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For students - Join a megaproject

For students - Join a megaproject

DO YOU WANT TO...

  • contribute to solving major social problems and work with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
  • improve your
    • interdisciplinary competences
    • collaborative skills
    • value on the labour market
    • overall understanding of UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
  • learn how your academic area can contribute to tackling major social problems 
  • receive certification of participation in a megaproject

... THEN BECOME PART OF A MEGAPROJECT AT AAU.


HOW TO JOIN A MEGAPROJECT

Students must choose the Megaproject challenge they want to work on. In some programmes, project proposals are defined beforehand, while others allow a choice. If your programme defines project proposals beforehand, they may already be involved in a megaproject. Otherwise, you can contact your supervisor and ask about making the project part of a megaproject. In order to take part in a megaproject, you must submit a project proposal.

  • Project proposals may be submitted by individuals or groups.
  • Submitting a project proposal is not binding.

Once you submit your project proposal (see bottom of the page), you'll be matched with the other groups interested in the same challenge. The interested groups will form a cluster. It is within this cluster you will work on the challenge in an interdisciplinary manner. In order to work on a megaproject, it is a prerequisite that at least two groups work on a given challenge

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    HOW TO WORK ON A MEGAPROJECT

    When you work on a project as part of a megaproject, the project serves as your semester project, i.e. you work as you normally would when you are working on a project. There are also some additional activities:

    • Complete the online course on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
    • Prepare four deliverables for the project that are shared with the groups working on the same challenge
    • Take part in three seminars: start-up, mid-term and end-term
    • Prepare a joint presentation on the challenge in conjunction with the other groups 
    • Take part in the megaproject conference where you present and share your results

    Your work on the megaproject will amount to approximately 30 hours extra compared to an ordinary semester project.

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    TIMELINE AND PROCES

    When you take part in a megaproject, you work with other groups in interdisciplinary manner. This is done through deliverables, seminars, and the online platform Teams that allow you to gain insight into each other's work and to actively use each other. 

    Deliverables are smaller status descriptions that are done at regular intervals throughout the semester. They are accessible to the groups working on the same challenge as you. You receive templates for preparing the deliverables.

    Concurrently you will also be enrolled in an online SDG-course. The course consists of seven modules, divided onto two deadlines.

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    HOW TO PARTICIPATE

    In the fall 2021 you can participate in the megaproject challenge Industy 4.0 on the megaproject Better Together. 

    To be a part of the challenge, you need to participate in the start-up workshop September 9, 15.00-16.30. The registration deadline for the workshop is September 7. At the workshop you will be introduced to the concept, meet other students interested in participating and be able to discuss project possibilities and collaborations. Please note that participation in the megaprojects are based on semester projects and participation is therefore in groups. Should you not be in a group at the time of the start-up workshop, you can still participate and form a group later.

    Participation in the start-up workshop are not binding, and you are free to decide whether you would like to participate in the megaproject after the workshop. The start-up workshop will be held virtually.
     

    Read more and Register to participate in the workshop here

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    QUESTIONS

    See the FAQ or contact Project Manager Katrine Lohmann Bjerg at megaprojects@aau.dk

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FAQ

Handbook

Collaborators

Collaborators

Contact

Project Manager Katrine Lohmann Bjerg
Email: megaprojects@aau.dk