Vi har glädjen att välkomna två nya medlemmar till en del av Climate University-nätverket: Åbo Akademi och Högskolan på Åland! Det är fint att få mera svenskspråkiga medlemmar till nätverket! Vi har också glädjen att öppna den första kursen på svenska: Klimat nu. Kursen har tidigare erbjudits på finska och engelska.

Klimat.nu är en onlinekurs som ger studeranden en mångsidig uppfattning om klimatförändringen; vad det egentligen är frågan om, vilka de fysikaliska mekanismerna är som orsakar klimatuppvärmningen, vilka som är orsakerna till växthusgasutsläppen, hur framtiden ser ut och vilka medlen är för begränsning och anpassning av klimatförändringen. Kursen består av sju moduler med flervalsuppgifter samt övriga uppgifter som fördjupar studerandens förståelse om ämnet i fråga. Studeranden har möjlighet via uppgifterna att också reflektera sin egen roll i klimatförändringen. Kursmaterialet kan studeras självständigt, men om studiepoäng vill anhållas skall kursen studeras via något av universiteten som erbjuder den!

Länk till kursmaterialet: https://digicampus.fi/course/view.php?id=3547

Last Friday October 7^th we launched Una Europa Micro-Credential in Sustainability, in collaboration with Una Europa European Universities alliance, Climate University and Biodiversity education Network Finland.

Una Europa Micro-Credential in Sustainability is a 10-cr module on sustainability, aimed for continuous learners. However, also higher education students can take it as part of their degree. Credits are awarded by the University of Helsinki, on behalf of the Una Europa alliance.

The 10-cr micro-credential consists of five Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Introduction to sustainability, 3 cr (built on Climate University course Sustainable.now), Climate.now, 2 cr (built on CU course), Biodiversity.now, 2 cr (the new Climate University course!), Political Economy of Sustainability, 2 cr (provided by Jagellonian University, Poland) and Sustainability and the Arts, 1 cr (provided by the University of Bologna, Italy).

The Biodiversity.now course is developed in collaboration between the Biodiversity education network, Climate University and Una Europa. The production of the course was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra Una Europa and Nordplus. The 2 ECTS Biodiversity.now course offers an easy way for students to learn more about the ongoing biodiversity crisis and solutions for it. The intention of the course is to appeal for a wide variety of learners, regardless of their field of study, and therefore the course does not require previous knowledge on biodiversity or biology. The course consists of six modules: Basic knowledge, Biodiversity crisis, Threats and consequences, Biodiversity conservation, Biodiversity here, now and in the future and Reflection. 

The learning goals of the course are for the students to be able to recognize reasons for the ongoing biodiversity crisis and its consequences for the human society and for their personal life, to explore their own connection to nature and the values they assign to it, to recognize a variety of approaches and tools for protecting of biodiversity, increasing of biodiversity and promoting the sustainable use of biodiversity. The last learning goal ensures that students are able to apply the issues to their own field of studies or work and learn how to be part of the solution.  

The overreaching aim is to make students familiar with the biodiversity crisis, its drivers and consequences, and recognize their own leverage points when it comes to halting the biodiversity crisis. 

Please find the Una Europa Micro-Credential in Sustainability, as well as registration info – also to Biodiversity.now course, here: https://microcredential-sustainability.una-europa.eu/

Here you can find a recording of the streaming event: https://youtu.be/mFiJHB4dMCQ

Here you can also read some of Laura’s thoughts on how can education collaboration be a substantial part of the sustainability transformation in our societies: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/una-europa-uh/2022/10/07/laura-riuttanen-is-working-for-the-sustainability-transformation-in-una-europa-and-beyond/

PS. Remember to sign in for the Climate University meeting 2.-3.11.!

Laura Riuttanen and Sini Bäckström, University of Helsinki 

It is again time to get together with the Climate University community for our annual meeting! We welcome you to Tampere to meet each other, discuss the network news and workshop future plans together. The meeting is especially aimed at Climate University coordinators and course teachers, but everyone interested to get to know more or be involved is warmly welcomed. The event is organized prior to the Unifi and Arene sustainability seminar in Tampere.  

Venue:  

Tampere University Main Building (Kalevantie 4).  

Program: 

Wed 2.11.  

12 Lunch at Tampere-talo, restaurantTuhto  

• At own cost, 11 EUR 

13 Opening of the meeting, auditorio Päätalo D10b    

• Opening words by TAU and TAMK, live music 
• Network greetings and current topics  
• Introduction to the new course: Biodiversity.now  
• Also streamed online (link to be sent to registered participants) 

14.30 Coffee break  

15.00 Workshops in small groups   

• Meetings for course teachers, workshopping network practices  

17.30 Sanomisen paikka, Tampere-talon aula (in Finnish)   

• Open panel discussion on biodiversity education, to be streamed by YLE  

19.00 Dinner at Telakka  

Thu 3.11.  

