Projects
The role of competences for sustainable development in higher education: implications for curriculum, research competences and policy development. University of Antwerp
Tactics in education for sustainable development: a perspective from Indian Himalayas KU Leuven
Introduction
Our research focuses on exploring the nature of educational processes within bottom up development practices undertaken by NGOs in Uttarakhand, India in connection with the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development: 2005-2014 (DESD). Over the years, ESD has come to be conceptualized in an instrumental manner that views education as a means of reproduction of ‘correct knowledge and behavior’. This ...
Creating Virtual Reality e-resources for European Sustainable Education in circular bioeconomy with bio-based products Hasselt University
Agro-ecology as a leverage in education for sustainable agri- and horticulture: screening of actors, offer and framing, and policy recommendations. Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Agro-ecology is a farming system that strives for a more sustainable future, for both conventional and organic farming systems. An agro-ecological farmer sees the farm as a complex entity, in interaction with the environment, the soil and the neighborhood. Central to this approach are the limited use of external inputs and closing of nutrient cycles, as well as improved soil fertility, a fair ...
Legal frameworks for Payment for Ecosystem Services in the Congo Basin as a contribution to sustainable development. Ghent University
Based on doctoral research, a recent book chapter and on recent information on the implementation of payment for ecosystem services and of the UN SDGs in the DR Congo, a book on the legal frameworks for payment for ecosystem services as contribution to sustainable development in the Congo Basin will be written and submitted to the Editions Universitaires Européennes.
Durable living and building as a lever for education for durable development. Audit of actors, offer, support and recommendations for policy. Target group: (potential) builders and renovators. University of Antwerp
"Traject taal +": a professional development program for sustainable language programs in all primary schools University of Antwerp
Strategic human resource management in schools: a sustainable professional development initiative for schoolleaders Ghent University
Quality of education mainly depends on the competence and work of teachers. At the same time schools face teacher shortages and high attrition of beginning teachers. Therefor, schools must be aware of the imortance of good Human Resource Management (HRM). Between 2016 and 2020, the research group Bellon (UGent) performed a study on strategic HRM in education for the Flemish Ministry of education. This study led to several research reports ...
Promoting Multi-Stakeholder Contributions to International Cooperation on Sustainable Solutions for Aquaculture Development in South-East Asia Ghent University
EURASTIP will evaluate and prepare for the launch of an international multi-stakeholder platform (MSP), so as to provide a new mechanism to create and reinforce international cooperation on sustainable aquaculture between Europe and South-East Asia and will focus on actions that will provide mutual benefit to both regions. EURASTIP, headed by the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) will create and support 3 ...