How can I (contribute) initiate TDE in my country/at my institution?

Start by taking stock of the current situation

Which initiatives already exist in your country? Are there universities/departments which already offer transdisciplinary programmes or other transdisciplinary activities? Could these institutions be asked for advice or function as potential partners for a collaborative project?

Demand analysis

Which programmes/activities would be helpful for particular groups of students? Would there be a significant number of students willing to participate?

Reality Check

How much time, effort and finances can be spent? What is my role in this? What can I do on my own and for which tasks do I need partners? Who could those partners be? Can I visualize the project? Who would it benefit and in which ways? Do we need additional funding? Do we have all necessary resources?

Get to work

• Find partners/Brainstorm Ideas
• Approach Higher Education Staff and start a development group that meets on a regular basis to discuss and define aims of TDE in higher education
• Find external stakeholders willing to participate
• Convince your institution : present your strategy/course to university leaders and make sure your course will fit with the strategic plans of the university. Pilot it, evaluate and modify or extend.
• Find sponsors

###Take a look at our TRAIL Map The Transdisciplinary Innovation Lab (TRAIL) map of the STEAM+ project provides a guideline visualised as a metro map, for teachers, higher education institutions, policy makers and students to co-develop, implement, organise, and strengthen their own TRAIL.