Geertje Tijsma

Geertje Tijsma is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Science, VU Amsterdam, affiliated with the Athena Institute and Network Institute. Her work focuses on community-university partnerships, service learning, and sustainability education, emphasizing transdisciplinary approaches and participatory action research.

• Current projects include promoting renewable energy equity in Amsterdam and fostering open science collaboration in India and Malaysia.
• She teaches courses like Community-based Health Interventions and Interdisciplinary Community Service Learning.

Her research explores institutionalizing service learning, co-creating knowledge with communities, and addressing societal challenges through interdisciplinary education. Recent publications analyze reciprocity in partnerships and transdisciplinary sustainability education frameworks.

Geertje collaborates on initiatives linking science with society, such as public library engagement and urban knowledge infrastructures. No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided data.