The Howest Foundation is an initiative of Howest University of Applied Sciences. The foundation supports projects and research topics that focus on social responsibility and contribute to sustainable and global engagement. Howest Foundation projects are small-scale, yet ambitious and have a sustainable impact. Howest Foundation research includes future-oriented research topics which Howest excels at and for which it has set long-term ambitions. All initiatives endorse Howest's driving principles: Give back to society, embody the values of serve - empower - care, and contribute to fulfilling its mission and vision. More info: www.howestfoundation.org Howest Foundation Research Society & Social Interaction The 21st century has brought with it new and complex social issues that require new responses. Eco-systems of citizens, companies, organisations and governments are increasingly interconnected and must work together. We investigate the possibilities for further interactaction, co-creation and learning. In this way, we provide solutions for these new issues. Read more Health & Well-being The fact is that people are living longer. Therefore, it is important to focus on healthy lifestyle choices and overall well-being in order to ensure a higher quality of life. Through a preventive and holistic approach, we want to enhance our understanding of health and well-being and explore how we can increase everyone’s quality of life in order to make our society stronger. Learn more Education of the future Schools of the future will be dynamic and full of life, where young people are freer to move about and teachers more resilient. We want to create a future-oriented, innovative and above all feasible and sustainable educational movement. Now, more than ever, we are focusing on digital transformation, both in terms of pedagogy and use of infrastructure. Read more about the theme Steun de Howest Foundation Wil jij de Howest Foundation en haar projecten of onderzoek steunen?Vanaf een gift van 40 euro krijg je een fiscaal attest waarmee je 45% van de som van je gift kan terugkrijgen via je belastingaangifte. Doe een online gift