Welcome to the online university course: Introduction to Education for Sustainable Development (5 cr).
The course is for students and educators who want to:
• Understand ESD and how it broadens the holistic and interdisciplinary understanding of sustainability.
• Understand how competencies like critical thinking, future scenarios skills and collaborative decision-making are promoted by ESD.
• Understand the role of ESD in both formal and informal learning.
• Get an insight of the state of ESD at the own university.
Time: 19 September–11 December 2023.
Place: Online.
Teachers: Cecilia Lundberg & Annina Kainu, Åbo Akademi University / BUP Finland.
Fee: Free of charge for staff and students at BUP participating universities.
Registration opens: 7 August 2023.
Deadline for registration: 11 September 2023.
Questions? Please, e-mail [email protected].
The course is provided by the Open University at Åbo Akademi University (Turku/Finland) together with BUP Finland. A certificate will be sent to all participants by e-mail after completion and approved course.
More information and registration.
The course is free of charge for staff and students at BUP participating universities. A list of the BUP participating universities.
The Open University at Åbo Akademi also offers other courses in e.g. Sustainability studies. There is a fee for participatiing in these courses. More information about Sustainability studies.
The Open University’s web page.
