Upcoming events
Information Lunch Learning Communities (Curacao, Hydrogen, Solar, Maassluis)
Thursday January 16th 2025, 12:45 - 13:30
Location will be communicated!
Do you want to make an impact on creating a sustainable society as part of your curriculum?
Collaborate with fellow students (HBO/WO/MBO), companies, teachers, governmental institutions, and citizens. This can be part of your JIP, BEP, internship, MEP, or course project.
This information session will cover the following Learning Communities:
Are you interested in joining for Q3 or Q4?
Find possible assignments on the specific learning community page.
Questions? Reach out to: r.h.bossen@tudelft.nl
Information Lunch Sustainable Healthcare
Thursday January 23rd 2025, 12:45-13:45
Location will be communicated!
Are you an MBO, HBO, or WO student interested in Sustainable Healthcare and eager to make an impact? Then we are looking for you! TUD and The Hague University of Applied Sciences are working closely together and are looking for students to join the Even Groene Vrienden Learning Communities (LC) in Q3/Q4! In this learning community, students from MBO, HBO, and WO come together to work, innovate, and learn with stakeholders, teachers, and hospitals on solutions to complex societal problems.
Over lunch, we will discuss all the challenges you can focus on in our learning community, Sustainable Healthcare. Whether you are already participating or interested in joining, it’s worth coming!
Find possible assignments here.
Questions? Reach out to: r.h.bossen@tudelft.nl
Are you a university, college (HBO), or vocational (MBO) student thinking about complex societal issues such as climate change or the energy transition?
And are you wondering how you can contribute to solving them?
Then the Learning Communities are perfect for you. Here, students, teachers, companies, government, and citizens come together to learn, work, and innovate.
Learning and working in Learning Communities takes place within society, not just at school.
Drawing from your expertise, you collaborate with other students on solutions, each contributing from their own area of expertise and learning objectives. Together with the stakeholders' expertise, you determine the approach and outcomes of the challenge.
"If you want to make an impact on society and understand technology in a broader context, Learning Communities provide the ideal and unique environment for that."
Who are the Learning Communities for?
For students, teachers, companies, government, and citizens.
The themes of the Learning Community revolve around climate, energy transition, healthcare, and societal challenges (link). You will work on a small part of a complex problem in collaboration with students from different educational levels and backgrounds. Together, you learn from each other's approaches and expertise. As a team, you take a step toward solving the complex issue. After your contribution, other students will continue building on the outcomes of your Learning Community. In this way, we collectively make steady progress in finding sustainable solutions for complex challenges.
Ultimately, you will share your findings with fellow students and stakeholders. For this assignment, you will earn the regular ECTS credits for the course as well as a unique diploma, which will be an excellent addition to your CV.
In a Learning Community, you receive input not only from companies but also from the government, citizens, and students with diverse backgrounds. You have the freedom to design your own learning path, which could include interesting courses, company assignments, developing an exhibition with citizens, or managing projects at a school.
Through these experiences, you learn to consider the various perspectives needed to realize a technological innovation. After all, a technological innovation is not created in a lab alone. It’s essential to understand how it will be used, what resistance it might encounter, and whether regulations could pose challenges. Moreover, every technological solution requires raising awareness among citizens, helping them understand why the technology is needed and what they can do themselves. Citizens also need to change their behavior. Transitions are not achieved with technology alone!
Whether you are a vocational, college, or TU Delft student, you can participate in challenges that match your background and are guided by a teacher. These communities are dynamic and continue to evolve even after your assignment is completed.
Zin in een uitdaging?
Ontdek op deze site verschillende uitdagingen, verdeeld in drie thema's: Climate & Energy Systems Engineering, Healthcare of the Future en Resilient Living Environment. Deze challenges worden concreet gemaakt in Learning Communities. Ze passen bij jouw leerdoelen. De focus ligt op techniek, maar we kijken ook naar de bredere context. Bijvoorbeeld, bij windenergie draait het niet alleen om grotere en efficiëntere windmolens, maar ook om de impact op de natuur en het ecosysteem.
With what can you join?
Everywhere! In projects, your thesis, internships, and more. A Learning Community never stops; it’s an ongoing process where students continuously come up with solutions together.
How do you join?
Sign up on the website and indicate which challenge appeals to you. Fill out the form and register for the information session. There, you can ask all your questions, in Dutch or English. Your supervisor is also welcome. Be sure to discuss your learning objectives with your supervisor beforehand.
As a student in a Learning Community, you will participate in three co-creation sessions every ten weeks, working with professionals and other students. Additionally, you'll include a reflection in your report, describing what you have learned and how you have contributed. At the end of the project, you will present your results and insights to the partners.
Process for Application
What are the steps?
1
Orient on our website
2
Choosing Where in Your Curriculum to Participate
3
Apply using the application form
4
Formulating Your Learning Objectives
5
Start in the Learning Community
As Soon as the Learning Community Starts
You go through different phases:
Phase 1
The personal development question
In this first phase, you formulate the assignment you want to work on and set your learning objectives in consultation with your supervising instructor. This step is crucial, and we are here to support you throughout the process.
Phase 2
The problem definition
During the second phase, the Learning Community is established, and relevant stakeholders join. In this phase, the input, expertise, and background of all participants are utilized to determine a direction for finding solutions. This direction is not dictated by a specific company or the government but is shaped by diverse perspectives such as ethics, sustainability, and economics.
Phase 3
The overarching ecosystem
The third phase encompasses the overarching ecosystem, where your Learning Community can learn from other communities. Through EdX, you always have access to what is happening and can communicate with other communities, sharing experiences and knowledge.
Apply
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