ID3AS is a programme in the field of sensor technology to stimulate innovation and network creation in the Eems Dollard Region (EDR), the most northern region along the Dutch-German border. The ID3AS-programme provided an opportunity for over 80 students with different backgrounds to participate on a scala of real world challenges. Real world learning environments like these are becoming increasingly popular in education, so it is important that we know how to organise the participation of students and tutors effectively.However, in ID3AS it proved challenging to realise a fruitful learning experience for the students, while simultaneously adding real value to the projects. The difficulty stems from the fact that both students and tutors struggle with the inherent unclarity of innovation projects, while at the same time industry partners need actual results. We think that the currently prevailing approach of the student learning by discovery, with the tutor in the role of process supervisor, is suboptimal in these conditions. Based on our experiences we propose to have students join a consortium as an 'apprentice’ to a ‘master’. The master, being a tutor from either university or company, should be comfortable with leading by example in an uncertain environment where both learning outcomes and concrete results are expected. We present several examples where this approach worked and give the outline of an experiment we plan to conduct on this topic.
Veel bedrijven in de Eems-Dollard Regio (EDR) klagen over een gebrek aan de zogenaamde ‘blue collar workers’ of ‘blauwe boorden’: geschoolde arbeiders, werkzaam in de industriële sector. Ondanks het feit dat er al een groot aantal initiatieven zijn geweest om meer personeel te werven, lijkt het steeds moeilijker te worden om dit type personeel te vinden.
EDRiT is a living Lab for students, researchers and field partners from de Dutch and the German side of the Eems Dollard Region. In collaboration they work on the transitional tasks the region is facing.EDRiT is een innovatiewerkplaats voor studenten, onderzoekers en partners van het Nederlands/Duitse Eems Dollard Regio.
Grenzenlo(o)s Talent! is een grensoverschrijdend project waarbij Duitse en Nederlandse partijen met als hoofddoel het behouden van regionaal talent voor de regionale arbeidsmarkt in Noord-Nederland en Noord-Duitsland ofwel het EDR-gebied.Binnen het project Grenzenlo(o)s Talent! is innovatiewerkplaats Eems Dollard Regio in Transitie de plek waar bedrijven, maatschappelijke organisaties, bewoners, studenten en onderzoekers van Nederlandse en Duitse universiteiten en hogescholen elkaar ontmoeten, kennis ontwikkelen en kennis delen. Onderscheidend aan IWP EDRiT is dat er grensoverschrijdend wordt samengewerkt tussen Nederlandse en Duitse partijen.
Innovative lab situated in de town of Winschoten, active for the Ems Dollard-region, working with partners from the quadruple helix, amongst others with students and researchers from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, municipality of Oldambt and German partners on solving regional and local issues.Regional knowledge agenda; stimulating students to participate in internships and research projects across the Dutch-German border; cooperation between 4-helix partners in de region.Innovative lab situated in de town of Winschoten, active for the Ems Dollard-region, working with partners from the quadruple helix, amongst others with students and researchers from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, municipality of Oldambt and German partners on solving regional and local issues.
