report_kick-off_sustainable_education_and_research.pdf
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… This report is a summary of the discussion tables held during this meeting. Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt (project owner Sustainable Research) The goal of Sustainable Research is that we will increase sustainability research and, in collaboration with the pillar Operations, increase doing research in a sustainable way. We have started with an assessment of all sustainable research already taking place at UM. Key actions in the near future will address (1) research laboratoria (e.g. reducing … following discussion points. First, it was considered essential to answer the question why we want education for sustainable development before targeting these competencies. Secondly, due to the generic nature of the sustainability competencies (as they overlap strongly with global citizenship competencies), it is desirable to include specific content to these competencies (e.g. environmental, social or economic sustainability). Furthermore, these competencies can be further decomposed in knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, virtues. Here attention should be given to intended learning outcomes related to sustainable development goals. It was considered that teachers could use these competencies as a …