Tag: news
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A New Semester of Creativity
As the sun begins to show itself again up here in the cold north, we begin a new year and a new semester at universities. We would like to thank everyone for your impactful contributions to the projects we are co-creating across the world. We learned that almost 2,000 visitors from 76 different countries took…
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Curiosity Driven Education
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Dr. Jeanine Gregersen-Hermans, a researcher practitioner at Zuyd International Business School, in the Netherlands. Her decades of experience in sustainability education shine through as she speaks passionately about the work they are doing at Zuyd, and the fantastic support they provide their students in creating space for…
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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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Transdisciplinary Networks Make an Impact
We have had a wonderful discussion with Dr. Michèle Gemünden and Dr. Marion Lehner at ETH Zurich about their experience applying the sustainability competence mindset map. Their insight into how the different disciplines approach sustainability in the classroom have proven very valuable and new insights about the effect of cultural differences have emerged. Our preconceptions…
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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…