Change Making
Elective course developed by Luca Bertolini, Debby Gerritsen and Rosanne van Wieringen
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Amsterdam
Change Making enables students from various disciplines to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be meaningful change-makers and initiate, create and evaluate responsible, relevant and innovative societal transitions.
Da Vinci Project
Interdisciplinary Honours Programme developed by Bert Weckhuysen and Fieke Sluijs
Utrecht University
Initiated at Utrecht University, this educational experiment aims to educate sustainability change-makers through hands-on learning by prototyping and iterative testing in real-world settings, fostering a "fail forward" mentality.
Placemaking
Course developed by Katusha Sol
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Amsterdam
With Placemaking, UvA lecturers and students contribute to a sustainable relationship between the university, the city and society, tackling - often complex - issues that exist among local users and organisations, and developing skills that matter to realise change.