The TRAIL map

A roadmap for European Higher Education Institutes to implement Transdisciplinary Innovation Labs

Authors

  • Jan-Peter Sandler KU Leuven, Institute For the Future, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research
  • Branko Anđić University of Vienna, Austrian Educational Competence Centre for Biology
  • Maryvonne Nieboer Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Engineering
  • Luca Corazzini Department of Economics, University of Venezia “Ca’ Foscari”
  • Ella Cosmovici Idsøe University of Oslo, The Norwegian Centre for Science Education
  • Nina Troelsgard Jensen University College Copenhagen, Institute of Teacher Education
  • James McGeever University of Klaipeda, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
  • Carmen Cretu Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
  • Verena Witte Re:Edu GmbH & Co. KG; Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster
  • Marca Wolfensberger Research group Transdisciplinary Collaboration in Education, Avans University of Applied Science
  • Anne-Mieke Vandamme KU Leuven, Institute For the Future, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research; Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31378/jehc.215

Keywords:

Talent Programmes, Transdisciplinarity, Honours Pedagogy, STEAM Education, Innovation lab

Abstract

Human development has spurred hypercomplex issues like pandemics and climate change, unmanageable through STEM-alone approaches. Addressing these demands collaboration across academic (including non-STEM disciplines) and non-academic fields, necessitating a transdisciplinary approach. Higher education should cultivate 21st-century skills, like those in TRAnsdisciplinary Innovation Labs (TRAIL), enabling adept collaboration on multifaceted problems within diverse groups.

The Erasmus+ funded STEAM+ project birthed the TRAIL map, aiding teachers, students, institutes, and policymakers in designing TRAILs via talent program experimentation. This article details the TRAIL map's genesis, drawing from existing TRAILs and constructing three. Addressing stakeholder needs for closer collaborations, clearer examples, and actionable steps, the map serves as a repository of STEAM+ project insights, guiding universities across Europe in initiating their TRAILs and offering structured knowledge and experiences.

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Published

2025-01-27

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): Vol 7 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Papers

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Copyright (c) 2025 Jan-Peter Sandler, Maryvonne Nieboer, Branko Anđić , Luca Corazzini, Ella Cosmovici Idsøe, Nina Troelsgard Jensen , James McGeever, Marca Wolfensberger, Anne-Mieke Vandamme

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