Design Thinking - Healthcare Challenges

Using Design Thinking methodology, this BiP will facilitate students from different disciplines to work together to tackle healthcare challenges from stakeholders. A mixture of an online course and a week in-presence working on “wicked problems” will lead to a deeper understanding of local, national and international healthcare problems and how using different skills and perspectives can help to tackle these problems.

The BIP addresses real-life healthcare challenges. Participants in this BIP will learn to work together in intercultural teams to use their individual skills and perspectives to innovatively respond to a real-life health challenge. They will gain a global understanding of the impact of ageing, climate change and limited resources on healthcare.The programme also fosters multidisciplinary team working and collaboration skills.

Join us for this opportunity to share knowledge and expertise, whilst learning about Design Thinking as a methodology, World Cafe presentations and how to listen, communicate and achieve outcomes whilst working in a teams of students from different disciplines and different countries!

Date:

8th of September 2025 to 27th of November 2025

Language of instruction:

English

3 ECTS credits

Academic recognition:

A ToR/Certificate will be issued by the lead HEI (in this case, by FHV).

The recognition of the BIP will be handled by each Home Institution.

Eligible participants:

Nursing bachelor students from the 5th semester FHV,
Bachelor students from HAMK (any study field)
Bachelor students from NHL Stenden (any study field)

In the case of open spots other bachelor and master students of RUN-HEI are eligible to apply and after that students from other HEI can apply.

How to apply:

Programme at a glance

Online course before and after the in-presence week (online)
08 Sep 2025 - 27 Nov 2025
Session 1- Welcome and Introductions 8th September 2025- 8th September 2025 n this welcome and opening session, the participants will be given an overview of the BiP with a focus on the online course schedule and requirements. The team assignment for the online course will be described, then students will be assigned to their teams and will begin to work on their virtual pinboard. Students will be assigned to a Team, given a challenge which they will work on during the in-presence week using the Design Thinking method. Session 2: Virtual Pinboard Presentations 13th November- 13th November Pre- in-presence live session via MS Teams- virtual pinboard presentations. Session 3: Final Session: Peer Feedback Peer feedback of cultural/social information and visual images hosted in MS Teams Voluntary Drop-in Sessions September, October, November
In-Person Week (in person)
17 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025 : University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg Dornbirn Austria
17-21/11 2025 : University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, Dornbirn Austria. The week begins at 08:00 on the 17th and ends at 16:00 on the 21st November.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Short Advanced Programme, students will be able to:

By participating in this BIP, students will …..

Develop a professional approach to multidisciplinary team working 
Reflect on healthcare issues from local, national and international perspectives 
Critically reflect on information from different sources 
Research and present innovative approaches to current healthcare challenges 
Facilitate cultural and social exchanges with international students

Selection criteria

Students from organizing HEIs are nominated and have priority. The students from other RUN-HEI are selected based on motivation, expectations, wide representation of subject areas/fields.

The selection team will also take steps towards ensuring diversity and representativity.

Maximum Number of Students to be selected: 75 

Product label: RBP-DTHEALTH-01