Venue: UPF-BSM. Balmes 132-134. ES-08008 Barcelona (ES).
You can download the pdf version of the programme here (version 20 November 2024)
Thursday 14 November 2024
| 14:00 | Registration opens (2nd floor) | |
| 15:00 | Welcome Pascal PASCHOUD, President of eucen (room 207-208) | |
| 15:10 | Skills for a greener future in context. Introduction to this year’s Seminar Katrin MANNIK, Tallinn University (EE). PRESENTATION (room 207-208) | |
| 15:30 | Keynote | How the European Education Area supports the Green Transition Stefaan HERMANS, Director Policy Strategy and Evaluation, DG EAC, European Commission (room 207-208) | |
| 15:50 | Q&A (room 207-208) | |
| 16:00 | Dialogue | Researcher-Practitioner How is our research fed into our practices at ULLL level? – Gemma TEJEDOR-PAPELL, University Research Institute for Sustainable Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES) – Shannon KOBRAN, Head of Education and Training, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (room 207-208) | |
| 16:50 | Open floor for discussion Moderator: Christina PAULUS, BOKU (AT) (room 207-208) | |
| 17:10 | Closing of the day Tamer ATABARUT, Bogaziçi University (TR) (room 207-208) | |
| 17:20 | Networking cocktail (terrace, 6th floor) | |
| 20:00 | Dinner Restaurant Flax & Kale (c/ Tallers 74b, Barcelona) |
Friday 15 November 2024
| 09:00 | Registration (2nd floor) | |
| 09:10 | Welcome and warm-up for the day Tamer ATABARUT, Bogaziçi University (TR) (room 207-208) | |
| 09:30 | Keynote | Delivering advanced skills for the green transition: upskilling and reskilling in higher education Simon ROY, Head of higher education policy, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills. PRESENTATION (room 207-208) | |
| 09:50 | Q&A (room 207-208) | |
| 10:00 | Short Poster Presentations i. Empowering the social entrepreneurship for sustainable development. Tamer Atabarut ii. GreenComp and Arts4People&Earth. Alfredo Soeiro iii. Development of a UCE masters programme resource management. Alexandra Jurgens iv. Think sharp, act quick – addressing sustainable values with escape-rooms. Eva K Szederkenyi v. Future skills council: Incubator for new CE programmes. Guillaume Meurisse vi. Green skills with a for Africa. Fostering prosperity through green skills with a for African countries in LLL. Astrid Steinocker vii. Pilot experience of final project authorship and supervision awards with an impact on SDGs. Maria Teresa Parra viii. Building green skills: the role of the social impact manager in sustainable community development. Aisha Kruger Moderator: Lyndsey EL AMOUD, University of Cork (IE) PRESENTATIONS (room 207-208) | |
| 11:00 | Coffee break (terrace, 6th floor) | |
| 11:30 | Panel: Skills for a greener future – the role of the Lifelong Learning community – David GOMEZ i MAUREL, Project Manager, Tèxtils.CAT (ES). PRESENTATION – Shannon KOBRAN, Head of Education and Training, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Magí LLUCH-ARIET, Data Manager and SkillsSync coordinator, EIT Health – Annemieke VAN BARNEVELD-BIESMA, Wageningen University & Research (NL) Moderator: Matthew WEAIT, University of Oxford (UK) (room 207-208) | |
| 12:30 | Open discussion (room 207-208) | |
| 13:00 | Lunch Hotel Catalonia | |
| 14:30 | Parallel sessions Group ‘A’: RPL as a powerful tool for inclusion (room 211). i. Transferring learning from HE to VET to foster inclusion in LLL – the MIC4VET project. Lyndsey El Amoud, University College Cork (IE). PRESENTATION ii. Optimising the RPL to enhance pathways to and integration of marginalised and disadvantaged learners in Irish HE. Mary Fenton, SETU (IE). PRESENTATION iii. FoodIncludes – Using food education towards inclusion in higher and adult education. Diana Trevino, EUCEN (BE). PRESENTATION Chair: Lyndsey EL AMOUD, University of Cork (IE) Group ‘B’: Education and design for green skills (room 207). i. Empowering agricultural professionals with green skills through Micro-credentials: Innovative Educational pathways in the USAGE.NG and LATEST projects. Martin Mayr, BOKU (AT) ii. The development approach of circular bio-economy micro-credentials through collaboration for a greener future. Katrin Mannik, Tallinn University (EE). PRESENTATION iii. Aligning sustainability education and interdisciplinary skills development in HE. Matthew Weait, University of Oxford (UK). PRESENTATION iv. Ensuring quality in micro-credentials through collaboration for a greener future. Brian Shee, University of Limerick (IE). PRESENTATION Chair: Martin Mayr, BOKU (AT) | |
| 15:50 | World Cafe | Exploring key aspects of sustainability and green skills in a dynamic and active way Four corners, each exploring a topic: – Collaboration. MENTIMETER – Sustainable and responsible universities. MENTIMETER – Policies that make a difference. MENTIMETER – Looking at the future. MENTIMETER Coffee will be served during this slot (terrace, 6th floor) | |
| 16:50 | Get together | Next eucen events – Sandrine BONNET, University of Lille (FR). eucen‘s annual conference 2025 – Carme ROYO, eucen. Short presentation of the 2025 eucen seminars. PRESENTATION (room 207-208) | |
| 17:10 | Short wrap-up. Thanks and closing Pascal PASCHOUD, President of eucen (room 207-208) |
