 New vacancies at the Faculty of arts and the Faculty of law Vacancies Faculty of Arts: - Program Manager; - "Wetenschappelijk medewerker" (scientific staff-member) Vacancy Faculty of law: - Wetenschappelijk (hoofd)medewerker straf(proces)recht |
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February 28, 2007 Lecture about financial perspectives Netherlands Antilles On Tuesday, February 27, the minister of Finance, E. De Lannooy was planned to give a lecture at the UNA, entitled: "Financiële perspectieven voor de Nederlandse Antillen op de lange termijn." (Financial perspectives of the Netherlands Antilles on the long term). Due to a problem with her throat, she was not able to give the lecture herself. Luckily, minister Leeflang of Education, was willing to give the lecture in her place. After the lecture the minister and mr. F. Curiel answered the questions of the audience. Lecture "Financiële perspectieven op de lange termijn voor de Nederlandse Antillen" |
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February 28, 2007 Summer courses by UNA and CARMABI On Tuesday, February 27 at 14:30 hours prof. De Bruijn, Rector Magnificus of the UNA and dr. A. Debrot, director of CARMABI, signed a memorandum of agreement for the joint development and organization of educational programs in the field of tropical marine biological sciences, island ecology and natural resource management. Starting this summer the UNA and CARMABI will be offering the following three summer courses to students of the UNA and to students of the Antilles and abroad: “Tropical Marine biology”, “Quantitative reef sampling methods” and “Sustainable mariculture of fish and crustaceans”. The first two courses are a combination of field- and laboratory activities and lectures and have a duration of 6 weeks. In these courses students themselves will be collecting information under water. The last mentioned course will also be offered to the Antillean community, as in the case of the UNA's “Educatie in Erfgoed” course.
The initiative for this co-operation is
the result of the UNA's wish to expand its reasearch activities and to
operate on a more international scale, while CARMABI aims to increase
its educational activities and to stimulate students to enroll in
tropical marine biology management and research. The UNA has a lot of
experience with the development and execution of educational programmes
and CARMABI can boast over fifty years experience in supporting and
conducting scientific research in the Netherlands Antilles. With this
concentration of strengths CARMABI and UNA believe to be able to reach a
successful co-operation and offer attractive educational programs for
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February 23, 2007 Theme event "Youth" with minister of education and mayor of Rotterdam On Thursday, February 22d the UNA and the minister of Education, mrs. O. Leeflang organized a theme-event about our youth and the future of our youth, at the occasion of the symbolical inauguration of the new chair at the UNA, called Youth and education, with special attention for criminology ("Jeugd and Education, met speciale aandacht voor criminologie"). The event took place in the UNA's aula, starting at 20:00 hours and was attended by an audience of about 200. Special guest at this occasion was be mayor Ivo Opstelten of Rotterdam, as a driving force behind the creation of this new chair. The program started with a brief introduction by professor Reijntjes (dean of the UNA's Faculty of Law) mayor Opstelten and the minister of Education and the symbolical inauguration of the chair by the UNA's rector, prof. J. de Bruijn. Following that, drs. Y. Bakhuis, head of of "Directie Jeugd en jongerenontwikkeling" (Direction youth development) gave a presentation, entitled: What is happening with our youth? (Waar gaat het heen met onze jeugd?), during which she presented the results of the latest Youth monitor Netherlands Antilles (Jeugd Monitor Nederlandse Antillen). This monitor was performed in the first half of 2006, among over 8000 Antillean youths. The complete report will be available by April of this year. The last program item consisted of a panel discussion between drs. Y. Bakhuis, drs. S. Inderson (criminologist), drs. P. Schotborgh (lecturer in criniminology, UNA), prof. F. Bovenkerk (professor Criminal law, University of Utrecht) and prof. Reijntjes (professor Criminal law at the UNA and dean of the UNA's Faculty of law). The discussion was guided by moderator drs. J. Cozijns-Isenia and was about a selection of topics, drawn from the outcomes of the Youth Monitor Netherlands Antilles. First results Youth Monitor Netherlands Antilles |
