Overview
Key facts
At the Creating a Climate for Change programme at the University of Groningen, we want to share exciting and develop new ideas through a series of participatory and interactive workshops.
Education
Over the course of the two-and-a-half-day school the cases may concern themes:
- Defining and measuring sustainable education
- Incorporating sustainability as a central element of a course
- Departing from solitude of specialization to teach sustainability
- Creating multi- inter- transdisciplinary education on program level
- Shaping and incorporating transformative learning
- Introducing complexity; valuing ethical and morals aspects of being
- Integrative understanding by integrative teaching: ethical thinking and action are supported by moving from being bystander to being a neighbor or friend
- Creating intimate understanding of others and their needs to prompt compassionate action
- Creating awareness that knowledge is socially constructed
- Bridging the knowledge-action gap: demonstrating to learners what people do with their knowledge
- Developing reflective, compassionate politically and socially sensitive teachers
- Educators’ practice: how do you do what you teach?
- Anthropocene – bringing the effect of human on Earth in education
- Creating connections to the community
- Building community, building strong relationships, developing higher level thinking skills for real-life application
- Changes in Higher Education institutions towards accommodating SDGs
Accreditation
This course is designed for lecturers, policymakers and others who are interested in education for sustainability in higher education.
Programme Structure
Programme structure:
- Day One: Meeting other participants, city tour, welcoming drinks
- Day Two: Exploring the challenges
- Day Three: Designing solutions
- Day Four: Discussing implementation plans
Lecturers
Joanna Guść Ph.D.
Sietske Vissers, MSc
- Laila Mendy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Education Educational Research Adult Education View 5 other Short Courses in Education in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is designed for lecturers, policymakers and others who are interested in education for sustainability in higher education.
- It is expected that the participants have a sufficient command of the English language to actively participate in the discussions and to present their own work in English .
Tuition Fee
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International
200 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 200 EUR for the full programme during 3 days. -
EU/EEA
200 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 200 EUR for the full programme during 3 days.
Living costs for Groningen
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.