Staff & Student Work
Academic Exchange MDXPD has been active in academic exchange schemes for students and staff throughout its history. We have recently been building a staff exchange programme with the Middle East Technical University (METU), through Associate Professor Dr Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi via Erasmus+
MDXPD has been active in academic exchange schemes for students and staff throughout its history. The benefits of exchange to all involved are huge. Sharing knowledge, experience, perspectives and cultures enriches the educational and research experience for all, and the confluence of disparate elements generates new ideas for projects, programmes and research. We have a long-standing student exchange with the Technical University of Valencia and developed a vibrant exchange with a range of Brazilian universities during the ‘Science Without Borders’ scheme period, alongside regular exchanges with universities from Austraila, the US and Finland. We have recently been building a staff exchange programme with the Middle
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East Technical University (METU), through Associate Professor Dr Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi via the Erasmus+ programme. About Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi: https://id.metu.edu.tr/en/ person/naz-a-g-z-borekci/ About Erasmus+: Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. It ran for seven years, from 2014 to 2020, with organisations invited to apply for funding each year for life-changing activities. Erasmus+ aimed to modernise education, training and youth work across Europe. It was open to education, training, youth and sport organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning, including school education, further and higher education, adult education and the youth sector. Through Erasmus+: + Young people could study, volunteer and gain work experience abroad, to develop
new skills, gain vital international experience and boost their employability, + Staff could teach or train abroad, to develop their professional practice, build relationships with international peers, and gain fresh ideas, + UK organisations could collaborate with international partners, to drive innovation, share best practice, and offer new opportunities to young people. https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk /about-erasmus Dr Börekçi first visited MDXPD in 2018, working with staff and students to explore working practices and develop new projects and programmes. From this visit, Wyn Griffiths, of MDXPD, was invited to Develop and Chair a Track at the ‘DRS Learn X Design 2019 Fifth International Conference for Design Education Researchers “Insider Knowledge” 9-12 July 2019.
