On March 20, 2025 faculties from ACCESS4ALL and THE GLOW projects joined together for an interactive online learning session focused on course development process and perspectives on transdisciplinary education. It was a great pleasure for the THE-GLOW team to share our experiences in transdisciplinary education during this webinar.
On Friday, February 21, 2025, the THE-GLOW project was honoured to participate in the Erasmus+ Info Session Day for Thailand, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand. The event provided a platform to promote the Erasmus+ Programme among higher education institutions in Thailand, share experiences and insights on Erasmus+ projects, and foster international academic cooperation in higher education between Thailand and the European Union.
The webinar focused on transdisciplinary (TD) practice as a tool to tackle complex problems, particularly in health and social development. Participants engaged in plenary discussions, breakout group activities, and an interactive plenary session.
The Gender and Development Studies (GDS) Program at the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) inaugurated two new smart classrooms on 17 January 2025. This state-of-the-art facility was developed under the project, Transdisciplinary Higher Education for Global Wellbeing THE-GLOW project, an EU Erasmus+ initiative aimed at transforming higher education by equipping future workforces with transdisciplinary skills to address global challenges.
High-profile representatives from the European Commission, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), and teams from Thammasat, Kasetsart, Asian Institute of Technology, Heidelberg, and Maastricht Universities gathered to discuss inter-regional collaboration in higher education and sustainable development.
The Erasmus+ Cluster Meeting and Contact-Making Seminar, as part of the Regional Erasmus+ Week 2024 for Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East, was held in Bangkok, Thailand during 13-14 November 2024. This event, brought by the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency, focused on the theme “Digital in Education”, aligned with the European Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027.
We had a wonderful 4-day co-creation workshop (25-28 September 2024) where participants from 5 universities – Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Kasetsart University (Thailand), Thammasat University (Thailand), Heidelberg University (Germany), Maastricht University (Netherlands) – have come together to develop three transdisciplinary courses with active learning approaches.
The course "Transdisciplinary Approach to Zero Hunger" familiarized students with the concept of transdisciplinarity and the need to approach zero hunger - ensuring equal access to sustainable, healthy diets for all - as a multifaceted problem. Students learned that...
The course “The Gender and Climate Change Intersections: A Transdisciplinary Approach” brought together students and experts from diverse fields to explore the intricate connections between climate change, gender dynamics, health outcomes, and environmental integrity....
"Transdisciplinary Approach to Health and Well-Being" course was successfully run with the goal of equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of the transdisciplinary (TD) approach to health and wellbeing, specifically aligned with Sustainable Development...