Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship ESDGC

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Education for Sustainable Development and Global
Citizenship ESDGC
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How we got here
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Where are institutions in relation to ESDGC ?

• Leadership support in place?
• Integrated into the curriculum, evident in
  lectures ?
• Campus management ?
• Strong partnerships developing ESDGC?
• Needs for development identified and action put
  in place to solve them?

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Where are students in relation to ESDGC ?

• Are they aware of the university ethos relating
  to ESDGC?
• Aspects within their courses
• Influenced by sustainably managed campus with
  ethical practices
• Involvement with organisations and initiatives
  that the university supports
• Able to influence decisions and involved in
  developments?

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Immediate actions for HE sector in ESDGC action
plan

• A curriculum audit is carried out by all HEIs
• Environmental Management Systems, development,
  training and good practice sharing
• Training for ESDGC is provided to leaders and
  senior management teams in all HEIs
• An analysis of good practice is produced to share
  back with HEIs

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Areas for delivery of ESDGC

• Through Commitment and Leadership
• Embed in Teaching and Learning
• By Institutional Management
• Via Partnerships and the Community
• Within Monitoring and Evaluation

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1. Commitment and Leadership

• Are the values of the university shared and
  reviewed with stakeholders?
• Does the university show commitment to ESDGC on
  all levels ?
• Does the university leadership Practice what it
  Teaches?
• What plans are in place to increase capacity to
  deliver on ESDGC?

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2. Teaching and Learning

• Develop an awareness of what is taught, where and
  how much?
• Not just What? but also How?
• Provide Staff Development and Training

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  3. Institutional Management

• What opportunities are there for universities to
  address their sustainability as institutions?
• Sustainable Procurement
• New Build and BREEAM
• Celebrating successes

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4. Community and Partnerships

• Is the university making maximum use of
  partnerships that could be formed to drive best
  practice, share knowledge or create excellence in
  ESDGC?
• Does the university have links organisations
  nationally and globally as well as locally?
• Does someone in the university have an overview
  of all the partnership and maximizes benefit to
  students?
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5. Research and Monitoring

• Auditing ESDGC
• Planning a way forward
• Sharing best practice

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Putting the ESDGC Jigsaw together

• What does the ESDGC picture look like at your
  university?
• Who is available to help support and deliver?
• What is your role personally and professionally?

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What would ESDGC excellence look like?

• Move from environmental campus greening to
  integrating social and global aspects
• Involving students in the process and making the
  evidence of change clear
• Making the links between disparate activities
  into a holistic planned programme for ESDGC.
  need clear, supported and esteemed management
  group.

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