Building capacity for SD

1. Building capacity for SD An evaluation of experiences at Delft University of Technology Leo Jansen, Platform Sustainable Development Karel Mulder, Dept. Technology Policy & Management Geerlinge Pessers, Staff Education and Research

2. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • WHAT: • Our common future, • Agenda 21, • Copernicus Declaration, • HOW: • “Which process, by whom, will initiate, in an evolutionary way, a broad supported movement to achieve actions and policies enhancing Sustainable Development”

3. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development Culture – Structure - Technology DIMENSIONS OF CHANGE Optimization - Improvement –Renewal: JUMP Involved Parties

4. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • CAPACITY BUILDING • Short term: • Learning by Doing • Long(er)term: • Education

5. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development THE THREEFOLD CHALLENGE : FOR SOCIETY : FOR THE ENGINEER : FOR THE TU DELFT : THE THREEFOLD CHALLENGE : FOR SOCIETY : FOR THE ENGINEER : FOR THE TU DELFT : “Providing the needs of our and future generations” “to apply technology therefore” “to educate engineers therefore”

6. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • SOME DILEMMAS: • Top down or Bottom up • Specialized schooling or in regular courses • Hard technology or technology and society • Broad support or forerunners

7. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development OUR COMMON FUTURE 1987 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN DUTCH RESEARCH POLICY NEEP 1989 STD Exploration 1991-1992 STD Research Progr. 1993-1998 STD Diss. Progr 1998-2001 INTERACTION SD Advisory de Bruin 1992-1993 Board Strategy 1993 Cie SD TU Delft 1996-2004 SD in Education Progr 1997-2004 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DELFT UNIVERSITY

8. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • SOME CONSIDERATIONS: • Awareness and understanding of the challenge: Dimensions of change • Competences of future graduates • Nature of the university: • Disciplinary training AND inter / trans disciplinary capabilities

9. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT: • the build up • First initatives • The committee SD • The Mission • Proposal SD in Education

10. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • MISSION • GRADUATES, • SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FUTURE SOCIETAL CONDITIONS, • LOOK UPON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS A MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY, • BE ABLE TO OPERATIONALYSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE, • THE UNIVERSITY, • CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

11. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development Integral approach Application oriented Systemic Communicative Sustainability Cooperative ATTITUDE SKILLS STUDENT Technology Culture Structure) KNOWLEDGE

12. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development The Program “TU Delft In SD” Development of Curricula Intertwining methods Final terms Teachers training through“learning by doing” Image of graduate STEPS Backcasting Backcasting • For all students Basic course “Technology in Sustainable Development” • Intertwining in all regular courses as far as reasonable and meaningful, • SD oriented graduation TIME 2000 2010

13. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • Graduation in sustainable development. • Final Terms. • Ability to apply most relevant methods, • Ability to analyze complex (environmental) problem situations and to develop alternative approaches, • Ability to design and implement solutions • Ability to signalize, anticipate and eventually sweep away barriers to solutions

14. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT: • Operational • Budget and Organisation • Working process • department specific • iterative • using opportunities • learning by doing

15. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT • Tasks and actions • Project “Education in Sustainable Development” • Evaluation of DUT Research • External contacts • EESD Conference(s)

16. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT • Follow up • Transfer of central program to departments (broker document) • Shaping central conditions for super department tasks • Shaping conditions for embedment of SD in Research • Interdisciplinary / department spearheads • Interuniversity cooperation

17. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT, Products. • View on and insight in the process of embedment of SD in a Technological University • Contribution in building networks on SD in higher education • For DUT education • introduction in the bachelor phase • methodology to intertwine SD in refgular courses • annotation SD to engineering degree • Strengthening and extension SD community in DUT • Association of DUT Sustainable Enrineers • EESD conference 2002 Delft, followed by others

18. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development • THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT, • Experienses • Basic premises: • SD challenge for technology, not a thread • Process : “Learning by doing” • Combine iterating approach with bottom up and top down • SD in regular courses: Challenge lecturers to show what their discipline has to offer for SD • Focus on co-development of technology and societal conditions • Pay attention to the academic community, events, debates etc • International exchange fosters transition of the educational system • Take advantage of “outside” opportunities

19. Building Capacity for Sustainable Development THE PROGRAM: SD at DUT, Conclusion The main conclusion is that a process of steady integration of SD is possible, but requires steady attention. A condition for a successful operation is fitting SD into the strategy of the University and support by the university board. Communication is crucial. Interactive and iterative approaches have to be applied. Strategic pragmatism is required in the process of integrating the specific culture, traditions and educational practices of each department.