The conference opened with a keynote presentation by Pleun Hermsen, who focused on Engineering Authentic Reflection and explored how educators can create conditions that support the development of authentic reflection in higher education. The keynote provided an inspiring starting point for the discussions and activities that followed throughout the day.
Following the keynote, participants took part in a poster session, where INTED presented a poster on the Interdisciplinary Facilitator Program. The poster generated considerable interest and sparked many engaging discussions. How best to support interdisciplinary student groups proved to be a topic of broad relevance, leading to valuable conversations about both shared experiences and potential future collaborations.
Martine presented on student participation in practice, with a particular focus on how INTED's student leaders contribute as an active and integrated part of the organization. Student leaders are represented in INTED's leadership group and are closely involved in all aspects of the center's work. This level of involvement gives them genuine responsibility and influence, which is also reflected in the terminology used: they are referred to as student leaders rather than student representatives.
Victoria led a workshop on methods for interdisciplinary collaboration. Participants were introduced to practical tools and approaches designed to strengthen collaboration across disciplinary boundaries, including brainwriting, boundary objects, and a range of dialogue-based methods. The workshop provided participants with concrete techniques they can apply in their own work with student groups and interdisciplinary learning processes.