Interdisciplinary Community Service Learning (iCSL): addressing challenges through transdisciplinary research

The course is aimed for Master students from any discipline working on a thesis/internship/project-work related to any of the four themes (1. Climate change adaptation: urban gardens and urban agriculture; 2. Climate change mitigation: energy transitions; 3. Digital inclusion; 4. COVID-19).

The course provides students with the opportunity to work on their own graduation project, while at the same time work in a transdisciplinary team with students from other master programs and other countries working on a similar topic and involving local communities.

This course runs parallel to Master research, Internships or thesis and provides opportunity for students to collaborate across different disciplines in their Internship/research/thesis theme or topic. It aims to maximize the internship/research experience of students by engaging them in interdisciplinary and international collaborative ventures that are geared toward solving complex societal problems. The course also helps students build professional network, develop soft skills relevant for professional development, and be better prepared for a successful career after graduation. 

You can read more on the course here: https://vu.nl/en/education/more-about/interdisciplinary-community-service-learning

This year the course will be even better and bigger, as we look forward to having more students from AURORA partner Universities and some Universities from Global South. Further, we will also be organizing a two-day special workshop within this course - to be held in VU Amsterdam - that the AURORA students from different Universities can attend in-person utilizing the AURORA student mobility/travel fund. 

Interested students can register for the course here. For more information, you can contact Dr. Eduardo Urias at eduardo.munizpereiraurias(ELIMINAR)@vu.nl.

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