SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The fulfilment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – from the individual to the global – require urgent interventions to address environmental issues and their multiple threats and challenges.

This course prepares students to have an integrated view of sustainability and environmental management. Students acquire literacy and basic knowledge about environmental sciences and technologies, being prepared to, in the future, actively contribute to problem solving in this transversal field.

Learning outcomes:

• Achieve critical knowledge in sustainability literacy and environmental sciences and technologies.
• Acquire basic knowledge in the main environmental matrices such as air, water and waste: its quality, pollution and treatment.
• Develop interdisciplinary and problem-solving skills to manage environmental challenges.
• Evaluate environmental subjects and management practices.

Objectives:

Raising awareness and knowledge of environmental issues and their integration, allowing the acquisition of skills to be applied during professional career.

Teaching language: English.

1. Mode of Delivery: online live – online materials provided by the teachers in EUNICE Moodle Platform.

2. Learning Resources and Tools: Zoom or Microsoft Teams platforms, educational media, virtual classroom activities, e-learning (Eunice Moodle).

Units:

• Sustainable development, sustainability challenges and opportunities.
• Fundaments of environmental chemistry.
• Air quality and climate change.
• Energy transition challenges.
• Water quality and water pollution, water management.
• Waste production and waste management.
• Environmental impacts, risks and their evaluation.
• The circular economy and other major environmental challenges.

Timetable:

Duration: 13 sequential weeks to be defined in a period between 1st February – 30th June

Total duration: 52 hours; periodicity: 4 hours / week

Probably Tuesday 10h-14h (CET)

• EUNICE student: enrolled as a student (Bachelors, Masters) in one of the universities of EUNICE European University alliance.
• B2 level of English.

Study Level: Bachelor, Master

• Submit your application via the button ‘Apply Now’.
• Please keep in mind that the number of participants could be limited for each course. Application does not guarantee enrolment in the course.
• The course participants will be selected based on criteria specified in the study guide.
• Your home university will inform you whether you have been accepted and provide further information about the next steps.

Specific instructions in some universities:

• • • BTU students: for questions about enrolment and recognition at your university, you can visit this website.
    • UPHF students: make sure to ask the approval of your director of studies (responsable pédagogique) before applying. For any question, you can contact the EUNICE office: eunice@uphf.fr
    • UoP students: for questions about enrolment and recognition please consult  the responsible person at your university (Director of Studies or ECTS coordinator) or contact eunice@go.uop.gr
    • IPV students: for questions about enrolment and recognition, please contact rafaela.silva@sc.ipv.pt

Any questions about enrolment or credit recognition?  Contact your EUNICE courses coordinator.