3 days, 80 participants, 30 countries, 0 travel carbon: The COPERNICUS Alliance Online Conference 2019 from 9-11 September, entitled “Reaching out for the Stars: Consolidating the HESD Constellation” was a success. The event brought together people and institutions committed to transforming higher education towards sustainable development. Participants from around the world joined the virtual conference rooms and engaged themselves in discussions and interactive sessions.
Videos of our thought provokers are now available!
The conference focused on the following topics:
- QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ENHANCEMENT
- TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
- LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- ASSESSMENT
Lively discussions took place, new ideas emerged, and new connections were established between persons interested in HESD and engaged in pushing important agendas forward. The program was designed to foster exchange among participants: Videos of "thought provokers" were already available online one week in advance to intensify discussions on the day of the conference. In "next practice" sessions the audience learned about innovative approaches and in "co-creation labs" participants worked together on different topics in small groups. A final “co-creation lab” was devoted to exploring the possibility of launching a COST Action with CA members and their partners; possible topics were drawn from the main topics of the conference. If you are interested in joining the COST Action, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Conference materials incl. recordings of the sessions are accessible to registered participants. The pre-recorded videos of our thought provokers are publically available at the conference website and directly through these links (you might need to deactivate your pop-up/plug-in blocker):
► Geoff Scott
► Marilyn Mehlmann
► Bonnie McBain
► Marta Fonolleda