Studenten Work, Health and Career ontwerpen oplossingen voor actuele arbeidsmarktproblemen

De masteropleiding Work, Health and Career (WHC) sloeg de handen ineen met het Nederlandse initiatief 'NL werkt aan werk' om een mini-hackathon te organiseren. Het doel van de hackathon was om studenten, werkgevers, werklozen en arbeidsmarktprofessionals samen te brengen om te brainstormen over actuele arbeidsmarktuitdagingen en oplossingen. Inge Houkes, programmacoördinator van WHC, was een van de organisatoren en coaches van de hackathon. This article is only available in English -  Forty participants came together at the campus of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences to brainstorm about a disturbing labor market problem: there is a nationwide shortage of employees in a variety of sectors, but at the same time many people are looking for a job. Apparently, there is a mismatch between demand and supply at the labor market. Divided into six teams, the participants designed solutions for this wicked problem. Inge: "the purpose of the hackathon was to combine the experience of senior employers and policy makers with the creativity of students.