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February 16, 2021

[SSJ: 11339] UTokyo Workshop (Feb 22): Teaching Sustainable Development in Higher Ed

From: . SARAFF MARCOS EMMA B <emma@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2021/02/15

Title: Teaching Sustainable Development in Higher Education with Dr. Anders Rosen

Date: February 22nd, from 4-6pm

*From 6pm onwards, there will be extra time for discussion (for interested participants).

Workshop description: This event will provide a general introduction to education for sustainable development with specific examples from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. We will cover the following:

· General introduction to sustainable development - why, what, how.

· Hands-on workshop on the Sustainable Development Goals in UN's 2030 Agenda.

· Insights on how KTH Royal Institute of Technology is working to integrate sustainable development into educational programs.

· Discussion on status and opportunities for integrating sustainable development at the University of Tokyo (and Japanese universities more generally).


Speaker bio: Dr Anders Rosén is an associate professor in Naval Architecture at the KTH Department of Engineering Mechanics, a pedagogic developer at the KTH Department of Learning and a deputy director of the KTH Global Development Hub. He has been teaching various topics within engineering for 25 years and built up and managed two master of science education programs. He researches education for sustainable development and various topics within naval architecture. His current strong focus is on supporting teachers in integrating aspects of sustainable development in their teaching and on developing and implementing challenge-driven education at KTH and partner universities.

Workshop will be held on Monday, February 22nd from 4-6pm

Format: Zoom workshop (link will be sent to all registered participants the day before the workshop)
Registration link: https://forms.gle/YWKXtsjEa2wttZ3AA
Simultaneous interpretation (English to Japanese) available
Contact information: global.fd@adm.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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