Public Engagement

The world is facing major challenges that we can only tackle if we work together and share knowledge. Artificial intelligence, robotics and other themes of the JTS play a growing role in society. Many are curious about these developments and their advantages or disadvantages, others are very much questioning these developments.

The JTS wants to play a role in answering these questions and will involve the public in the new developments and research in school-related areas. Public engagement is a two-way process that aims to foster mutual benefit through dialogue, listening, and collaboration.

Key aspects of public engagement

• it is interactive and involves listening to and learning from the public

• goal is for both the JTS and the public to gain from the exchange

• it can involve the public in the agenda-setting, decision-making, and policy-forming activities of the JTS

• it's about sharing knowledge and the benefits of research and higher education with the public

Collaborations

The JTS collaborates with other organisations like University of the North, Studium Generale, the other Schools and Provincial and City government.

In these activities, the JTS targets a cross-section of society, both in the region and beyond, from digital illiterate to gamer and from pupil to professor. These activities may evolve from networking and pitch events to setting up training courses in digitisation.