Time: 11:20 – 12:15

Workshop is in Dutch

Speaker: Margreet van Oudheusden

Inner Development Goals (IDGs) provide a valuable framework with skills and qualities to prepare students for the challenges of the future. Often, students perceive subjects such as personal leadership or personal development as routine tasks or simply as a checklist. How can we ensure that personal development research genuinely contributes to one’s own well-being, that of others, and to complex transitions? In this session, we will explore together with the participants, through interactive formats, how the IDGs can be used for both the personal and professional development of students. Don’t miss this opportunity. Register now and contribute to the development of an engaged and resilient generation!

Time: 11:20 – 12:15

Workshop is in Dutch

Speakers: Eric Fledderus, Jeike Wallinga & Dorijn Boogaard

AI, the new solution for everything, all your problems, assignments, and issues are solved or worked out in no time! Yes, we still need to make sure we know what someone has done themselves and what the contribution of AI is, but then….

Together, let’s discuss energy and digitalization using two triangles as a framework. The first is the Trias Energetica in a modern guise. What is the energy impact of these (and other) ICT applications, and what aspects are addressed in a good conversation about energy transition when using AI? Do you have choices?

Secondly, how do technology, individual, and process relate to each other in the world of AI? Which aspects reinforce each other? And is that then an upward or a downward spiral?

Curious? Join the conversation!

Curious about the most sustainable theses in HBO and WO? Come listen to the presentations of the nominees for the twentieth edition of the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize!

The nominees of the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize present their research. The VVM, the network of environmental professionals, aims to raise greater awareness of the research that students conduct in the field of environment and sustainability through this award. The winners will briefly pitch their theses during the morning award ceremony. Subsequently, during this parallel session, all nominees will present their theses and answer questions from the audience.

Nominees in the category Bachelor’s theses in HBO:
Nominees in the category Master’s theses in academic education:

Can’t attend on May 24? On Wednesday, May 22, starting at 6:00 PM, all nominees of the prize will present their theses at the VVM office in Utrecht. Subsequently, they will have a brief discussion with an expert about their thesis. You can attend this meeting for free. You can already register via the VVM website.

Setup of the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize:
Students or their graduation supervisors can submit theses and graduation works. Then, a pre-selection committee for HBO and a pre-selection committee for WO will review all submissions and determine which works will be nominated. The nominated theses will be evaluated by an expert jury. The jury members are experienced environmental experts working in government, business, higher education, and universities. The jury will designate two winners; one from the HBO submissions and one from the WO submissions. The prize is named after the writer and ecologist Rachel Carson, known for her book ‘Silent Spring’ from 1962, one of the first books to address environmental issues prominently. The title refers to the spring of the apocalyptic year in which the birds no longer sing because they have been eradicated due to the use of pesticides. In addition to providing a platform at Groene Peper, VVM offers the winners the opportunity to publish an article in the professional journal ‘Tijdschrift Milieu,’ thereby bringing the student’s work to the attention of a wide network of environmental professionals. The winner will also receive a sculpture and a monetary prize of up to €500. For more information, visit: https://www.vvm.info/afstudeerprijs.

Time: 11.20 – 12.15
Workshop is in Dutch

Speaker: Margarite Smit

Step out of your comfort zone and enter a space of creative freedom and exploration! The Arts and Education department of NHL Stenden, along with partners PABO, CMD, and Social Work, in collaboration with organization Keunstwurk, invite you to participate in Innovation Makingspace – an exciting initiative that falls outside the traditional learning environment and is directly connected to the world around us.

In a time when our society faces significant challenges and division, it is crucial to encourage students to connect with themselves, with each other, and with the world around them. But how do you do that? How do you give voice to your ideals and actively contribute to a better world?

This session offers you the unique opportunity to explore a social issue through the powerful Artist’s Mindset. Together with other participants, you will embark on a journey of discovery through your senses, through experimentation and creation, and by connecting with the issue, yourself, and others. In the workshop, you will learn to develop mini-interventions. These can serve as a response or as a new question to the presented issue. So, tap into your creative mind to contribute to positive change!

Time: 11.20 – 12.15
Workshop is in English

Speakers: Anete Veidemane & Ben Jongbloed

Join us in envisioning a future where universities are beacons of sustainability. This session invites students to explore their aspirations and confront the challenges they encounter in their daily lives, paving the way for a roadmap towards a sustainable university.

Through a collaborative sense-making process, participants will collectively shape a shared vision while gaining insights into the diverse perspectives of their peers. They will then be introduced to impact pathways and tools designed to tailor their own Sustainability Roadmaps for a sustainable university.

Students will have the opportunity to collaborate in small teams, crafting their ideal vision for a future university, or alternatively, they can focus on analyzing and enhancing the sustainability practices of their current institutions.

This workshop builds upon a successful session offered to European Deans, vice-deans, and representatives as part of the European decode project (https://decode-council.org/). For the first time, this workshop is being made available to students.

The collective sense-making process aligns closely with the conference theme of inner transformation, as understanding the perspectives of others enriches our worldview and fosters personal growth.

Don’t miss this chance to contribute to shaping the future of higher education.

Time: 11.20 – 12.15
Workshop is in Dutch

By: Sustainable Development Goals Voices and Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
When you come to this workshop, you also automatically choose for part 2 in the afternoon part.

Learn how to have a good conversation with board, management and dissenters.In this workshop, especially for students, you will learn how to have a good conversation with board, management and dissenters about issues you would like to see change. After a brief introduction about the SDGs and the context of these goals, we will work with your own context. Empathize with the views of stakeholders and enter into a dialogue with them to come closer together. Experience what listening and space does to the quality of the relationship: together we can get further! We also invite directors to join this two-hour workshop.

Are you in the CMR, a sub-council, Green Office or do you want to communicate effectively in another place? Then this workshop is for you. Will you make your voice heard?