From January 24 to 26th, 2023, the Circle U. Think and Do Tank invites you to seminars, workshops and roundtables around sustainable education, curriculum transformation and teaching methods to create and promote a sustainable education for a sustainable world.
Circle U. European University Alliance: Université Paris Cité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College, London, UCLouvain, University of Oslo, Aarhus University, University of Belgrade, Université of Pisa and Université of Vienna.
Sustainable Education
Sustainable education seeks to identify innovative and creative teaching and learning methods by focusing on interdisciplinary knowledge and considering student input. Circle U.’s Think and Do Tank has critically explored the concept of sustainable education and its translation into educational practice by identifying relevant bodies of literature, drawing out implicit assumptions, and mapping different rationales. The research carried out by the Think and Do Tank’s Academic Chairs and a group of students from six partner universities, as well as the seminar, will establish a dialogue between the Think and Do Tank and the alliance’s Knowledge Hubs.
In this respect, the project will make a key contribution to Circle U.’s global effort to create and promote sustainable education for a sustainable world. A roundtable discussion will provide an opportunity to identify the aspects of sustainable education on which to develop collaborative research and educational development projects that can move these elements forward and translate them into the field of research, practice and educational policy. We will discover pedagogical innovations that are applicable to the field of global health, which is one of the Knowledge Hubs of Circle U. coordinated by Université Paris Cité.
Target audience
- Faculty, staff and other university professionals
- Students from all levels and disciplines
- Civil society organisations
- Public or private organisations involved in education, social transformation and/or sustainable development
- NGOs, Think Tanks, cultural centers, journalists, artists, municipalities, policy makers, etc.
Programme
Theme: Towards Sustainable Education Shaping the Future of Higher Education for a Sustainable Planet and a Democratic World |
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Think and Do Tank Café: L’évaluation académique et l’éducation durable Location: Site Necker, 156 Rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris and online |
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January 24, 2023 14:00 – 15:30 |
Think and Do Tank Café: Students’ Assessment in Sustainable Education Speakers Flora Zahra Smith, Professor at King’s College London. Jayne Pearson, Professor at King’s College London. Lisbeth M. Brevik, Professor at Oslo i Universitetet and Academic Chair of the Circle U. Think and Do Tank. Sue Wright, Professor at Aarhus Universitet and Academic Chair of the Circle U. Think and Do Tank |
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16:00 – 18:00 |
[Closed meeting] Working session of the Think and Do Tank I Writing recommendations on how to ensure curricula and teaching methods are supporting sustainable education |
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January 25, 2023 |
Location: Learning Planet Institute – 8 bis Rue Charles V, 75004 Paris and online |
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10:00 – 12:30 |
Presentation of Circle U. Think and Do Tank Research Project “Conceptualising and Operationalising Sustainable Education”, Session available on Live Streaming–Join HERE ! Speakers Academic Chairs of the Think and Do Tank: Sue Wright, Aarhus Universitet. Lisbeth M. Brevik, Oslo i Universitetet. Anne Enderwitz, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Min Reuchamps, Université catholique de Louvain. Gabriel Reedy, King’s College London. Veljko Milošević, Univerzitet u Beogradu. Circle U. students: Sandeep Kaur, Université Paris Cité. Adéla Funova, Oslo i Universitetet. Katrine Holmdahl Larsen, Aarhus Universitet. Andrea Cini, Aarhus Universitet. Nicola Milosevic, Univerzitet u Beogradu. Nora Luackermann, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Melissa P. Matar, King’s College London. Associated researcher: Rebecca Waters Boldsen Lund, Universitetet i Agder |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Roundtable with the Circle U. Think and Do Tank: Sustainable Education or Education |
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16:00 – 18:00 |
[Closed meeting] Mutualisation of resources, training and practices in pedagogical innovation across Circle U. Meeting 1: Teaching and Learning Centres |
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January 26, 2023 |
Workshop on Pedagogical Innovation for Global Health |
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Location |
Site Necker, 156 Rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris |
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9:00 – 9:30
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Welcome |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
How to interpret curricula in Global Health: a survey of nine European universities. |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Global Health Pedagogy: Opportunities and Innovations Speakers Matthew Prina, Professor at King’s College London. Christine Cassar,Teaching fellow. Omar Deraz, PhD candidate Inserm |
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10:30 – 10:40 |
Break |
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10:40 – 11:10 |
The DOMINOS Erasmus+ project on OSCE digital training. Speakers Carole Ramsay et Donia Bouzid, Université Paris Cité |
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11:10 – 11:30 |
Q&A session and Closing remarks |
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Working session of the Think and Do Tank II (internal meeting) Writing recommendations on how to ensure curricula and teaching methods are supporting sustainable education. |
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Language
English
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Any questions? Contact us by e-mail by writing to circleu.iro@u-paris.fr
Contact
Circle U. Project Team iro@u-paris.fr
Ana Elvira García López: ana-elvira.garcia-lopez@u-paris.fr
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