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Sustainable Education

The goal of Laurea’s sustainable education activities is that Laurea’s students and alumni are known as solution-oriented experts in sustainable development and circular economy and reformers of working life.

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Laurea’s goals for Sustainable education 

  • Competence related to responsibility, which has been defined as a general working life skill common to all degree programmes, is developed systematically across all degree programmes.
  • We support student entrepreneurship focusing on sustainable development solutions.
  • In all our education activities, we ensure that equality and accessibility are realized in higher education.
  • RDI projects with sustainable development themes are integrated into teaching using the pedagogical method of Learning by Developing (LbD).
  • 3UAS cooperation related to the themes of sustainable development and circular economy associated with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals brings added value to Laurea’s educational offering.
  • Individual study units and broader competence modules related to sustainable development themes are offered in different implementation forms of continuous learning.
  • Our students’ theses extensively promote the attainment of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The Circular Economy Living Lab serves as a collaborative platform, a learning and development environment and a showcase of Laurea’s activities and results on the campuses and online.

Sustainable development education programmes and study units

A Master's degree programme in sustainable growth management began at Laurea in autumn 2020. This programme focuses on sustainable development, sustainable growth and the circular economy. During the studies, a new paradigm of sustainable growth is created through practical activities. In this study unit, growth is examined from the perspectives of individuals, companies and society alike. Maria Ekström's article ‘Building a more sustainable business realm through education’, which describes the development of this programme, is available on Theseus.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) listed above are a globally known framework for promoting sustainable development and also play a large role in Laurea's education activities.

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