Tag: Education
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Eventful Kick-Off!
It has been a busy beginning of term, working with different networks to create a space where we can collaborate and share narratives to support action towards transformations in sustainability education. International as well as national networks have recognized the opportunities in co-creating and co-inspiring efforts to reimagine sustainability education and the pursuit for regenerative…
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Have a good Summer, and Thanks!
As the midsummer approaches, we would like to express our thanks to all our collaborators, partners, educators, and students for their incredible contributions to sustainability education activities this academic year. We have discussed opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations across campus at Umeå university, in natural science, social science, and the arts, and with educators at the…
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Creative Mindsets Transform
We have been surrounded by creative minds these last few weeks. Dr. Jos Eussen inspired us with his telling of the first transdisciplinary class in the Hyperion project that took place earlier this year. His overall feelings about the experience were largely positive with encouraging feedback from the students and all involved. The students were…
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Conversations to Promote a Caring Mindset
Last week we had the great pleasure of meeting with Birgitta Nordén an educational developer at Malmö University. Birgitta told us about the wonderful work she has been doing on several programs, including the New Young Master’s Programme in sustainability that works with young students to engage in sustainability challenges. We will be following the…
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Projects Ahoy!
It has been a while since I updated our news on the project and thought that I would let you all know that we received enthusiastic support from several universities in the Baltic region to join us. Some of the major partners include Gdánsk university in Poland, Odessa university in Ukraine, Åbo university in Finland…
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A Summer to Reflect
As the term comes to an end (here in Sweden), we take time to reflect over the great people we have met this academic year. At the turn of the year, we began to ask you questions based on our dialogue with those we meet for you to reflect further on the website or in…
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Welcoming Communities Near and Far: Art for Transforming
Last week we begun a dialogue with Kristina Sehlin-Macneil and Charlotta Svonni at Várdduo, the centre for Sami research at Umeå University. We are investigating how, what and why different communities facilitate education for sustainability to learn about education systems from different perspectives. We are also specifically interested in how art helps to facilitate education…
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Course and Program Development for Sustainability: Part 2
Jesper Nordén, program coordinator at a Swedish gymnasium school (year 10-12) in Borås, reached out for advice about our perspectives of what is important for pre-university education regarding economics and entrepreneurship. We were invited to a meeting with several different teachers at the school who also teach in languages and creative arts. The program development…
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New Partnerships: Support Through Art Education for Sustainability
This week we have been working with the inspiration that we could contribute a stream at The Art of Management & Organization 2024 conference. We have been talking with many experienced professors from different fields who also show passion for art in education, especially in education for sustainability. Empowering individuals and communities, and provoking action…
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Art & Literature for Sustainability
We have had the pleasure of hosting Pierre Guillet de Monthoux from Stockholm School of Economics to discuss his passion of art and literature in different contexts. Pierre gave a lecture for USBE students and provided time to discuss projects and plans with our staff. We discussed our ideas about how art and literature can…