Students

Are you driven to make a difference?

Curious about how science can create real impact in society? Healthy Start offers transdisciplinary modules that connects research with societal challenges. These modules are built from real-world projects and designed to help you learn how to work across disciplines, engage with communities, and contribute to positive change.

On this website, you’ll find open-access trainings, courses, and other learning opportunities designed to support you. It’s also a place for inspiration—featuring examples of past educational projects, graduation work, and stories of students who’ve made an impact

Trainings & modules

Explore all our trainings, modules and courses:

Course

Local to Global

From a transdisciplinary elective to a Healthy Start minor

Module

Collaborating with Stakeholders Succesfully

What do students need to start working on a societal challenge together with external stakeholders? Use our e-modules on impact-driven education and truly prepare your students for the future.

Module

System thinking

Discover the power of systems thinking and build a systemic perspective to tackle complex challenges from research to daily life.

Module

Reflexivity

Explore and experiment with reflexive practice in transdisciplinary research.

Module

Future literacy

Equip yourself with essential skills to navigate future scenarios effectively.

Module

Ethics

Develop an understanding in research ethics, and different ways to reflect on ethical dilemmas in research.

Tool

Creating an Impact narrative

Make impact visible through inspiring narratives that you develop with the Impact Narrative Tool, created by Gemeente Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam and Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid

Graduation Projects

Rethinking Youth Particiption in Policymaking

A Frame Innovation Approach S. Osinga

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Towards responsive policy making

Enabling policy advisors to experience thinking and acting in response to the needs of youth
B. Loeffen

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Putting participation to practice

A participatory approach to the design and programming of youth hubs
M. Roggeveen

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Beyond street harassment

Cultivating agency over the public space
for young people in Rotterdam
J. Van Driel

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Street Exploration

An interactive installation showing youth perspectives on street harassment
R. Smits

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Share your thoughts!

We are actively developing new online modules based on the transdisciplinary research at Healthy Start. To make sure these modules are relevant for your interests and learning goals, we’d love to hear from you about.

  • Learning formats: What kind of learning formats work best for you?
  • Your interest: What methodologies and societal challenges you are interested in?

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More information

Interested in learning more?

Contact Education Coordinator Joe Binetti or Education Fellow Sam Riedijk