Sustainable development

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) . 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) .

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Semester / Term Fall/Winter

Course Start Date & Time 2025-09-01 00:00:00

Course End Date & Time 2025-12-31 00:00:00

Type Shared Lecture

Format

online

Host University

UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences

Study Programme No

Credits (ECTS) none (for EUDRES students)

Contact hours 2 hours each lecture, Friday 14:00-16:00 live or video afterwards

Full/partial course Full course

Course Content

Prerequisites none

Teaching Methods tutorial workshop, hands-on experiences

Assessment none

Learning 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"

Further Information No

Literature & Materials

Video and slides on Teams

Open To All E³UDRES² students

Tutors Evelien Bossuyt

Beginning of Application Period 2025-08-01 00:00:00

End of Application Period 2025-10-25 00:00:00