About the labs

Make real impact with your thesis by joining an LDE Thesis Lab.

• Write your individual MA/MSc thesis based on a real-life challenge
• Work with students from other disciplines
• Join an extracurricular programme with workshops & excursions
• Meet professionals, academic experts & societal partners
• Learn, share & collaborate towards a common interdisciplinary result

Each lab is built around a real-world challenge posed by an external partner, such as a company, government body, or NGO. Alongside your individual thesis, you join a small interdisciplinary group of fellow master's students to explore that challenge together, and connect with the people who are directly involved: professionals, academic experts, and societal partners you meet through workshops, enrichment sessions, and excursions. You gain hands-on experience with real stakeholders, while the partner behind the challenge gains new insights from your research.

Graduating students from hbo in Zuid-Holland are also welcome to join. 

Application opens 7 September. Apply before 4 October (23:59). There will be a second round for students who start their thesis later and to fill remains spots , for which application closes 15 November (23:59).

General Programme 2026-2027   Conditions & Selection For Organisations