EADTU Annual Conference, Rome 2005

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• EADTU Annual Conference, Rome 2005

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RCE Rhine-MeuseRegional Centers of Expertise
Learning for Sustainable Development

• Awareness raising by communication between
  children

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Overview

• Introduction to the RCE Rhine-Meuse
• The project Awareness raising by communication
  between children

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Background

• World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
  Johannesburg, 2002
• Global Higher Education for Sustainability
  Partnership (GHESP)
• UN Decade Education for Sustainable Development
  (2005-2015)

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Background the global perspective

• Declaration of Decade Education learning for
  sustainable development (DESD), United Nations
  assembly
• UNESCO Framework for the Decade
• UNU initiative global network of RCE

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From global to local

• Translating global initiatives
• Responding to local needs
• The Regional Centre of Expertise Learning for
  sustainable development

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RCE Rhine-Meuse

• Rhine-Meuse region a knowledge region
• 7 research universities and 15 universities for
  applied science
• Multinationals
• Highly innovative SMEs
• Regional Government focus on sustainable
  development

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The RCE as a nodal network
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The nodal network
Global Network
European Network
Regional Network
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What is the RCE

• It is a broker for knowledge transfer
• It is a network of
• Knowledge institutes
• Governments
• Companies
• NGOs
• It is a meeting point for decision makers and
  policy makers

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The RCE Course
Education / Learning
Formal K-12-college-university Non-Formal
training on the job Informal Library, Science
Centre, Museum
Society
Knowledge institutes Companies Local
authorities NGOs Media
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The communication project
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Transformative education

• SD is also about changing behaviour
• Learning for SD and adopting behaviour at an
  early age
• Confrontation with global effects of local
  behaviour
• Language problem for the young learner
• A solution

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Kids Talk project
www.school-of-the-world.com

• ICT supported solution for language problem
• Educational programme based on UN millennium
  goals
• Target groups
• 8-12 year old
• Cross border communication
• Cross cultural communication

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Masters programmes Sustainable Energy

• Partners RWTH Aachen, Ecofys, University
  Utrecht, Open Universiteit Nederland
• 2 specialisations
• Management
• Technology
• Basic programme through distance education

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Training programmes

• Post Master programme Corporate Social
  Responsibility for businesses
• Training programme State of the art in
  Sustainable development for provincial civil
  servants
• Specialisation training for provincial policy
  makers introducing the Ökoprofit Methodology

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Thank you for your attention

• Contact Jos Rikers
• RCE Rhine-Meuse
• Regional Centre of Expertise Learning for
  Sustainable Development
• j.rikers_at_rcerhine-meuse.org

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Thank you for your attention
Contact j.rikers_at_rcerhine-meuse.org