Sustainability in the Urban European Context (1 cr)

Objective

After completing the course the student
• is aware of the planetary ecological boundaries, climate change and biodiversity loss
• understands the three dimensions of sustainable development as a systemic whole and can argue the interdependencies between them
• is aware of the European Union regulations related to digital and green transitions
• is able to identify the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and how the goals are promoted within U!REKA cities
• is aware of the sustainability focus within U!REKA European University Alliance.

Content

1. Awareness of the values and mindset behind the sustainability shift
2. Sustainability: systemicity and the ecological planetary boundaries
3. Ecological, social and economic sustainability
4. EU regulations related to digital and green transition
5. Sustainable development in European cities, case studies

Location and time

ongoing

Materials

The material available on Moodle is produced by six U!REKA Higher Education and Worklife Alliance partners. The material is based on current research and cases submitted from each national context.

Teaching methods

Online learning on Moodle platform
PowerPoint material, videos, independent assignments, quizzes

Employer connections

Cases within the study module are provided by working life partners across the Alliance

International connections

This course is a U!REKA co-created module

Student workload

27 hours of study

Content scheduling

ongoing

Further information

Students will complete all 5 content topics with passing points in order to pass the course

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the assessment criterion at the 'pass' level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

See the assessment criterion at the 'pass' level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

See the assessment criterion at the 'pass' level.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

assessment criterion at the 'pass' level.

The student understands what planetary boundaries mean and how the UN’s 17 SDGs are connected. The student is aware of the European Union regulations and standards related to the digital and green transitions. The student has become familiar with the green transition measures of at least one European city.

Assessment methods and criteria

assessment criterion at the 'pass' level.

The student understands what planetary boundaries mean and how the UN’s 17 SDGs are connected. The student is aware of the European Union regulations and standards related to the digital and green transitions. The student has become familiar with the green transition measures of at least one European city.

Further information

This course is a U!REKA co-created module

Further information

This course is a U!REKA co-created module

Execution methods

Online learning on Moodle platform
PowerPoint material, videos, independent assignments, quizzes

Accomplishment methods

Students will complete all 5 content topics with passing points in order to pass the course