8.30 Coffee  

9.00 Workshops in small groups  

•    Meetings for course teachers, workshopping network practices 

10.15 Summary and next steps   

11.00 Lunch at Tampere-talo, restaurant Tuhto 

• At own cost, 11 EUR 

12.00 – Unifi & Arene sustainability seminar starts in Tampere  

Registration closed 14.10. You can still sign up here, especially for online participation, as we cannot guarantee all servings: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/119427/lomake.html  

Waiting forward meeting you soon!  

FOR ACCOMONDATION AT THE MEETING:

Hotels nearby:

Courtyard by Marriott Tampere City, Yliopistonkatu 57, 33100 Tampere  For 15 % discount of the price of the day, use the code “T2628” in the Special Rates section on the Corporate/Promo/Set field on the website. Distance from the conference venue: 100 m / 2 minutes walking.

Lapland Hotels Tampere, Yliopistonkatu 44, 33100 Tampere e-mail: tampere@laplandhotels.com, tel. +358 3 383 0000 For 15 % discount of the price of the day, use the booking code “01556684” on the website. Distance from the conference venue: 250 m / 3 minutes walking.

Lapland Hotels Arena, Ratapihankatu 54, 33100 Tampere e-mail: arena@laplandhotels.com, tel. +358 3 383 0500 For 15 % discount from best flexible rate use the booking code “01556684” on the website. Distance from the conference venue: 500 m / 6 minutes walking.

Solo Sokos Hotel Torni Tampere, Ratapihankatu 43, 33100 Tampere e-mail: torni.tampere@sokoshotels.fi, tel. +358 20 1234 634 Distance from the conference venue: 450 m / 6 minutes walking.

Original Sokos Hotel Villa Tampere, Sumeliuksenkatu 14, 33100 Tampere e-mail: villa.tampere@sokoshotels.fi, tel. +358 20 1234 633 Distance from the conference venue: 250 m / 3 minutes walking.

Original Sokos Hotel Ilves Tampere, Hatanpään valtatie 1, 33100 Tampere e-mail: Ilves.tampere@sokoshotels.fi, tel. +358 20 1234 631 Distance from the conference venue: 800 m / 12 minutes walking.

Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer,  Satakunnankatu 13, 33100 Tampere e-mail: info.tampere@radissonblu.com Distance from the conference venue: 1,4 km / 20 minutes walking (also bus connections available).

Hotel Scandic Tampere Station, Ratapihankatu 37, 33100 Tampere e-mail: tamperestation@scandichotels.com, tel. +358 3 339 8000 Distance from the conference venue: 700 m / 10 minutes walking.

Hotel Scandic Tampere City, Hämeenkatu 1, 33100 Tampere e-mail: tamperecity@scandichotels.com, tel. +358 3 244 6111 Distance from the conference venue: 800 m / 12 minutes walking.

Hotel Scandic Tampere Koskipuisto, Koskikatu 5, 33100 Tampere e-mail: koskipuisto@scandichotels.com, tel. +358 3 4108 1626 Distance from the conference venue: 1 km / 15 minutes walking.

Scandic Tampere Hämeenpuisto, Hämeenpuisto 47, 33200 Tampere e-mail: hameenpuisto@scandichotels.com, tel. +358 3 41081628. Distance from the conference venue: 1,9 km / 25 minutes walking (also bus connections available).

Holiday Inn Tampere – Central Station, Rautatienkatu 21, 33100 Tampere e-mail: hotel@holidayinntampere.fi, tel. +358 323 922 000 Distance from the conference venue: 1 km / 15 minutes walking.

Holiday Club Tampereen Kylpylä, Lapinniemenranta 12, 33180 Tampere e-mail: hotellimyynti.tampere@holidayclub.fi, tel. +358 30 68 70 000 Distance from the conference venue: 2,3 km / 30 minutes walking (also bus connections available).

For more affordable accommodation, please check these options:

Dream Hostel & Hotel, Åkerlundinkatu 2, 33100 Tampere email: info@dreamhostel.fi, tel. +358 45 2360 517 for 10 % discount, please mention the code “Tampere University” Distance from the conference venue: 100 m / 2 minutes walking.

Omena Hotel, Hämeenkatu 7, 33100 Tampere A hotel located in the city centre offering rooms in a budget price. Reservation and check-in are done online. Distance from the conference venue: 1 km / 15 minutes walking.

The following courses are available for autumn 2022:

Sustainable.now (5 ECTS) 5.9.-23.10.2022 – University of Helsinki students can register with course code ATM378, other Climate University students here and others here (see the last link also for more info).

Climate.now (2 or 5 ECTS) 31.10.-18.12.2022 – University of Helsinki students can register with the course code ATM302, other Climate University students here and others here (see the last link also for more info).

