Whereas in previous times Arts and Science 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. In this edition, we hope to gather insights into and best practices of the valuable role of the Arts in academic research, teaching and learning.

Programme

3.00 - 3.10 PM: Welcome 
Linda de Greef, University of Amsterdam (NL)                                         

3.10 - 3.40 PM: Parallel session 1 – Setting the ground

• The Landscape of Art-Science
  Presenter Julie Thompson Klein, Wayne State University (US)
• Social Justice in the Making: Designing the Pluriversity Presenter Stacey Moran,  Arizona State University (US)
• Q&A
  Moderator Machiel Keestra, University of Amsterdam (NL)

3.10 - 3.40 PM: Parallel session 2 - Art and reflection in education

• French 'plastic arts' education for personal development
  Presenter Donna Jung, Sorbonne University (FR)                      
• Dear Change Maker: Using Correspondence to Develop a Visual Reflective Practice
  Presenter Elizabeth Hauke and Mark Pope, Imperial College London  (UK)
• Q&A
  Moderator Linda de Greef, University of Amsterdam (NL)

3.40 - 3.45 PM: Short Break                               

3.45 - 4.30 PM: Parallel session 3 - Innovative practices for interdisciplinary education

• Inventing an island together
  Presenters Karel Koch and Myrthe van de Hee, Inholland University of Applied Sciences ( NL)
• Crispr Art
  presenter Kas Houthuijs, University of the Arts Utrecht  and Waag Society (NL)
• Integrating art in global health teaching
  Presenter Sepideh Yousefzadeh, Mariana Ferreira, Tomas van Hermon, Alessandro Savanije, University of Groningen (NL)
• Q&A
  Moderator Linda de Greef, University of Amsterdam (NL)

3.45 - 4.30 PM: Parallel session 4 - Social engagement

• The Art of Analgesia
  Presenter Ian Koebner. University of California, Davis (US)
• Barbie in Menopause
  Presenter Ellen Vermeulen, University of the Arts Utrecht (NL)
• Encounters between philosophy and art: Body and vulnerability in "Las Kellys" movement.
  Presenter Myriam Hernández Domínguez, University of La Laguna (ES)
• Q&A
  Moderator Machiel Keestra, University of Amsterdam (NL)                                                                

4.30 - 5.00 PM: Plenary discussion: wrap up and take away messages                                        

Moderator Machiel Keestra, University of Amsterdam (NL)

NIE Conference

The National Interdisciplinary Education (NIE) Conference is an annual event for educators, researchers, policymakers, and students who are active in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary programmes at Dutch universities, university colleges, and universities of applied science. We want to stay in touch and grow as a community of interdisciplinarians and transdisciplinarians and to exchange best practices and ideas. We, therefore, organise a series of online meetups and seminars. An initiative of Teun Dekker (Maastricht University), Merel van Goch and Iris van der Tuin (Utrecht University), and Linda de Greef, Machiel Keestra and (University of Amsterdam).