Bridging the Gap Between Biotechnology and Industry: Integrating Design Thinking and Flipped Learning

We aimed to create a curriculum by using design thinking that enhanced the transition from higher education to the labour market in agricultural biotechnology in connection to recent technological...

We aimed to create a curriculum by using design thinking that enhanced the transition from higher education to the labour market in agricultural biotechnology in connection to recent technological achievements and to develop teaching materials supporting the course delivery designed with flipped learning. We also aimed: 1- to support undergraduate students to connect data and information explicitly with the areas of knowledge, skills and approaches needed for professional work 2- to equip undergraduate students for work in a world with continuous technological innovations 3- to foster students' self-awareness to improve their transversal skills 4- to create dynamism and synergies between the university and industry representatives to invest in innovation and innovational thinking 5- to integrate "design thinking" and "flipped learning" as a novel course delivery design

All project activities were implemented within the scope of the work packages and dissemination. WP1 - Management ÇOMÜ project team maintained the management activities including communication with partners, monitoring budget expenditures, documentation, sharing and promoting project objectives, practices and outcomes, and motoring other work packages together with the lead partners of those work packages. WP2 - Curriculum Preparation UNITUS led the curriculum preparation process. The 1st TNM was held in Çanakkale. Partners collaborated on survey applications, workshop organisations and curriculum module preparation processes. WP3 - Videos UZ led the video preparation process. The 2nd TNM was held in Tuscia. Partners prepared 6 animated video content, MELLIS prepared them in MP4 format and 12 expert speech videos WP4 - Faculty Member's Book & Success Stories Booklet UM led the WP4 process. The 3rd TNM was held in Maribor. Partners met with industry representatives and associated partners in small workshops to frame the course delivery methodology. 2 business representatives were interviewed in each partner country. Before pilot, the 4th TNM was in Zagreb. WP5 - BIOTE(A)CH EVENTS Partners introduced project results to participants.