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The Krosshart Project: Putting Their Stamp on Aruban Arts and Culture

February 20, 2020
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“Building Back Better: Toward a Disability-Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable post COVID-19 Aruba”

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Culture & Creativity our Identity

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Breaking the Aruban gender glass ceiling

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Aruban Education Under Attack?

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When the World’s Riches Dissolve“Join the Fight Against Tangible Heritage Depreciation”

April 18, 2019
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Sustainability Through Aruban Culture & Creativity

October 4, 2018
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COVID-19: The Creative Industry’s Worst Nightmare Come True

April 3, 2020
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Te Aworo Padu: An Homage to Aruba’s Cultural Father.

December 5, 2019
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Culture for Christmas

December 19, 2019
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Small Beginnings, Powerful Impacts

September 26, 2019
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Using Music to Shift the Narrative in our Community; “A best...

May 2, 2019
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“I did not choose art life, art life Chose me”

February 21, 2019
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Will the Cultural and Creative Industry get a Chance in the...

March 31, 2021
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“Creativity, Knowledge & Innovation”: The New Triple Threat

August 15, 2019
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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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