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Karelia joined the Climate Univer­sity network of higher educa­tion institutions

Karelia joined the Climate Univer­sity network of higher educa­tion insti­tu­tions – sustain­able devel­op­ment and climate change courses offered online

Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences has joined the Climate Univer­sity network formed by Finnish higher educa­tion insti­tu­tions. Member­ship offers students of Karelia UAS the oppor­tu­nity to partic­i­pate in courses orga­nized by the network as a part of their studies and the oppor­tu­nity to raise their knowl­edge of climate change and sustain­able devel­op­ment to a new level.

The courses are open to every­one who is inter­ested, and they are imple­mented as online teach­ing. In addi­tion to remote assign­ments, real-time teach­ing is also avail­able. In order to receive credits from the course, the student must be enrolled in a partner univer­sity or an open higher educa­tion insti­tu­tion. Climate University’s courses are suit­able for students inter­ested in climate change and sustain­abil­ity topics, teach­ers and people who are already in working life. The language of the courses is mainly English. Five of the courses are also avail­able in Finnish, and new trans­la­tions are being worked on.

– Joining the network is a way to offer all Karelia students, as part of their studies, the oppor­tu­nity to increase their under­stand­ing of very impor­tant and current themes, such as circu­lar economy systems. We also encour­age our teach­ers to partic­i­pate in courses and increase their knowl­edge of these issues, says vice-rector Pekka Auvinen.

Infor­ma­tion on regis­ter­ing for courses can be found on Climate University’s blog at blogs.helsinki.fi/climateuniversity. The blog is always updated at the begin­ning of the acad­e­mic year with the courses for the coming fall and spring. You can also get infor­ma­tion about upcom­ing courses by signing up for Climate University’s email list. In addi­tion, the network’s univer­si­ties of applied sciences offer their own courses through Campus Online.

In the summer of 2023, you can study the follow­ing courses:

  • Ilmasto.nyt intro­duc­tory course 2.5.-13.6.2023
  • Intro­duc­tion to sustain­able future studies, 3 credits
  • Una Europa Micro-Creden­tial in Sustain­abil­ity, 10 ECTS (Bach­e­lor level)
  • Intro­duc­tion to sustain­abil­ity, 3 ECTS (Bach­e­lor level)
  • Climate.now, 2 ECTS (Bach­e­lor level)
  • Circular.now, 3 ECTS (Bach­e­lor level)
  • Lead­er­ship for sustain­able change, 2 ECTS (Master level)