Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences receives €1.2M grant for educational project promoting equal opportunity in education
A team of lecturers from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ Faculty of Technology, led by Youssef el Bouhassani, can call themselves the first winners of the Dutch Higher Education Premium. The lecturers received the prize for their work on LearnLevels, an app that aims to boost equal opportunity in education. The app focuses on helping first-year students to transition from their preparatory studies to higher professional education (HBO).
The awards are an initiative of the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). AUAS lecturer Youssef El Bouhassani, one of the founders of LearnLevels, accepted the award from OCW Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven.