Learning Communities welcome 113 students in Q1!

Learning Communities welcome 113 students in Q1

The Learning Communities programme has started the new academic year with 113 students participating across its different learning environments. Students from a wide range of educational institutions are working together on real-world challenges related to sustainability, healthcare, energy transition and high-tech innovation.

This quarter, Talents for Semicon is the largest Learning Community, welcoming 56 students, almost half of all participants. The strong participation reflects growing student interest in the semiconductor and high-tech ecosystem. Sustainable Healthcare follows with 26 students, while Sustainable Environments Curaçao brings together 11 students.

Other students are participating in STROOM – Energy Transition with 7 students, Maassluis Energy Transition with 5 students and Gezonde Wijk with 3 students. Five students are still in the process of choosing their Learning Community.

Across the Learning Communities, students work on a diverse range of assignments. These range from local energy-transition and climate-resilience challenges in Maassluis and Curaçao to circular healthcare and hospital-waste projects and high-tech and semiconductor-related challenges within Talents for Semicon.

A key strength of the Learning Communities is the collaboration between students from different educational backgrounds. This quarter, the 113 participating students come from 12 different educational institutions.

The largest groups come from The Hague University of Applied Sciences with 35 students, TU Delft with 31 students and Inholland University of Applied Sciences with 29 students. Students from ROC Mondriaan, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Hogeschool Leiden, HAN, IPSA Exchange, Hogeschool Utrecht, NHL Stenden, Windesheim and Fontys are also taking part.

This diverse group brings together WO, HBO and MBO students, as well as international exchange students. By working together on real-world challenges, students can combine perspectives from different disciplines and educational backgrounds while learning from each other and from partners in practice.

With 113 students from 12 educational institutions, Q1 marks a strong start to the new academic year for the Learning Communities programme.