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Using Music to Shift the Narrative in our Community; “A best practice case of the Leerorkest in the Netherlands”

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Heritage, an enabler of Sustainable Development

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Breaking the Aruban gender glass ceiling

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The Cultural and Creative Industry: It’s Time to Invest

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Small Beginnings, Powerful Impacts

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COVID-19: The Creative Industry’s Worst Nightmare Come True

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Aissette Rivera: Paving her own way as a Female Professional in...

May 16, 2019
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Aruba: the Creative Platform of the Caribbean and a Hub for...

March 6, 2021
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A Call to Make San Nicolas Aruba’s Official Creative City

October 24, 2019
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The “New Normal”: Small Island Innovations Post Corona

May 19, 2020
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Commercialized Music Festivals on Aruba: Do or Don’t?

May 31, 2019
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Will the Cultural and Creative Industry get a Chance in the...

March 31, 2021
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Exploring the Role of Museums in the Aruban Society

November 7, 2019
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Loss and More Loss: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Cultural and Creative...

September 10, 2020
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Meet ThaĂŻs!

ThaĂŻs G. Franken (24) is a recently graduated Aruban student at the University of Maastricht (UM). She obtained her graduate double master of science degree in Public Policy and Human Development in collaboration with the United Nations University Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). Back home, on the beautiful island of Aruba, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Organization, Governance & Management (OGM) at the University of Aruba (UA), where she successfully defended her thesis titled “Placing Culture and Creativity at the Heart of the Aruban Sustainable Development”. It was precisely this research project that inspired the emergence of the “Creative Islander” column in 2018. ThaĂŻs is very passionate about topics such as sustainability, innovation, culture, creativity, social entrepreneurship and their role in public management. Next to her academic interests, she enjoys reading, writing, dancing and cooking.

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