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… 249 Chapter 22 Diversity of student perspectives on sustainable development as a feature of a competence-based learning environment Astrid Offermans, Ron Cörvers and Joop de Kraker Part IV The political-institutional dimension 250 Abstract A key competence for sustainability professionals is the ability to deal with a diversity of perspectives in a productive way. To develop this competence in students, a diversity of perspectives on sustainable development should be part of their learning environment, … sustainability assessment: modelling, participatory methods, scenario analysis, and multi-criteria analysis. In producing their Master’s thesis, students make use of knowledge, methods, and tools acquired during the SSP programme and apply these to a real-world sustainable development problem of their choice. Students Each year, 15 to 25 students enrol in the SSP Masters programme, with students from abroad significantly outnumbering Dutch students. Students come from Europe (Belgium, Czech …