2011: Green Academy: Curricula for tomorrow
- Start date: 2011-02-15
- Status: in progress
- Funding Initiative: Higher Education Academy
Our Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) project has launched a pilot change programme, in association with the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and the National Union of Students (NUS), to help institutions achieve sustainability in the curriculum goals.
Although founded on a similar concept to our flagship change programme, Change Academy, Green Academy's focus is developmental – specifically on ESD – and is being run as a pilot for this academic year.
The context:
- HE in the UK undergoing a period of significant change, unprecedented for a generation: public funding to be cut drastically, students to become increasingly consumer-focused, and the market to drive quality of provision
- HE sector in need of rising to the sustainability challenge in more strategic and holistic ways and embedding sustainable development into the overall student experience. This includes learning, teaching and curricula – with the intention of ensuring future graduates are globally aware and responsible citizens in the 21st century
- Employers demanding sustainably-literate graduates. Students demanding future-proof skills. UK Government’s vision for a new “green economy” presenting a range of opportunities and demands from the workforce
Each HEI is sending five or six people on this six-month programme to support them in embedding curricula in a holistic way throughout the university.
The programme was oversubscribed and the HEA was able to offer places to eight teams.
Organisation/Institutions:University of Bristol
Canterbury Christ Church University
Keele University
University of Nottingham
University of Southampton
Swansea University
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
University of Worcester