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Transdisciplinary education will enable students to solve the problems of the future

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Transdisciplinary education will enable students to solve the problems of the future

According to a group of researchers at AAU, the key to solving the 21st century's more complex issues in the field of environmental issues and climate change lies in teaching students to collaborate across disciplines. The researchers believe that the ability to collaborate and be creative can be developed and that institutions in higher education play an important role in promoting these abilities.

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Transdisciplinary education will enable students to solve the problems of the future

According to a group of researchers at AAU, the key to solving the 21st century's more complex issues in the field of environmental issues and climate change lies in teaching students to collaborate across disciplines. The researchers believe that the ability to collaborate and be creative can be developed and that institutions in higher education play an important role in promoting these abilities.

Researchers

  • Jochum, Elizabeth
  • Horvath, Anca-Simona
  • L?chtefeld, Markus
  • Rehm, Matthias
  • Merritt, Timothy Robert
  • Chrysostomou, Dimitris?
  • Pekarik, Maros

Researchers from three faculties at Aalborg University have joined forces with European colleagues in the project Artificial Biology, Robotics and Art (ABRA) to create a new master education (MA; MSc) on Adaptive and Complex Systems, that aims to train students to work together across disciplines and cultures. The master will bridge the arts and humanities with natural sciences and engineering.

Through transdisciplinary teaching and training workshops, ABRA facilitates the exchange of best practices that foster creativity and innovation while developing a shared language that prepares students and teachers to tackle complex?problems related to sustainability and come up with innovative solutions relevant in the twenty-first century. The faculty are offering a first-of-its kind joint PhD course on Robots and Sustainability, co-taught by faculty across disciplines.

The project is led by the Research Laboratory for Art and Technology at Department of Communication and Psychology in collaboration with the Human-Robot Interaction Lab. It is funded by?Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for Higher Education?(Project ID 2020-1-DK01-KA203-075049)

More information on?abra-hub.net

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