Education for Sustainable Development

Would you like to develop your knowledge of sustainable development as well as your ability to conduct teaching in the light of the challenges facing our society? In this course you have the opportunity to do so together with teachers from other subject areas.

The aim of the course is to develop your knowledge of and approach to sustainable development, as well as your ability to integrate aspects of sustainable development into courses and programs.

The course is aimed at teachers who want to develop their knowledge of sustainable development as well as their ability to conduct teaching in the light of the challenges facing our society.

The overall themes of the course are:

Sustainable development as subject area – global challenges and opportunities
Ethics, values and norm criticism – sustainability in one's own context
Society, economy and policy – societal norms and instruments
Complexity and holistic perspectives – wicked problems and systems thinking
Education for sustainable development – teaching methods that challenge the student
Visions and challenges – to integrate sustainability into one's own teaching

Course description Education for Sustainable Education (in Swedish)
Course evaluation

COURSE DATES

Spring 2026

Language: Swedish
Lenght: 2 weeks
Participants: 8 - 24
Level: In-depth

Course dates: Jan 29-30, Mar 12-13, Apr 23-24 (Attendance required on all days)

Location: Läraren, UPL (Natural Science Building)

Autumn 2025

Language: English
Lenght: 2 weeks
Participants: 8 - 24
Level: In-depth

Course dates: Sep 25-26, Oct 23-24, Dec 4-5 (Attendance required on all days)

Location: Läraren, UPL (Natural Science Building)

There are still some spots available for this course, registration is open.

Please note!

Attendence

Before registering, it is important to ensure that you can attend all course days.

Admission

Notification of admission is sent to applicants about 2 weeks after the application deadline. Read more about our general admission and selection here.

Cancellation

There will be an administrative fee of SEK 5000 if you cancel your participation three weeks or later before the course starts.
This also applies in case of non-show without notice or early interruption of the course.

Questions?

Any questions about your registration? Please contact us at UPL

Latest update: 2024-10-25