YouthIndeLab (JIL)
The digital zdi student lab JugendIndeLab (JIL) is a project funded by the EU (EFRE-zdi), which was launched in cooperation between FH Aachen and ANTalive, 2019 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Borchert.
You can now find all the latest information about JIL on our new zdi digital student lab website. There you will find a description of how those interested can independently work on and develop innovations related to structural change in the Indeland in the future. Below you will find information about the first three years of the student lab, which formed the basis for our self-learning packages and lecture content.
Implementation of the student laboratory in the first two years
As part of the project, pupils developed feasible future scenarios for the Indeland. They were trained to become "Indenauts" and thus experts in structural change. In this context, they dealt with ideas and solutions to questions from one of the focal areas of digitalisation, innovation, mobility, energy and construction.
The YouthIndeLab was carried out throughout the school year. Within this framework, the participating schools chose one, or at most two, of the focal areas of construction, mobility or energy of the future and developed their ideas for the Indeland. The topics of digitalisation and innovation were an integral part of this and were carried out in the form of workshops with the schools. The pupils were supported in their work by topic experts from FH Aachen and school mentors from politics and society for the entire duration of the project. On-site appointments with the topic experts at the FH Aachen, visits by the school mentors and support from SMEs from the region rounded off the programme.
What is special about the JugendIndeLab
- Use of the digital learning platform iLiAS
- Digital meetings
- Digital fair as final event
- School year-long student laboratory from grade 9 onwards
- A team of subject experts from the FH Aachen and school mentors supported the groups of pupils
- Visits to laboratories and companies in the region
- Active participation in structural change
Reviews and results of the first year
The close cooperation between the schools, FH Aachen and SMEs gave the students the opportunity to look intensively into different professional and academic contexts to provide impulses for their future career paths.
Despite Corona, many interesting and vivid solutions could be worked out in the first year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all participants once again for their outstanding commitment.
The participating schools of the first run:
- Waldschule Eschweiler
- Episcopal Liebfrauenschule Eschweiler
- Kreuzau Grammar School
- Girls' Grammar School Jülich
- European School Langerwehe
- Jülich Citadel Grammar School
Godmothers and godfathers from politics and society in the first run:
- Dr Patricia Peill, MdL,
- Alexandra Landsberg, Ministry of Economics NRW,
- Dr Werner Pfeil, Member of the Landtag
- Jens Bröker, Development Company Indeland
- District Administrator Wolfgang Spelthahn and
- Ralph Sterck, Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier (Future Agency for the Rhineland Region)
Reviews and results of the second year
"Do you know any experts who can help us with this? Where is the best place to look up the topic?"
The experts at FH Aachen are available to answer all these questions and guide the students on their way to a solution.
The schools:
- Kaiser Karls Gymnasium, Aachen, Grade 9 pupils.
- Europaschule, Langerwehe, grade 11 pupils
- Bischöfliches Liebfrauen Gymnasium, Eschweiler, grade 11 pupils
- Waldschule, Eschweiler, Grade 11 pupils
- Haus Overbach Grammar School, Jülich, Grade 11 pupils
In addition to the experts from the FH Aachen, the sponsors from politics and society also actively supported the pupils.
Political sponsors in the second run:
- Dr. Werner Pfeil, Member of the Landtag, FDP Member of the Landtag.
- Dr. Ralf Nolten, Member of the Landtag, CDU Member of the Landtag
- Mr. Markus Terodde, Städteregion Aachen Head of Division (administrative management)
Division V of Städteregion AC (education, youth, structural development) - Dr. Patricia Peill, Member of the Landtag CDU Member of the Landtag
- Ms Ulla Thönnissen, Metropolregion Rheinland GFin Metropolregion Rheinland e.V. and Chairwoman of the CDU parliamentary group Städteregionstag Aachen
