Graduation opportunities

De zorgsector staat voor aanzienlijke uitdagingen, waaronder personeelstekort, financiële bezuinigingen en een toename in zorgvragen. Met onze zorgassistent Tessa kunnen we zorgmedewerkers ondersteunen en hun cliënten langer zelfstandig thuiswonen. Via de app stelt de zorgmedewerker scripts in om hun cliënt herinneringen te sturen of vragen te stellen. Helaas zien we in de praktijk dat vanwege beperkte tijd en uiteenlopende digitale vaardigheden in de zorg het volledige potentieel van Tessa onbenut blijft. Hierdoor kunnen we niet de optimale waarde bieden. Dit project heeft als doel om tijdens de implementatie van Tessa te onderzoeken wat de behoeften van zorgmedewerkers en hun cliënten zijn. Met deze inzichten ontwikkel je vervolgens de juiste template scripts en stel je deze in samenwerking met de zorgmedewerker in. Daarnaast bedenk je hoe we de impact van deze “dienst” kunnen meten en hoe we zorgen dat zorgmedewerkers deze waarde zelf ook echt ervaren.

Currently, there are about 53.000 people in The Netherlands which have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and this number is increasing fast. PD is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves, causing problems with movement, mental health, sleep, pain, and other health issues. PD gets worse over time and there is no cure yet. However, therapy, tools and medicines exist that can reduce symptoms and thus improve the quality of life for people with PD.

This project is nested in the Enduring Rewards project and is a collaboration between design researchers and psychologists from TUDelft and the healthcare company Niped. Niped offers a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) which organizations provide to measure the health status (lifestyle survey + lab tests) of their employees. Employees who participate in the Niped HRA currently complete a 30-minute survey + lab test to estimate the current state of their health and lifestyle. Participants then receive lifestyle change advice, but receive little intervention or follow-up measurement to assess their improvements.

In this graduation project, we would like to apply a system thinking approach with youth in Rotterdam (with a special emphasis on boys). Initially, we want to find out the thoughts of important stakeholders on street harassment. In later stages, we want to work with them to turn the unravelled causes and behaviours into positive ones via design interventions. Would you like to work with young people to tackle street harassment in their neighbourhood? Then this assignment might be for you!

We are actively seeking a dynamic SPD intern/thesis student who can design a robust market entry strategy to help us put our product in the market most effectively, and achieve the milestone of selling the first 1000 SpacePans in the Netherlands by end of 2024.

We seek motivated graduation to contribute to this initiative. We have two projects available, but are open to also discuss other ideas: 1. How do we measure resident satisfaction in our living lab? At the Green Village, the focus regarding new innovations lies mostly on the technical aspect, however, the shift towards sustainability is also a social shift. We seek a motivated student to design an intervention within our living lab, to measure resident satisfaction and gather feedback. This intervention could be part of a greater strategy of how to better involve your residents within the living lab, but you could also think of a toolkit or instruction guides on how to improve the social part of your research. 2. The Green Village has a focus on sustainable innovation in the urban environment. Our residents are part of the experiment and directly experience the innovations within their own living space. How can we, as the Green Village, speed up the transition towards sustainability, by sparking behavioral change? Within this project you can think of which group to target, what modes of communication to use and what kind of design intervention would be suitable.

In the early stages of the cacao supply chain, an astounding 50% of the precious fruit goes to waste! Kumasi stands at the forefront of a transformative movement, harnessing the full potential for nature and people by upcycling the fruit to delicious consumer facing products. Join us in turning “waste” into opportunity, one sip at a time. Interested? Send an e-mail to linda@kumasi-drinks.com

The existing (external) design is outdated and requires a full redesign to meet our ambitious goals. We are looking for innovative thinkers who can bring fresh ideas to the table, tackling complex design problems to enhance the functionality and user experience of our Medical Device.

Imagine a toilet that not only saves water but also embodies practical design and innovation. At Biocompact, we're committed to sustainability without sacrificing functionality. That's why we are looking for a graduation student to reimagine the future of toilets—a future where efficiency meets elegance.

*looking for a dutch speaking student* Samen spelen is essentieel voor de fysieke, sociale, emotionele en cognitieve ontwikkeling van kinderen. Daarbij is buiten spelen de belangrijkste bijdrager aan een fysiek actieve leefstijl met positieve effecten op de algehele gezondheid, met doorwerking naar de volwassen leeftijd. Helaas spelen kinderen met een lichamelijke beperking weinig buiten, gehinderd door zowel fysieke (zoals ontoegankelijke en onbruikbare speelplekken) als sociale barrières (zoals moeilijk om contact te maken, buitengesloten worden). Dit heeft een grote impact op hun leven. Zij voelen zich dan ook vaak eenzaam. Dit staat haaks op artikel 31 van het Kinderrechtenverdrag waarin gesteld wordt dat óók kinderen met een beperking mee moeten kunnen doen.