2023-2024 / HULG0559-1

Challenges of sustainable development, transition and development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Duration

Challenges of sustainable development and transition : 22,5h Th
Development of the EEA Nexus dimension : 6h Th, 3h Pr

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus4 crédits 

Lecturer

Challenges of sustainable development and transition : Valentin Couvreur, Nathalie Delzenne, Valérie Swaen
Development of the EEA Nexus dimension : Charles Bielders, Gilles Colinet, Bernard Tychon

Coordinator

Antoine Denis

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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This MOOC and the seminars around the MOOC will therefore make it possible to introduce the issues related to the different components of the WEF Nexus by placing them in the context of sustainable development.

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

This course supports the MOOC "Challenges of sustainable development and transition" given by Pr Philippe Baret, Pr Nathalie Delzenne and Pr Valérie Swaen. It is centered on interactive sessions with learners. As the MOOC progresses, interactive sessions will be organized with the students in the form of seminars during which (i) the WEF Nexus dimension will be introduced and developed, and (ii) the students will be led to exercise their critical look at the major concepts of sustainable development, transition and WEF Nexus. 

While the MOOC focuses on sustainable development and ecological transition, this course focuses on the NEXUS approach:

  • Presentation of the concept, genesis.
  • WEF Nexus approaches.
  • Interconnections
  • Examples of case studies in the countries of the South.
  • Assessment and tools.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Throughout the course which includes the seminars and the MOOC, the objective pursued is to give the students tools to discuss and critically debate the different concepts related to sustainable development and WEF Nexus as well as the coherence of the articulation between principles and actions.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Position the WEF Nexus within the framework of sustainable development.
  • Actively and integratedly master a body of multidisciplinary knowledge on sustainable development, transition and the WEF Nexus (definitions, factual elements, key indicators).
  • Take a critical and reflective look at the facts and discourses associated with sustainable development, transition and the WEF Nexus.
  • Identify issues, interdependencies and tensions associated with sustainable development, transition and the WEF Nexus.
  • Explain in a reasoned way why sustainable development and the WEF Nexus must be approached in a systemic way.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

2 or 3 interactive sessions (discussions, debates) led by the master's coordinators.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

Remote course


Additional information:

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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

face to face

Possible adaption according to sanitary conditions

Recommended or required readings

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Powerpoint presentations, portfolio of articles and reference documents on the Nexus

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

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Additional information:

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Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Course fully connected to the UCLouvain MOOC "Issues of sustainable development and transition".

Contacts

Challenges of sustainable development and transition

Philippe Baret philippe.baret@uclouvain.be 

Development of the EEA Nexus dimension

Charles Bielders (Charles.Bielders@uclouvain.be)

Bernard Tychon (Bernard.Tychon@uliege.be)

Gilles Colinet (Gilles.Colinet@uliege.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs