IXA Impact Program
Create more societal impact through your research and teaching
Result of the program
Every aspect of the program is geared towards strengthening the skills you need to create impact. You will have:
- knowledge of what Impact entails and the importance of creating Impact;
- an impact or communication strategy to take the next step towards Impact;
- met a cohort of motivated colleagues who all want to make a difference in the world;
- gained insight into yourself and your environment when it comes to Impact;
- gained practical tools (e.g. stakeholder analysis) and practical skills (negotiation and communication) to be able to create Impact.
The impact program showed me different impact strategies, approaches and how to involve stakeholders (with confidence!).
In a nutshell and practicalities
The Impact Program is highly varied and includes:
- Intake interview;
- 4 thematic Modules: 3,5 days in total;
- 2 writing sessions in which you work on your impact strategy, 1 half-day and session and one session of 2 hours;
- 2 intervention sessions, 1 half-day session per participant;
- Homework assignments prior to the modules and in between meetings.
Program: a total of 6 days over a 6-month period
Starting dates 2025: twice a year: March 18 in Dutch and October 2 in English
Starting dates 2026: twice a year: dates for 2026 will be announced shortly
Costs: €2,750 (€1,375 budget faculty, department or OZI and €1,375 funded by IXA)
Application process: participants are nominated by their department, faculty board or research institute
Maximum participants: 14 per edition
Register: your department manager can register you through the faculty board or board of your research institute for the program. You can also indicate to your manager yourself that you are interested.
The group of participants was an interesting mix of scientists from different disciplines, which gave you different perspectives.
Program team IXA Impact Program
From idea to execution, what steps do I take to achieve impact? Who and what do I need for that? I now have a clear overview of that after completing the impact training.