GREEN-SE curriculum - Digital Library

The GREEN-SE curriculum, which was co-developed by the SEgoesGreen consortium,  was designed with the aim to offer SE students hands-on project/practical and research experience with Nature-based Solutions (NBS).

 

This innovative learning programme consists of the following modules:

1. Module 1 (developed by Zero): Introductory materials to the theory methodology and application of NBS as well as to international best practices of applying urban NBS in campuses and public spaces.

2. Module 2 (developed by Zero):  Challenge-based learning resources for identifying particular urban challenges and developing multi-angle understanding of the problems.

3. Module 3 (developed by Zero): Solution oriented learning activities for developing vision and a plan to address urban challenges through feasible projects powered by NBS

4. Module 4 (developed by UKEN): Joining forces of SE and NBS stakeholders: common characteristics, assets and transformative potential towards green transition

5. Module 5 (developed by Stimmuli): Co-creation activities for bringing together SE, NBS stakeholders and local communities to co-design NBS solutions

6. Module 6 (developed by RRDA): Methodologies for organizing NBS bootcamps to hack local problems at campuses and public spaces

 

The implementation of this curriculum within the partner universities will offer significant results and impacts both for students and the SE faculties. Specifically, students are expected to develop their competences in eco-citizenship, develop interdisciplinary and cross disciplinarity partnerships and experience first-hand the contribution of NBS to provide environmental and social benefits and help build community resilience in urban environments. In addition, SE faculties will collect essential empirical evidence regarding the contribution of this innovative educational approach to develop students’ green competences for exploiting the huge potential of SE to drive the green transition.

 

Preparatory phase:  Research activities were first performed including desk research and online mapping for identifying existing competence-based curricula on NBS, combining them with the findings of an online survey that was targeted to SE students in three pilot countries: Greece, Poland, Croatia. These findings informed the overall development of the curriculum and guided the design of its training modules.

 

Experimentation & reflection phases: The real-life implementation of the curriculum has been performed during two phases : one 1st testing phase focusing on equipping SE students with hands-on knowledge on NBS and a second testing phase involving the organization of local bootcamps in our 3 pilot  countries (Greece, Poland, Croatia) , bringing together students, educators, NBS experts, and community members to hack local problems through NBS. The bootcamps are expected to result in innovative ideas and NBS projects to improve urban environments.

 

Follow-up & validation: During the curriculum’s pilot activities, assessment questionnaires were used for collecting data from participants to validate its impact on students’ learning. Collected insights and empirical evidence are synthesized into a validation report that will be used for finetuning the overall curriculum.