Make education fun, challenging and meaningful

Every year, the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (IIS) organises the UvA Create a Course Challenge, in which students can think along with us about how teaching should be organised, what courses should be taught, the kinds of methods that should be used and the roles students and lecturers should play. 

This challenge invites all students to step outside the box and think about how education can be fun, challenging and meaningful. 

How does it work?

The Create a Course Challenge consists of four rounds. First, students submit the first draft of their idea before 10 October. Then they will have time to develop their course in more detail using our Action Plan, which they'll hand in before 31 October. Our curriculum developers will select the best ten ideas, and all UvA students and staff may once vote for their top three between 7 and 16 November.

The five students with the most votes will pitch their ideas during the live finale on November 24. That evening, the jury will choose one winner. Together with the curriculum experts of the IIS, the winner will immediately start working on further developing the course. The winning course will be offered as an IIS elective to the entire UvA community in the next academic year.