From: Handling climate change education at universities: an overview
University | Case study title | Approach used | Impact | References |
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Hamburg University of Applied Sciences | Research and Technology Transfer Sustainability and Climate Change Management | Training on climate change Editing book series on Climate change | Over 3.000 academic staff Over 15 books | |
University of British Columbia | Climate Action Plan 2030—CAP 2030; and research | Engagement of staff and students in the actions conducted in the Climate Action Plan 2030—CAP 2030, various post-graduate theses | Staff and students | |
University of Toronto | Climate Change Policy and Practice | Life learning program course | Students and participants in life-learning program | [66] |
University of Campinas | Diversified actions | Courses in undergraduate and graduate programs, research (various post-graduate theses, research center) | Students, researchers | |
University of Colombo | Diversified actions | Courses, postgraduate program on 'Climate Change and Environmental Management', campus management (waste management and carbon footprint reduction), various undergraduate and post-graduate theses, conferences | University community including students, public | [64] |
Nottingham Trent University | Carbon Literacy Training' and online course 'Sustainability in Practice (SiP) Certificate' | Training; co-curricular online module | 250 students and 120 staff; SiP offered to all 34,000 students online, 6233 completions to date | [44] |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Diversified actions | Engagement of staff and training of academic staff (to integrate sustainability into education). Climate education integrated in all educational programs | Staff and students Divestment towards stakeholders with anti-climate change activities | [31] |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Fossil Fuel divestment days | Divestment | Administration and students | |
University of Latvia | Diversified actions | Courses, various post-graduate theses, conference (in progress) | More than 500 students in one of the courses, researchers Working on climate-change legislative | [65] |
University Fernando Pessoa | Diversified actions | PhD program in Earth Sciences, research, various post-graduate theses, and conferences | Students and researchers | [59] |
University of Fort Hare | Research center 'Risk & Vulnerability Science Centre' | Research, workshops, various post-graduate theses | Researchers and rural and local communities | [58] |
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Research on SDGs (20 thesis focusing on climate change) | Research, various post-graduate theses | Researchers | [27] |