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February 22, 2007 Papiamentu dictation on February 21st On Wednesday, February 21st the UNA's faculty of Arts and the Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma (FPI) organized the second Papiamentu dictation, at the occasion of UNESCO's International day of the mother tongue. The dictation started at 19:00 hours, in the Aula of the UNA. This year there were about 90 participants and the text was read out by mrs. Lucille Berry-Haseth. The jury consisted of of Silvio Jonis (president of the committee who produced the official orthography), Sidney Joubert (secretary of the above-mentioned committee) and Ronnie Severing (director of the FPI: Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma). Like last year, the spelling of the written texts had to comply with the official orthographic rules (1983). This year's proud winner is Elfrid Kirindongo, with only 1 mistake. After drawing lots, Marila Jiménez (2 mistakes) obtained the second prize, while Mervina Bilkendijk (also 2 mistakes) ended up on the third place. Text of the dictation |
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February 22, 2007 New vacancies at the Faculty of arts and the Faculty of law Vacancies Faculty of Arts: - Program Manager; - "Wetenschappelijk medewerker" (scientific staff-member) Vacancy Faculty of law: - Wetenschappelijk (hoofd)medewerkers straf(proces)recht |
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February 9, 2007 Literary discussion with 2 writers on February 15th On Thursday, February 15th, the UNA's faculty of Arts and the Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma (FPI) organized a literary discussion, entitled "The writer's mind". The discussion was held in the UNA's aula, starting at 20:00 hours. Figuring in this discussion were Philip Mann (New Zealand) and Joseph Hart (Curaçao), writer of the the novel Election Dance. Philip Mann is a former professor of drama at the Victoria University of Manchester, England. His extensive oeuvre includes an impressive list of science fiction novels, poetry, shorter fiction, philosophical and political articles stage plays, operatic works, radio plays, short stories and other programmes for radio. He has also supervised the production of numerous theatre productions. Joseph Hart was born in Bonaire and was raised and educated in Curaçao, where he obtained his teacher’s certificate. In Holland he worked and studied and got his master’s degree in English. Back on his island he worked at a high school, at the University of the Netherlands Antilles, and gave evening classes in English conversation. Later he became the superintendent of secondary schools for the Roman Catholic School Board. He now has his own language institute. Throughout his life he has been involved in social-cultural projects aimed at improving the quality of life of his island community, for which he was honored by a royal decoration. In 2000 he published his first collection of poems in four languages (“Entrega”). ‘Election Dance’ is his first novel. |
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February 7, 2007 Lecture on integrity in the public administration (integer overheidshandelen) On Tuesday, February 6th, prof. mr. Peter Nicolai gave a lecture at the UNA, entitled "Integer overheidshandelen" (integrity in the public administration). The lecture will be held in the left part of the UNA's Aula. Professor Nicolai has a law firm, "Nicolai advocaten" and is connected to the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Professor Nicolai has acquired his doctoral degree on the topic "Beginselen van behoorlijk bestuur" (priciples of good government) and publishes regularly about the topic of "algemeen bestuurs(proces)recht". Professor Nicolai has recently been in the picture in the Netherlands, as the lawyer of Princess Margarita in her case against the Dutch royal family. |
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January
26, 2007 Press conference On Tuesday, January 30th at 14:30 hours there was a press conference at the UNA. Invitations have been sent to all press and the information has been made for all press in downladable format on the 31st of January in the press section of this website. |
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January
26, 2007 Lecture about aggression at school and the harshening of society
On Thursday, January 25th at 20:00
hours,
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January
25, 2007 Lecture about the effects of human rights on domestic law On January 24th at 20:00 hours professor E. A. Alkema gave a lecture in the Aula of the UNA, entitled "Mensenrechten en civil society” (Human rights and civil society). Prof. Alkema has been holding the Van Asbeck chair in Leiden since 2003. The emphasis of prof. Alkema’s teaching commitment was on the effects of international justice on domestic law. Prof. Alkema, who has been a professor on Constitutional law at the University of Leiden from 1985 to 2003, is active in the field of human rights and their influence on domestic law. Besides, he was extraordinary professor in human rights at the University of Amsterdam, guest professor Constitutional law and human rights at the UNA and guest professor European human rights at the Europa College in Brugge. Between 1996 and 1999 he was active as a a member of the European Committee of Human Rights in Straatsburg and from 2000 to 2004 as a member of the State Council of the Netherlands. Prof. Alkema is a member of the Advisory Comittee of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) and the "Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten" (NJCM), the Dutch Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
