During October 7-11, 2024, the institutional team (P8USCH) participated in the 2nd ToT session for knowledge transfer and experience sharing – “Education for Sustainability and Innovation in HEI Systems“, which was hosted by the Academy of Economic Studies from Bucharest, Romania.
The aim of the training session was to increase the capacity of higher education institutions, from the Republic of Moldova, to integrate sustainability and innovation in their programs and operations, aligning with sustainable development objectives at the global level.
The 2nd ToT session allowed addressing the proposed goal of:
● the theoretical perspective, which emphasized the interdisciplinary approach, which favors the integration of different disciplines and which contributes to the incorporation of sustainability themes in different teaching areas. This approach is crucial to preparing students to face real-world challenges.
● the practical perspective, which was achieved through study visits: visits to organizations such as Hewlett Packard, the National Bank of Romania and Genpact, Biofarma. Visits that provided valuable information on how businesses apply sustainable practices. These real-world examples illustrated the practical application of the concepts discussed during the training.
● the prospect of consolidating knowledge gained through hands-on, expert-led workshops: sessions led by renowned teachers and experts, such as those on crisis decision-making, socio-technological controversies and strategies for teaching green skills, were particularly inspiring. They provided advanced methodologies that can be directly applied in teaching practice.
This session allowed teachers to develop their entrepreneurial skills, creativity and innovation, as well as to improve their ability to redesign curricula with multidisciplinary STEAM approaches and to develop their competences specific to teaching areas, also teachers were supported in gaining hands-on experience related to successful local companies operating in various sustainability sectors, who in turn will support students by providing practical real-life examples.
