Main Goal of the Certificate Programme:
The main focus of the Certificate Programme will be on a deep transformation of institutional practices, educational programmes, course plans and methodology to better reflect sustainability competencies across cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioural learning domains, promote transdisciplinarity, and integration of new ways of knowing to support sustainability, inclusion and global citizenship agendas. It provides space for participating faculty members to learn, exchange knowledge with colleagues from other HEIs, work in teams across different faculties to co- create innovative approaches to curriculum and course design and share feedback with their leaders.
The first edition of the Certificate Programme launched on the 23 March 2025 and runs until 31 May 2025. This edition includes the participation of 15 different universities (that are part of CIFAL Global Network with UNITAR) and around 65 participants. During this blended intensive programme, participants will be guided through online modules and lectures, interact during digital workshops and group meetings, and they will also meet physically for an intensive week at Majmaah University (Saudi Arabia) in late April 2025.
How is CCL at INN involved?
INNs UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Lifestyles, Robert Didham, has been a part of developing and facilitating the Certificate Programme. The Certificate Programme is structured in five modules, starting from the upper level – Institutional level, going to the Faculty& Programme level, and ending with the Course & Pedagogical level to provide empowered programme participants to make recommendations for institution-wide change to leadership, collaborate on changes to programmes with colleagues within and across Faculties, and promote change across their own courses. Co-facilitating this programme with Robert are current member of the International Partner Network of the UNESCO Chair on ESL, Katrin Kohl (York University) and former member, Shepherd Urenje (formerly of Uppsala University).
For more information about the training programme, please read UNITARs news article about a side event at the UN Summit of the Future that is related to this training programme.
For more information about the Certificate Programme please contact:
Centre director at the Centre for Collaborative Learning for Sustainable Development
- robert.didham@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 62 59 79 63
Email: CCL@inn.no