{"id":2263,"date":"2019-06-15T10:50:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makeimpactconsortium.com\/?p=2263"},"modified":"2019-06-15T11:09:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:09:11","slug":"mic-hosts-bootcamps-at-derby-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeimpactconsortium.com\/mic-hosts-bootcamps-at-derby-university\/","title":{"rendered":"MIC Hosts Bootcamp at Derby University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students, faculty, shop managers and administrators from around the world gathered at the University of Derby in the UK for an exciting Make Impact Consortium Bootcamp on June 3-7, 2019. Participants from Derby University<\/a> (UK), University of Fontys<\/a> (the Netherlands), Applied Sciences University<\/a> (Jordan), AL-Ahliyya Amman University<\/a> (Jordan), and Station Houston Incubator<\/a> (USA) had fun learning how to navigate the challenges of creating a successful makerspace at a university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by MIT Project Manus<\/a> and the University of Derby, the participants of the bootcamp, through a combination of hands-on making, tours, discussions, role playing and peer-learning, came together to design a makerspace that would excite and engage student makers around the world. The diversity present from four different countries and from students to faculty enriched the experience for everyone in the bootcamp and reinforced the importance of understanding the local culture and needs before setting out to build a makerspace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n