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January 19, 2007 Report of the Panel discussion and presentation UNA Publications on January 18th On Thursday evening, January 18th, at 20:00 hours there was another special event in the aula of the UNA, with 2 highlights:
- A panel discussion and plenary
discussion about the topic
"Integrity" 2. Panel discussion,
followed by plenary discussion
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January 17, 2007 Lecture "Sociaal kapitaal en politieke participatie van Antillianen" On Tuesday, January 16th, at 20:00 hours, prof. dr. M. Fennema of the Universiteit van Amsterdam gave a lecture, entitled: Sociaal kapitaal en politieke participatie van Antillianen Wat bepaalt de opkomst bij verkiezingen? Hoe ontstaat vertrouwen in de politiek? Prof. dr. Fennema is a sociologist and political scientist. For more information about prof. dr. Fennema, please check the following website. Downloadable docs Powerpoint presentation Article on which this lecture was based
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January 13, 2007
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January 13, 2007 Report of Dies natalis celebration UNA on January 12th On January 12th, at 20:00 hours, the UNA celebrated its 28th year of existence in the Aula of the university at the Jan Noorduynweg 111. The "dies rede" (dies speech) was performed by prof. dr. M. Fennema, from the "Universiteit van Amsterdam" and dealt with the topic of authonomy in relation to prosperity. The program consisted of the following items: - Presentation of the annual report by Rector Magnificus prof. dr. Jeanne de Bruijn, about the year 2005-2006 - Official presentation of the publication "Een aanzet tot integrale ontwikkeling bezien vanuit het perspectief van het Caribische deel van het koninkrijk”. This book contains the output of three seminars and a conference, that have been organised in November 2005 by the "Antillaanse Oranje Comité" and the UNA, at the occasion of Her Majesty the queen's 25th jubilee. At this occasion the book was be presented to architect Dito Abad, as a representative of the authors. - Following that, prof. dr. M. Fennema, professor in Political Theory and Ethnic relations, performed the "Diesrede". In his speech he examined the historical backgrounds of the Netherlands' emphasis on good governance and Dutch involvement in the juridical sector of the overseas areas, drawing a comparison between the negotiations with Curaçao and those that have taken place with Indonesia in 1949 and with Suriname in 1974/75, prior to their political independence. - Last but not least, the students' union "UNESE" gave a presentation about 25 years UNESE, at the occasion of their recent 25th anniversary in November 2006. Hyperlinks |
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January 5, 2007 Open lecture "Future Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in European union" On Tuesday, January 9th, the UNA organized an open lecture in the Aula at 20:00 hours, entitled: “ The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: European developments. About the future of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the European Union” In this lecture, two important European law developments were discussed from the point of view of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: • Possible voting rights for the Dutch nationals in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba for European Parliament (the case of Eman and Sevinger for the Court of Justice of the European Communities) • The European law implications of changes in the state structure of the Netherlands Antilles within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. To what extent do (possible) changes in the status of the different islands have implications from the point of view of European law? Because of the attendance by 37 students from the USA, the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands and from the Winterschool in international and comparative law (taking place at UNA between December 26th and January 13th), the lecture was held in the English language. After the public lecture drinks were offered by the Winterschool.
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November 16, 2006 Lecture on "Staatkundige structuur" On Tuesday, November 21st, mr. Wytze van der Woude, assistant professor at the UNA's Faculty of Law, gave an interesting lecture: Nieuwe staatkundige structuren – over democratie, autonomie en andere grote beginselen The lecture, which was in the Dutch language, was held on Tuesday, November 21 in the Aula of the UNA, at 20:00 hours.
