Over a period of twelve months, the IP fellows will be given eight hours a week to work with educational developers from the IIS and with one another to develop scalable teaching methods that are directly aligned with current research within the IP themes. This may range from redesigning existing courses to setting up entirely new project-based courses or contributing to future minors. 

The IP fellows and their themes

• Healthy Future & Sustainable Prosperity: Dr Vanessa Harris and Dr Anne Timmermans (Amsterdam UMC) are developing innovative teaching on health in relation to society and the planet. 
• Healthy Future: Dr Christian Bröer (FMG) focuses on health in everyday life and social change. 
• Sustainable prosperity: Prof. Dr Ans Kolk (FEB) contributes her expertise in the field of international sustainability and corporate social responsibility. 
• Responsible digital transformations: Prof. Dr Henk W. Volberda (FEB) is developing interdisciplinary teaching on the social, ethical and economic aspects of digital transformation. 
• Resilient, just society: Prof. Iris van Domselaar (FdR) is working on education that strengthens moral resilience and reflective capacity in society. 

With their diverse academic backgrounds and broad interfaculty integration, the fellows contribute to education that connects researchers and students around major societal challenges. 

Linking research and teaching

The IP Fellowship Programme was developed by the IIS, which acts as a centre of expertise for inter- and transdisciplinary education within the University of Amsterdam. The central question is how major societal challenges – the so-called IP themes – can be translated into innovative and inspiring forms of education. By bringing together fellows from different faculties, the IIS encourages cross-fertilisation between research, education and societal practice.