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[email protected]/NUAS Sustainability Conference: Sustainability at Nordic UniversitiesOslo, Norway - November, 2015
“The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative attracted hundreds of endorsers andcommitments from 250 universities in about 50 countries. This initiative istransformative, global in reach and could reach thousands of graduates fromuniversities and business schools”
UN SG Ban Ki-moon – June 28th 2012
50%
50%
Pilot version (V1)
REGIONAL/ NATIONAL EXPERT COMMITEES
UNDESA
SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD
Customized in 19 countries
8 languages
388 universities registered from 46 countries
37.000 students (as of Oct. 2015)
WEAREHERE
a. No systemic vision / approach in the test
b. Too many detailed numbers and a general feeling of gloom and doom
c. Quality and relevance of questions was unequal, and sometimes poor
High interest from universities + local dynamic Recognition from the UN & academic community of the usefulness &
flexibility of the tool First snapshot of SD knowledge of students in higher education worldwide
Educational tool to raise awareness on SD (students / staff / faculty…)
Assess the curriculum (Ex: comparison beginning / end of curriculum)
Minimum score for graduation (examination conditions)
Not perfect BUT it works pretty well
“Sustainability Literacy is the knowledge, skills, and mindsets that help compel an individual to become deeply committed to building a sustainable future and allow him or her to make informed and effective decisions to this end.”
Sustainable humanity andecosystems on planet Earth
Transitions towards sustainability
We each have roles to play to create andmaintain individual and systemic changes
Knowledge Mindset Knowledge of Skills
Global and local human-constructed systems toanswer people’s needs
+ +
Knowledge (50%)
Mindset (20%)Positive & negative facts &
figures
Concepts, Laws,
Analysis, Etc
Sustainable humanity and ecosystems onplanet Earth
5 int’l questions / 3 complementary module
2 int’l / 1 compl.mod.
Global and local human-constructed systemsto answer people’s needs
4 int’l / 3 compl.mod. 2 int’l / 1 compl.mod.
Transitions towards sustainability 4 int’l / 3 compl.mod. 1 int’l / 1 compl.mod.
We each have roles to play to create andmaintain individual and systemic changes
2 int’l / 1 compl.mod. 1 int’l / 1 compl.mod.
with good balance positive and negative news
Knowledge of Skills (30%)
Personal Skills 3 int’l / 2 compl.mod.
Working with others 3 int’l / 2 compl.mod.
Think & act systemically 3 int’l / 2 compl.mod.
TEST(learning mode)
CERTIFICATE(exam mode)
On-line
HOW TO TAKE IT ?2 tools to assess and improve
Sustainability Literacy worldwide
FINANCING A COMMON GOOD
50 € / Certif(+ 1 test LM)
25 € / Certif 25 € / Certif
2 k€/year 5 k€/year5 k€/year
CERTIFICATE
X k€
GRANTS
20 k€/year5 k€/year
DONATION (PARTNERS’ COUNCIL)
X k€
DONATION
Supports to specific projects (development, research project…)
PREMIUM ACCESS (test customisation and Survey)
25€/ testPWYW 0 € / test
TEST / Learning
DONATION (PARTNERS’ COUNCIL)
CORPORATENETWORKS
What we need: Active Regional / National Committees to create questions and to spread the
test in their region
« Full players » with huge cohort of students to increase the relevance of data
Funding partners to help scaling up the project and make the NGO
sustainable
Researchers to create a dynamic in academic research
More information on
www.sustainabilitytest.org
www.sustainabilitytest.org
www.sulite.org
THANK YOU
