Design Impact Transition (DIT) platform

A space for transformative and transdisciplinary academic work

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The Design Impact Transition (DIT) Platform at Erasmus University empowers radically new ways to do research, education and engagement for a just and sustainable future. We bring together academics, students, non-academic staff and external stakeholders around complex and persistent societal challenges.

Learn about our vision and how we work

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Researcher turns investor for greater impact

An interview about transformative research with Ronald Huisman, Associate Professor at the Erasmus School of Economics and impact investor

Friday 10 Mar 2023
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Preparing Erasmus University for environmental collapse: an urgent task

Vice Deans of Education, Directors of Operation, Learning and Innovation Officers and EUR’s Risk Manager met to discuss resilience practices

Thursday 26 Jan 2023
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Pilot program transformative education

A series of workshops to help teachers at EUR transform education.

Wednesday 29 Mar 2023, 13:30 - Wednesday 8 Nov 2023, 17:30
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Summer School | Design and Transitions: Emerging Theories and Practices at the Intersection

During this summer school we will explore how design (research) and transitions (research) relate in the pursuit of achieving sustainable, just and resilient

Sunday 9 Jul 2023, 17:00 - Friday 14 Jul 2023, 20:00
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