Sustainable development
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Semester / Term
Fall/WinterCourse Start Date & Time
2025-09-01 00:00:00Course End Date & Time
2025-12-31 00:00:00Type
Shared LectureFormat
online
Host University
UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences
Credits (ECTS)
none (for EUDRES students)Contact hours
2 hours each lecture, Friday 14:00-16:00 live or video afterwardsFull/partial course
Full courseCourse Content
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to sustainable development, covering key topics like climate change, circular economy, biodiversity, and greenwashing. It consists of 10 online lectures that each address the link between a sustainability topic and an industry (e.g., biodiversity and farming; air pollution and transportation) .
Prerequisites
noneTeaching Methods
tutorial workshop, hands-on experiencesAssessment
noneLearning Outcomes
"After this course you will have the following competences:
(1) You understand the concept of sustainability (both the social and the environmental part)
(2) You can explain the environmental and social impact of various industries
(3) You can shed rays of hope, inspire people with storytelling and best practices
(4) You can implement sustainability principles in your own professional context, in an evidence-based way, avoiding green- or rainbowwashing"
Literature & Materials
Video and slides on Teams