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Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to reflect on sustainability research
- University of Bern
- University of Basel (Basel-Stadt)
- Technische Universität Berlin (Berlin)
- Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development/Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (Brandenburg)
- Goethe University Frankfurt
The COVID-19 pandemic has jolted societies out of normality, possibly creating new conditions for sustainability transformations. What does this mean for sustainability research? Because of the scope of the crisis ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Which competencies should be fostered in education for sustainable development at higher education institutions? Findings from the evaluation of the study programs at the University of Bern, Switzerland
- University of Bern
A relatively broad consolidated consensus has emerged among experts regarding the competencies that should be fostered through an education for sustainable development at the higher education level. However, there is ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Do European quality assurance frameworks support integration of transformative learning for sustainable development in higher education?
- University of Bern
- Universitat de Girona (Girona)
- Kaunas University of Technology (Kaunas sav.)
- Universiteit Hasselt
A transition toward sustainable development requires engagement of university students in transformative learning. Therefore, quality frameworks and processes should support deep approaches to sustainable development in higher education. Research and ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Education for Sustainable Development – A University’s Contribution
- University of Bern
What is Education for Sustainable Development? And how can it be integrated into university teaching? This video shows some of the paths lecturers can take to discover how their own ...
- Posted May 5, 2022
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Virtual conferences in higher education: Teasing out their transformative potential for sustainable development
- University of Graz
- University of Bern
- Universitat de Girona (Girona)
- Empa Technology & Society Laboratory (Sankt Gallen)
The Coronavirus outbreak has made virtual education a high necessity. Our intention here was to highlight potentials of virtual conferences to enhance transformative learning for sustainable development; new applications will ...
- Posted May 13, 2020
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Implementing Competence Orientation: Towards Constructively Aligned Education for Sustainable Development in University-Level Teaching-And-Learning
- University of Bern
The call for integration of competences in tertiary education for sustainable development (ESD) has been heard. Helpful competence models for ESD are available but little exists about how to put ...
- Posted May 7, 2019
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Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development at a Swiss University: Navigating the Traps of Institutionalization
- University of Bern
How far have higher education institutions progressed towards integrating sustainable development at an institutional level and are they responding to the societal need for transformation? Can the pace of transformation ...
- Posted April 29, 2019
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