TRANSFORMATION,  new directions in education

What has changed since we wrote the pledge in Oslo during the first Deans’ Summit? We’ve made a promise to ourselves, to each other, to our students, for the benefit of a livable future on the planet. And we, as educators have a responsibility.

‘we recognise the climate crisis as the most significant issue within our lifetimes, and our institutional responsibility to promote conditions that support quality of life and dignity for future generations and our planet.  We promise to incorporate the current concerns into common values and to choose the right measures in aligning our curricula and research to confront these wicked problems with the urgency, leadership and prominence they demand, hereby aiming for the construction of a shared European frame of reference.’ 

We are curious to learn what has changed in your schools and eager to hear each others proposals, best practices, changes in curricula, stories and student projects. How do others deal with difficult questions, like for example the importance of internationalisation on the one hand and ecologic traveling on the other hand.

Together we will be reflecting on the pledge and discuss the transformations in our curricula.

Program

Thursday 25.04.2024

Late afternoon: lecture and dinner

Friday 26.04.2024

Deans’ Summit

Travel information

Hotels Amstelstation region (travel by train)

Volkshotel
Wibautstraat 150, 1091 GR Amsterdam
https://www.volkshotel.nl/
10min walk from Amsterdam Amstel train station

Hotel Casa
Eerste Ringdijkstraat 4, 1097 BC Amsterdam
https://hotelcasa.nl/
7 min walk from Amsterdam Amstel train station

Hotels Amsterdam Zuid region (travel by plane)

QBic Hotel Amsterdam WTC
Mathijs Vermeulenpad 1, Zuideramstel, 1077 XT Amsterdam,
https://qbichotels.com/nl/

CitizenM Amsterdam South
Prinses Irenestraat 30, Zuideramstel, 1077 WX Amsterdam
https://www.citizenm.com/hotels/europe/amsterdam/amsterdam-south-hotel

More information will follow here soon!

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