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After finishing the Autumn Challenge programme, the participant is able to:
1. Analyse and critically assess complex societal challenges in the framework of UN SDG’s on a local as well as a global level;
2. Co-design and conceptualise solutions for these societal challenges;
3. Develop and demonstrate the ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team;
4. Reflect upon his or her progress and the progress of his or her team;
Each participant can select from one of the following learning goals to follow his/her individuallearning path throughout the programme:
5a. Develop and apply project management skills in ambiguous and complex open-endedprojects;
5b. Develop and apply design thinking skills in a responsible manner;
5c. Demonstrate the ability to master the dynamics of stakeholder involvement in ambiguous and complex open-ended projects;
5d. Develop and demonstrate presentation skills;
5e. Develop and demonstrate the ability to guide, moderate and lead a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.
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The Autumn Challenge Programme is a virtual, extracurricular and short-term challenge-
based learning (CBL) programme organised and offered by the University of Twente (UT) in
collaboration with Tec de Monterrey (Mexico), and powered by the ECIU University.
Developed under the UN SDG: Sustainable Communities and Healthy Living, the programme
is focused on skilling and equipping the learners to become actors and leaders of change in
the context of the overarching thematic challenge of making smart communities and cities
resilient and happy.
The Autumn Challenge programme consist of four interconnected components:
Virtual Teams
The Virtual Teams are the main component of the programme. Participants work on a
challenge together in a multicultural, interdisciplinary team of 4-6 participants. Virtual Teams
are led by participants themselves under the guidance of a team coach (trained student
assistant or academic staff). Virtual Teams are expected to regularly meet with their coach as
well with a challenge provider (min. 1 hour a week), engage in teamwork as well as complete
individual research and study assignments to tackle a challenge.
Workload: 3 ECTS (3*28 = 84 hours)
Thematic Lectures
To equip participants with necessary background information to work on a challenge, various
topics related to sustainable and healthy communities will be covered during thematic micro-
lectures.
Workload: min. 0,5 ECTs (0,5*28 = 14 hours)
Skills Labs
To (further) develop the 21st century skills that are required for not only solving a challenge
but to succeed in today's world, a number of workshops are organised. In total, the Autumn
Challenge programme offers four mandatory Skills Labs and four elective Skills Labs from
which a participant is expected to participate in a minimum of 1.
Workload: min. 0,5 ECTs (0,5*28 = 14 hours)
Cultural Activities (optional)
Cultural activities provide participants with an opportunity to bond with other programme
participants, and to learn and understand other cultures. Participation in Cultural Activities is
non-compulsory, however, highly recommended.
The Autumn Challenge workload is 4 ECTS but we offer the opportunity to increase your workload to max. 5 ECTS by following additional educational activities.
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