11 mei 2021
The five course ideas that are still in the race:
Food, Animals and the Environment (725 points), by Caatje Kluskens, Bachelor's student in Media and Culture
From Local to Global: Take Action for the Climate (596 points), by Emilia Berenyi, Master's student in Political Science
Duurzame zorgen in de zorg (594 points), by Daphne Jonkers Both, Sabine Gorter and Muamer Hajtic, Master's students in Medical Informatics
Sustainability Deconstructed: Inequalities and Solutions (562 points), by Mira Toliou, Bachelor's student in Media and Culture
Critical Animal Studies: Multi-Species Oppression in the Anthropocene (531 points), by Tim Reysoo, Research Master's student in Philosophy.
The five course ideas that did not make the cut:
* This course idea scored enough points to advance to the finale, but the student has opted out.
The grand finale
During the live streamed grand finale on 20 May from 5 – 7 PM (Central European Time), the jury decides which course idea will be rewarded with the realization of the course. The winner of the challenge will then start working on the development of the course as a student assistant.
The jury
The members of the jury are Rick van der Ploeg, University Professor Environmental Economics at the UvA & Oxford University, Lucy Wenting, academic director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies and Rosa van der Laag, student Future Planet Studies and co-plaintiff in the climate case against Shell.