Joint Public Policy Report on Transdisciplinary Science and Education
Addressing today’s global challenges requires academic education that integrates scientific knowledge with experience-based, professional, and arts-based knowledge to solve complex problems. However, institutionalising transdisciplinary education at universities demands new administrative structures, strategic change management, and enhanced methodological competence. This paper advocates for systemic reform, including improved incentive structures, funding, recognition, and resource allocation. Transdisciplinary learning should not rely solely on individual lecturers’ commitment; universities must create supportive frameworks to foster collaboration between science and society, making students central to this process.