Lukiolaisen Ilmasto.nyt (2 op) 31.10.-16.12.2022 – avoinna kaikille Oulun avoimen yliopiston kautta, ilmoittautuminen ja lisätiedot täällä.

Kiertotalous.nyt / Circular.now (3 ECTS) available on a continuous basis – University of Helsinki students can register with the course code MAAT-051, other Climate University students here and others here (see the last link also for more info).

Also in October, new 2-3 cr versions of Sustainable.now, Climate.now and Biodiversity.now will become available in collaboration with Climate University, Una Europa and Biodiversity education network Finland. Stay tuned!

Courses with restricted registration:

Ilmasto.nyt / Climate.now (5 ECTS) 24.10.-14.12.2022 – only for UEF students, UEF students can register with the course code 335270.

Statistical tools for climate and atmospheric science (5 ECTS) 31.10.-18.12.2022 – only for UH students, UH students can register with the course code ATM308.

In spring 2023 at least the following courses will come available for cross-studying:

Leadership for sustainable change (5 ECTS) Jan-Mar 2023

ClimateComms.now (2 ECTS) Jan-Mar 2023

SystemsChange.now (5 ECTS) Jan-Apr 2023

Statistical tools for climate and atmospheric science (5 ECTS) 11.1.-23.5.2023

Solutions.now (5 ECTS) Mar-May 2023

Welcome to study! More info about how to study Cimate University courses can be found from the How to study? site.

It’s been almost four years since I began at Climate University as a co-coordinator, and the years as a post-doc have been really an eye-opener into the world of climate and sustainability education. It has been great to work with all of you in designing quality online education together, teaching together, and being a part of this wonderful community of teachers, students, staff and other collaborators gathered around a common agenda.

For a project, I think Climate University has been exceptionally successful, and I’m happy to see the network still going strong and expanding. Especially the newly joined UAS member universities have been a great step forwards, resulting in an even better coverage and of the Finnish higher education field.

For me personally, the time has come to head for new challenges, as I will be transitioning to a new position at LUT after the holidays, into teaching maths and physics for engineering students. Laura will update you on new co-coordinator(s) in the autumn, but this shouldn’t cause the other network members any headaches or new arrangements.

My warmest thanks to all of you friends, colleagues and collaborators. I wish all of you a relaxing summer and good summer vacations, and I am sure we’ll meet with many of you Climate University members in the future, so don’t be strangers!

With best wishes,

Mikko

Viime vuonna ensimmäistä kertaa järjestetty Ilmasto.nyt -tutustumiskurssi on saapumassa jälleen! Kurssi on tiivistetty versio jo monena vuonna järjestetystä Ilmasto.nyt (Climate.now) -kurssista. Kurssi alkaa kaikille avoimella Nuorten Ilmastowebinaarilla, jossa tällä kertaa asiantuntijat käsittelevästi arktisia olosuhteita ja ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutusta pohjoisessa. Niin opiskelijat kuin opettajatkin ovat tervetulleita sekä kuuntelemaan maksutonta webinaaria että osallistumaan kurssille.

Ilmasto.nyt tutustumiskurssi (2 op, kurssikoodi FYS4027 /Helsingin yliopisto)

Ilmasto.nyt -tutustumiskurssi järjestetään 3.5.–14.6.2022 Digicampus-kurssialustalla. Kurssi toimii pohjustuksena ilmastonmuutoksen tärkeille teemoille. Kurssin materiaali on itseopiskeltavaa, ja soveltuu sekä lukiolaisille että kandidaatin tutkintoaan suorittaville opiskelijoille. Kurssilla järjestetään tiistaisin klo 16–17 yhteinen Zoom-sessio, joissa uppoudutaan tarkemmin kurssin teemoihin ja joissa opiskelijoilla on mahdollisuus esittää kysymyksiä.

Kurssin kolme keskeistä teemaa ovat

• ilmastonmuutoksen luonnontieteelliset perusteet
  (esimerkiksi kasvihuoneilmiö, hiilenkierto, ilmastomallit)
• ilmastonmuutoksen hillintä
  (esimerkiksi hiilineutraali energia ja uusiutuvan energian tuotanto, hiilijalanjälki, ilmastopolitiikka)
• ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutukset ja niihin sopeutuminen
  (esimerkiksi ekosysteemipalvelut, palauteilmiöt, ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutuminen)

Kurssin tarkempi kuvaus löytyy kurssin wiki-alustalta: https://wiki.helsinki.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=367946481

Kurssille ilmoittaudutaan Avoimen yliopiston kautta: https://studies.helsinki.fi/opintotarjonta/cur/otm-1df7beae-2d11-43c1-ac58-76d60c08b84e

Nuorten ilmastowebinaari – Arktinen meri ja jää muutoksessa

Arktinen meri ja jää muutoksessa -ilmastowebinaari järjestetään tiistaina 3.5.2022 klo 15-16. Webinaarissa ilmastonmuutosta lähestytään Arktisten alueiden näkökulmasta. Helsingin yliopiston tutkijat kertovat ajankohtaisista merivirtausten, jään sekä jäätiköiden tutkimuksista. Webinaari on osa Nuorten ilmastowebinaarisarjaa ja suunnattu lukiolaisille.

Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan ja keskustelemaan yhdessä Ilmastoyliopiston tutkijoiden ja vierailevien puhujien kanssa!

Webinaarin ohjelma:

Webinaari on maksuton eikä edellytä kurssille ilmoittautumista. Ilmoittautuminen:  https://forms.gle/Tw7GZ871cK43T2wp7

Webinaarin järjestävät yhteistyössä Helsingin yliopiston Ilmakehätieteiden keskus INAR, Helsingin kaupunki ja Lukioiden korkeakouluyhteistyö pääkaupunkiseudulla –hanke.

Huomaa myös:

Opettajien kansainvälinen ilmastonmuutosfoorumi (TCCF) 8.-9.8.2022:  https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/tiedekasvatus/opettajille-ja-opetuksen-tueksi/koulutuksia-ja-kursseja-opettajille/opettajien-ilmastofoorumi-teachers-climate-change-forum

Teachers’ Climate Change Forum 8.-9.8.2022: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/science-education-and-academic-outreach/teachers/teachers-climate-change-forum

Nuorille suunnattu pakopeli-konseptista inspiraation saanut Ilmastotarina: https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/tiedekasvatus/opettajille-ja-opetuksen-tueksi/materiaalipankki#poikkitieteellinen-oppimistarina:-tulevaisuuden-tutkijat—mit%C3%A4-ilmastolle-tapahtui

Janina Taurinen

Helsingin yliopisto

We are grateful to announce seven new members of the Climate Univeristy network: the Universities of Applied Sciences of Kajaani, Lapland, Oulu, Satakunta, Savonia, Tampere and Vaasa. Warmly welcome – we are now 25 Higher Education Institutions in total! From now on, the Climate University cross-study agreements allow all students of these institutions to take the Climate University courses for free. Find out more from the How to study? -site.  

We would like to welcome you all to a get-to-know webinar on 25 April 2022 at 12-14 Finnish time (EEST). In the webinar, we introduce Climate University network and practices, and hear more about our new partners. 

Program 25.4.

12.00 Welcome to Climate University /CU coordinator Laura Riuttanen  

• What is Climate University? 
• Climate University courses 
• Course principles  
• Cross-study agreements  
• Co-teaching  
• Coming courses 
• Coordinator group + contact details  
• Welcome new members 

Opportunity to ask and comment  

~12.30 What has CU to offer for Universities of Applied Sciences? /Piia Nurmi, Turku UAS  

~12.40 New partner introductions:   

• Kajaani University of Applied Sciences / Heidi Karppinen
• Lapland University of Applied Sciences / Sanna Tyni  
• Oulu University of Applied Sciences / Jouni Kääriäinen 
• Satakunta University of Applied Sciences / Riitta Tempakka (TBC)   
• Savonia University of Applied Sciences / Jyri Wuorisalo  
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences / Eija Syrjämäki  
• Vaasa University of Applied Sciences / Riitta Niemelä (TBC)  

Opportunity to ask and comment 

Participation link will be sent to registered participants prior to the event.  

Registration by 24.4.: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/117460/lomakkeet.html  

 Cheers! 

Solutions.now (5 ECTS) – 14.3.-8.5.2022 – Turku UAS students register with the course code TE00BR31-3002, Metropolia students with the course code XX00DW15-3003, LAB students with the course codes  LA00BU68-3002 /AMK or LA00BU68-3003 /YAMK, University of Helsinki students with the course code ATM380, other Climate University students here (DL 28.2.). Please note that Climate.now, Sustainable.now or similar knowledge is required as pre-requisites.

Sustainable.now (5 ECYS) – 7.3.-22.4.2022 – LUT students register with the course code BH60A6801, no cross-study option, others can register via open university, here (DL 28.2.).

Climate.now / Ilmasto.nyt (2 ECTS) – independent study, open until summer 2022. UEF students register with the course code 3352711, no cross-study option, others can register via open university, here. Voit suorittaa kurssin myös suomeksi.

Ilmasto.nyt tutustumiskurssi (2 ECTS), perustuu Lukiolaisen Ilmasto.nyt -materiaaliin – touko-kesäkuu – Helsingin yliopiston opiskelijat ilmoittautuvat sisussa kurssikoodilla FYS4027, Climate University -verkoston opiskelijat ilmoittautuvat täällä ja muut voivat ilmoittautua avoimen yliopiston kautta täällä.