The National Interdisciplinary Education (NIE) Conference is an annual event for educators, researchers, policy makers, and students who are engaged with inter- and transdisciplinarity at Dutch universities, university colleges, and universities of applied science. Participants from outside the Netherlands are more than welcome to contribute to the events and conferences.

The fourth edition will take place on Friday March 12th, 2021, 3-5pm CET. The theme of the fourth edition is Arts-Science collaborations. Whereas in previous times these were almost separate fields, nowadays they are more in interaction with each other. Example are the developments of STEAM (STEM + Arts) and the use of creative and design methods in academic work. 

Presentations are welcome on themes such as, but not limited to,

• Best practices demonstrating the integration of the Arts in interdisciplinary projects;
• Impact of Arts-Science collaboration in research;
• Artistic contributions to societal challenges (pandemic, sustainability, inequality);
• Innovative practices of artistic education for interdisciplinary education.

Potential participants are invited to submit a short (50-100 words) proposal for a 10-minute presentation. Please send your proposal to [email protected] and [email protected] with ‘Proposal for NIE Presentation’ in the subject line. The deadline for proposals is February 22^th, 2020, 9.00am. 

More information is to be found on NIE website.