Study Abroad Guide
For Fontys ICT
Improving water quality at the Hartbeespoort Dam in South Africa with innovative technological solutions. That is the challenge facing students taking the Global Acting in IT minor.
In Eindhoven, nearly twenty students from five different educational institutions in five different countries started the project in early September. They delved deeply into the subject of water quality, learned more about different groups of people and organisations dealing with this problem, and looked at which technology is most suitable for their chosen solution.
They attended a guest lecture by Tim van der Grinten of Enversed on how VR/AR and other immersive technologies contribute to innovation and visited the Rivierenland Water Authority in Tiel to learn more about how we approach water quality in the Netherlands and all the parameters involved. But there was also time to get to know Dutch culture a little better during a visit to This is Holland in Amsterdam.
The students have now left for the Universitat de Lleida in Spain to learn about and work on the UX of the project. The next stop is Fachhochschule Upper Austria in Hagenberg, where IoT is on the programme, followed by the AI module at PXL University of Applied Sciences in Hasselt. They will conclude their journey in South Africa with an in-depth study of Data. Here they will present their final products to the stakeholder: The Department of Water and Sanitation Pretoria.
The Global Acting in IT minor is a Fontys ICT minor in collaboration with four of our international partners. During the semester, students work on a project related to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of this minor is to explore ICT topics from an international perspective while acquiring intercultural skills.
Want to know more about Global Acting in IT? Check out the website or contact Maike Simon – de Vocht.
