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==Project #4 - One discipline vs. many – what works better for you and your project?==
This month-long program allows students to experience the benefits and challenges of working in a team with friends from their own field versus working in a multidisciplinary team with strangers. This enables them to find out for themselves what works better and what should be considered in advance.
Students apply for the program with three or four friends from their field of study. In the first week (work phase 1), these teams work on a task set by a company or an institute at the university on the topic of sustainability. To give the participants some orientation, three workshops will be held on design thinking, prototyping and storytelling. In addition, a person from the company/institute providing the challenge will help students with any questions that arise. At the end of work phase 1, the teams will present their solutions to the challenges in front of a jury consisting of professors, company staff and students.
The second week is all about reflecting on the previous work phase. What has proven successful? Where are missed potentials? What could be done differently next time?
In the third week, the second work phase begins. This time the students are mixed, so they form a team with strangers from other disciplines. The rest is similar to the first work phase. They are given a task and have to develop a solution under guidance. The workshops in the third week focus on the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinarity and other concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. At the end of the week, again, the group members present their results.
In week four, students are expected to reflect on their work in the interdisciplinary team. At closing of the program, there will be a final event where the institute and industry partners will come together with the students and have interesting inspiring talks/discussions. Finally, the jury will announce the winning group of the competition, which will receive a fabulous prize.
In general, students should be able to dedicate 4-6 hours of work per day during the two work phases. During the reflection weeks, the effort should be 2 hours per week.
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===Strategic priorities===
'''[1] Have students experience the benefits of working within and outside their own field of study.'''
'''[2] Strengthening interdisciplinarity on campus.'''
'''[3] Increase awareness/knowledge of innovation and entrepreneurship.'''
===Next Steps===
'''[1] Obtain feedback from university staff.'''
'''[2] Contact Startup Port and Fishing for Experience to learn how to build a program.'''
=Cohort Fall 2024=