Climate change, resource scarcity, demographic challenges, and social inequality are among the most complex and pressing grand societal challenges we face today. These issues, also known as wicked problems, require innovative thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, creative solutions and active citizenship. As a student, you can play a crucial role in addressing these challenges and act as a change agent who promotes and facilitates change within organisations or communities.

In August 2026, students can participate in a joint Scandinavian workshop, hosted by the University of Bergen in Norway. The workshop will be held as a so-called Blended-Intensive-Programme (BIP) within the Erasmus+ framework, where you, as a student, can earn 5 ECTS points by participating in a 5 days online workshop designed by your local instutution  and a 5-day on-site workshop in Bergen. You work together with students from other educational institutions and get experience in working across disciplines. You will write a reflection report after the workshop. 

Full-time students enrolled in academy profession, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programmes at the participating institutions.

• Experience with interdisciplinary team collaboration and innovation in an intercultural context

• Gain thorough insight into current, local social challenges defined by 5 municipalities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark as well as input from various key-note speakers/futurists ·      Work with actual societal challenges so that they can be translated into your own subject area in a local context and possible future internships or jobs.

• Based on your own working style and professional expertise, focus on reflection on your own practice and facilitation

• Collaboration with students at bachelor’s and master’s level from 8 different Scandinavian educational institutions

(after completion of the course the student should be able to):

• explore complex societal challenges

• select an appropriate method to apply in the ideation process

• work in interprofessional Nordic teams and collaborate with stakeholders

• identify ethical aspects and discuss and assess their consequences in relation to specific problems

• communicate and convey information, problems, methods, and design/development processes, both orally and in writing

Scandinavian and/ord English.

Erasmus+ – Blended Intensive Programme or other relevant grants.

Online preparation course at local institutions – dates will be presented by local course admin in due time before the onsite workshop at Bergen University. 

Challenge workshop at Bergen University 17 – 21 August 2026.