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November 16, 2006 Lecture on Consumer Law On Monday, November 20th, dr. Viola Heutger, associate professor at the UNA's Faculty of Law, gave an interesting lecture:
Pakjesavond en kerstinkopen - wat zijn mijn rechten en plichten?
The lecture, which was in the Dutch language, was held on Monday, November 20 in the Aula of the UNA, at 20:00 hours.
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November 14,
2006 On November 13th, around 16:00 hours, her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the UNA, as part of her visiting program for the island of Curacao. The visit lasted almost one hour, during which she spent a lot of time talking with students of the UNA about four discussion topics, one for each of the university’s faculties. She also showed interest in and understanding for a group of students, who were demonstrating in favor of a more sustainable education policy.
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November 6, 2006 Lecture on films in the Caribbean region On Sunday, November 5th at 11:00 hours dr. Bruce Paddington, lecturer at the Saint Augustine University of the West-Indies in Trinidad, gave a lecture at the UNA about Caribbean films. During the lecture he used various film fragments to show the development of the Caribean Cinema. Bruce Paddington currently teaches "Educational Technology", at the school for Educational and Film studies and "Video productionand Photography" at the "Center of Creative and Festival Arts" and worked as a professor in Film and Video at the York University in Toronto and at the Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He has been active as a script writer, producer and director for over 500 regional and international films, many of which have been rewarded. The UNA is one of many universities who have proudly presented this film expert. Mr.
Paddington's visit to Curaçao is the result of a cooperation between the
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At this occasion they also held a speech, entitled ‘Twee vliegen in een klap’? Overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen een woordenboek Papiaments-Nederlands versus Nederlands-Papiaments. (Two in one? Similarities and differences between a library Papiamento-Dutch versus Dutch-Papiamento).
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October 6, 2006 Celebration SOAB's twelfth anniversary at the UNA On October 5th the SOAB (Stichting OVerheids Accountants Bureau) celebrated its 12th anniversary by organizing a lecture and discussion evening, together with the Audit department of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences (Ministerie van OCW) on Thursday, October 5th at the UNA, at 20:00 hours. Lecturer at this event was mr. drs. Henk Post CPC, director of the Audit department of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences. The lecture’s title was “Good Governance means a good Internal Audit Service: a case study”. After the introduction the audience was invited to ask questions and to join in the discussion about this topic. The SOAB has consciously chosen for the UNA as the location for their celebration, as they have have had a close relationship with the UNA ever since their origin, many of their personnel members being graduates from the UNA and many of them also teaching at the UNA’s Faculty of Social and Economical Sciences, something that is actively encouraged by SOAB. This is also why, at this occasion, the SOAB has offered the UNA a number of books about various business administration/accountancy issues, issued by the SOAB’s inhouse training bureau, the “Holland Consulting Group”.
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September 22, 2006 Celebration World Day of Peace 2006 On Thursday, September 21st students and personnel of the UNA were among the 200 organisations worldwide, celebrating the United Nations' "International Day of Peace" with a lunch time meeting in the aula. The purpose of this meeting was, to stand still at all the places where armed conflicts are going on at this moment and to realize how privileged we are to be able to live, study and work on this beautiful island in a situation of peace. The program began with a song: "Let
there be peace on this earth", performed by the student Amarelys
Calmes, accompanied by student Giorgio Broos. Two of their peers: Abdallah Hakim and Aida Majzoub, who both have family members in Libanon,
shared their personal experiences with the
audience. The keynote speaker for this event was reverend Tünde
Boelens. The title of her contribution was "Let us maintain the art of
peace in our culture". After that, the participants looked at a
projection of images of war and peace and received a small souvenir:
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August 7, 2006
From July 31st to August 5th the UNA organized its yearly introduction week, in which almost half (200) of the total of over 400 “freshmen and -women” have participated. During this week the new students are guided by 40 specially trained “mentors” to get to know the ins and outs of studying at the UNA. Besides that, the program contains a number of social activities, aimed at getting to know ach other. The yearly highlight, the community project, this year consisted of the redecoration of the Sint Antonius School at Santa Maria. The introduction week is entirely organized by 11 students of the UNA who are part of the “IntroComUNA”, (Introduction Committee UNA).
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