Die Konferenz der kantonalen Erziehungsdirektoren unterhalten die Koordinationsstelle, welche Informationsaustausch und Zusammenarbeit zwischen Bildungsforschung, -praxis und -verwaltung foerdert und einen Online-Literatursuchdienst auf dem Gebiet der Bildungs- und Sozialwissenschaften betreibt (vgl. Orientierung im EVA-Bulletin, 1983). Drei Erhebungsprojekte haben einen Umweltbezug: - Die Entwicklung des Verstaendnisses fuer oekologische Regelkreise bei Jugendlichen (seit 1975). - Entwicklung und Einfuehrung eines Lehrplans fuer Naturlehre auf der Orientierungsstufe (seit 1980). - Schulversuch zur Individualisierung im Realienunterricht auf der Mittelstufe (seit 1981).
Ausbildungen im Bereich Umweltwissenschaften erfordern aufgrund der Besonderheit dieses 'interdisziplinaeren Faches' adaequate inhaltliche und methodische Konzepte: gegenstandsbezogen, problemorientiert und interdisziplinaer. Besonderes Augenmerk ist dabei der Gestaltung der Beziehungen zwischen den verschiedenen notwendigen fachlichen Anteilen (Integration statt Addition), der Frage geeigneter Lehr- und Lernformen und der Gestaltung entsprechender Lerngelegenheiten zu widmen. Im Rahmen der Arbeit als Curriculumwerkstatt und wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Bildungsreform stellt sich am Oberstufen-Kolleg die Arbeitsgruppe Oekowissenschaften der Aufgabe, Modelle fuer umweltbezogene Ausbildungskonzepte und fuer einzelne Elemente (Kurse) solcher Ausbildungsgaenge zu entwickeln, praktisch zu erproben und zu evaluieren. Als Versuchsschule werden theoretisch entwickelte Konzepte in Kursen auch praktisch erprobt; die Erfahrungen werden zur Revision und Weiterentwicklung der Modelle genutzt. Ergebnisse mit projektartigen Arbeitsformen, mit Beziehungen zwischen Theorie- und Praxisanteilen und zwischen fachbezogenen und fachuebergreifenden Lernsituationen liegen in veroeffentlichter Form, ueberwiegend aber als 'graue Materialien' vor. Sie bieten sich zur Nutzung fuer Umweltstudiengaenge an Hochschulen ebenso an wie fuer umweltbezogene Oberstufenkurse an Schulen.
The CRECE project supports Cuba in the provision of regionally relevant multidisciplinary education in sustainable energy engineering and renewable energy development. This is done in order to ensure that Cuban higher education institutions (HEIs) are better equipped and able to provide high-quality experts for the ever-growing societal and energy sector development needs.
The Cuban energy sector is undergoing a state-led transformation. So far, this 'Energy Revolution' has improved energy efficiency but harnessing renewable energy (RE) resources is still lagging far behind. In order to attract investors, meet the government's RE targets, and reduce CO2 emissions and environmental pollution from fossil fuels, Cuba needs national expertise and experts in RE development. CRECE answers this call by training skilled experts and enabling cross-sectoral and regional cooperation possibilities. Cuban partners will be better equipped to conduct international-level energy related research and provide sustainable energy experts to the growing labour market needs.
In the long run, CRECE will impact on Cuban energy self-sufficiency and domestic growth. By harnessing Cuban RE potential, not only greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced, but also expenditures and dependency on Venezuelan oil imports will be minimised, while simultaneously improving domestic energy access and security.
The project begins by creating a roadmap for addressing energy transition needs in Cuba through higher education. Following this roadmap, CRECE improves capacity and internationalisation of partner HEIs through (1) modernising learning outcomes on sustainable energy and sustainability; (2) improving teaching approaches; (3) reviewing curricula and updating learning modules; (5) improving materials, tools, equipment and facilities for quality education; (5) creating networks with relevant energy sector stakeholders; and (6) facilitating International research collaboration and partnerships.
The primary objective of the project is to support Cuban partner HEIs in the provision of up-to-date and relevant education in sustainable energy systems to meet current societal and labour market needs. Regional cooperation is fostered through partnering with Costa Rica, showcasing how Costa Rican national policies have had a strong impact on prioritising renewable energy and transforming the energy sector. Cross-regional knowledge transfer is enabled by engaging European RE experts.
CRECE project is funded by Erasmus+ Capacity Buiding in Higher Education.
As the impacts of climate change accelerate, there is a strong need to also enhance support for the embedding of sustainable energy pathways in least developed countries. Responses to the challenges present in the energy-poverty-environment nexus call for multidisciplinary and context specific and capacities, as they are currently lacking in local decision making and research. Higher education institutions (HEIs) have crucial roles in providing expertise to meet the local needs in a sustainable manner. National energy and education policy documents have acknowledged gaps in skilled labor, and in the quality of national level higher education which is hindering economic development. This manifests especially in energy engineering where research laboratories and teaching methods are largely outdated. Through updated expertise the countries can address both energy access, regional connectivity issues, and climate change mitigation while fostering local economy and entrepreneurship.
The DEEM project responds to the identified needs of the Mekong HEIs to:
1. create sustainable energy engineering curricula
2. improve sustainable energy knowledge and promote innovative pedagogical approaches and skills to foster research oriented learning
3. improve international, national and regional networks and knowledge exchange
The project aims to integrate futures and sustainability thinking, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, build public-private partnerships and include innovative teaching methods. Associate partners from the national governments and civil society provide guidance on the most relevant challenges and skills needed. The wider objective is to ensure that the partner HEIs are able to respond to the capacity and employment needs of sustainable energy development in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The objective will have a direct link to strengthening the integration of sustainable energy goals into national level energy policies, provide qualified energy experts into the local, national and regional labor markets and foster greater collaboration between the traditionally siloed public and private sector. It will also increase regional level cooperation and mobility in research, entrepreneurship and innovation. The intended short term direct impacts include modernisation and internationalisation of HEIs. In the longer term the project will contribute to sustainable energy policies, mitigation of climate GHG emissions and climate change, energy security and better access to energy for all.
Together with its partners TU Dresden and IST Lisbon, UNESCO-IHE introduces the Erasmus+ (Erasmus Mundus) Joint Master Programme in Groundwater and Global Change - Impacts and Adaptation (GroundwatCH). The programme offers a distinctive curriculum built on the cornerstones of hydrogeology, hydrology and climatology. With this curriculum GroundwatCH aims to increase the knowledge and skills regarding the interactions between groundwater, surface water, climate and global change, as well as the need to consider and benefit from these interactions when dealing with adaptation.
The two-year programme will start for the first time in September 2015. Students will kick off their studies in Lisbon, Portugal and then go to Delft, the Netherlands and Dresden, Germany. Graduates will receive MSc degrees from the three partnering institutes.