University Collaboration

We are interested in collaborating with university teams to design and build the tools of the Global Village Construction Set. Students of engineering, agriculture and development studies have a great opportunity to undertake a meaningful project and help with the work we are doing. There are several ways university students can help -

What you can do

• Design, build and document one of the tools of the Global Village Construction Set (or propose and build a new tool we hadn't thought of)
• Replicate one of the tools we have already designed, such as the LifeTrac tractor, or the Compressed Earth Block press
• Help us build the documentation, such as drafting CAD files for the GVCS tools
• Any other way you want to contribute!

What we are expecting

We are expecting commitment to results from your part. We are willing to help in all ways we can.

How to start

If you are interested in collaborating, please

• Fill out the Team Culturing survey, sharing what kind of people can help and in what of way
• Add your location to the Crowdmap.
  • As Report Title - write the name of your educational institution.
  • As Category - choose "Educational Institution" and the categories corresponding to the planned collaboration.
  • To the left of Find Location - enter your location.
• Post on the Education Forum explaining your area of study, what projects you are undertaking in university, and how you would like to collaborate.
• Send an email to opensourceecology (at) gmail (dot) com - to introduce yourself and how you would like to collaborate.