Denmark, 13 July 2026 – How do we prepare students to work effectively in teams composed of people from different backgrounds and disciplines? What value do diverse skills, competencies and perspectives bring to solving complex challenges?
These questions brought together educators and higher education professionals from across the EuroTeQ Engineering University alliance to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) for the EuroTeQ Interdisciplinary Education Seminar, held on 12–13 July.
Organised by DTU International Education and DTU Skylab as the 2026 edition of the EuroTeQaThon Teacher’s Track, the seminar brought together teachers working at the different EuroTeQ partner universities to discuss challenges in and methods for group-based education in interdisciplinary classrooms at technical universities.
Advancing interdisciplinary education across EuroTeQ
This year’s focus was interdisciplinary education, with an effort to help educators teach and manage groupwork in diverse classrooms. The event also introduced a multi-faceted view of interdisciplinarity. Sessions covered the value and complexity of differences in cultural backgrounds, academic fields, and personalities.
The content of the keynotes included the study of interdisciplinary education, challenges in the classroom, and examples of events and courses with diverse, group-based learning at their core. The workshops helped participants develop tools that make it easier for educators to create the best learning experience possible for their students.
The event hosted over 40 participants from all the EuroTeQ universities, including professors, students, teaching assistants, researchers, program managers, business developers, and administrators. Speakers included experienced program managers and academics focusing on teaching and learning.
Strengthening the EuroTeQ teaching community
The seminar fostered meaningful discussions and the exchange of good practices across the alliance. The event strengthened connections between educators while inspiring future collaboration in teaching and learning to continuously improve innovative teaching methods.
We thank all the keynote speakers for their valuable insights.
Link to the event: ETQ Interdisciplinary Education Seminar
