{"id":526,"date":"2021-03-08T11:12:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpinstitute.dev.onpressidium.com\/news\/6046070413c1d439b6600a0c\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T22:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:44:37","slug":"understanding-sustainable-development-objectives-through-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/news\/apprehender-les-objectifs-de-developpement-durable-par-lenseignement\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding sustainable development objectives through education"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u2019Humanit\u00e9 cr\u00e9e des probl\u00e8mes plus vite qu\u2019elle ne cr\u00e9e de solutions pour les r\u00e9soudre<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

“L\u2019Homme, \u00e0 des \u00e9chelle diff\u00e9rentes, est devenu une puissance g\u00e9ologique, [il] est capable de transformer la Terre, et c\u2019est ce qu\u2019on appelle, d\u2019une certaine mani\u00e8re, l\u2019anthropoc\u00e8ne.<\/a><\/em>” C’est ainsi que Ga\u00ebll Mainguy, directeur du d\u00e9veloppement et des relations internationales du CRI, aborde l’inad\u00e9quation des solutions d\u2019hier avec les d\u00e9fis que nous devons affronter aujourd\u2019hui. Au-del\u00e0 de nos propres actions, nous devons former la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \u201canthropoc\u00e8ne\u201d, qui grandit au c\u0153ur des probl\u00e9matiques climatiques, et lui donner tous les outils pour qu\u2019elle puisse fa\u00e7onner un futur durable.<\/p>\n

D\u00e8s lors, comment repenser l\u2019apprentissage pour permettre \u00e0 tou\u00b7te\u00b7s d\u2019avoir un impact environnemental et soci\u00e9tal ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Repenser les mani\u00e8res d\u2019apprendre pour relever les d\u00e9fis de demain<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n

Il faut \u201cencourager les apprenants \u00e0 \u00eatre dans la collaboration et l\u2019ouverture plut\u00f4t que dans la comp\u00e9tition<\/em>\u201d (Alison Bellwood, Creator and Director of the World\u2019s Largest Lesson, Project Everyone<\/em>). C\u2019est ce \u00e0 quoi nous \u0153uvrons au sein du CRI et ce, depuis sa cr\u00e9ation. Nous encourageons les \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s \u00e0 co-construire des projets dont les impacts doivent \u00eatre environnementaux et soci\u00e9taux.<\/p>\n

Depuis 2016, cette volont\u00e9 est formalis\u00e9e par l\u2019inscription de la strat\u00e9gie du CRI en faveur des Objectifs de D\u00e9veloppement Durable<\/a> d\u00e9finis (ODD) par les Nations Unies. Cet engagement commence d\u00e8s la formation des \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s engag\u00e9\u00b7e\u00b7s, au CRI, dans le cursus LMD (Licence, Master, Ecole Doctorale)<\/em> de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nous savons qu\u2019il faut sans cesse adapter notre positionnement pour que notre engagement soit adapt\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9volution des enjeux globaux.<\/p>\n

\u00c9tudier tout en agissant sur le monde<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Le CRI a donc d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de cr\u00e9er une approche innovante de l\u2019enseignement qui contribue, autant sur la forme que sur le fond, \u00e0 nos objectifs de durabilit\u00e9. Pour cela, nous enseignons aux \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s que la complexit\u00e9 et l’interd\u00e9pendance des d\u00e9fis globaux de d\u00e9veloppement durable n\u00e9cessite une d\u00e9marche syst\u00e9mique, int\u00e9gr\u00e9e et interdisciplinaire<\/strong>.
Cette ann\u00e9e, les maquettes des programmes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 modifi\u00e9es afin de renforcer notre engagement \u00e9cologique. Elles int\u00e8grent d\u00e9sormais pleinement cette d\u00e9marche de l\u2019enseignement par<\/em> et pour<\/em> les Objectifs de D\u00e9veloppement Durable.<\/p>\n

Par exemple, lors de l’apprentissage de la thermodynamique en licence<\/a>, les exemples et les mises en application portent sur des projets en lien avec la durabilit\u00e9. M\u00eame transformation pour le master AIRE, dans lequel il sera enseign\u00e9 l\u2019usage d\u2019algorithmes moins gourmands en \u00e9nergie.<\/p>\n

Un semestre consacr\u00e9 au d\u00e9veloppement durable a vu le jour, \u00e0 destination des \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s en licence. Le but est de leur permettre d\u2019appr\u00e9hender les enjeux du d\u00e9veloppement durable et de cr\u00e9er des projets en respectant une approche de durabilit\u00e9. Chacun de leur projet doit r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 un ou des objectifs de d\u00e9veloppement durable d\u00e9finis par l\u2019ONU.<\/p>\n

Les \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s de licence participent \u00e9galement chaque ann\u00e9e \u00e0 \u201cl\u2019Aquathon<\/a>\u201d, \u00e9v\u00e9nement cr\u00e9\u00e9 autour de deux ODD <\/em>: “accessibilit\u00e9 \u00e0 une eau propre et saine<\/em>” et “protection de la vie aquatique<\/em>“. En collaboration avec l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Brest, leader europ\u00e9en des sciences marines, son Open Factory,<\/a> l\u2019IFREMER<\/a> et l\u2019association Astrolabe Expeditions, les \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s suivent une premi\u00e8re formation \u00e0 la r\u00e9solution de probl\u00e9matiques de d\u00e9veloppement durable et aux sciences participatives. L\u2019occasion pour eux\/elles de d\u00e9couvrir le design thinking,<\/em> de prototyper des outils et de les tester sur le terrain.<\/p>\n

L\u2019enseignement tourn\u00e9 vers les ODD se poursuit au sein du Master <\/a>dans le cadre d\u2019une UE libre (une Unit\u00e9 d’Enseignement compl\u00e9mentaire \u00e0 la formation initiale que l\u2019\u00e9tudiant\u00b7e choisit de suivre<\/em>). Les \u00e9l\u00e8ves ont pour projet final de sensibiliser le public sur un sujet environnemental en trouvant le canal de diffusion et le format les plus appropri\u00e9s pour une sensibilisation efficace.<\/p>\n

Quant \u00e0 l’\u00c9cole Doctorale<\/a>, le CRI pr\u00e9pare un cycle de conf\u00e9rences sur la pratique durable dans la recherche. Celles-ci permettent aux \u00e9tudiant\u00b7e\u00b7s en th\u00e8se de s\u2019interroger et de calculer le bilan carbone de leurs recherches et de leur laboratoire. Elles\/Ils seront aussi en capacit\u00e9 de travailler sur l\u2019impact environnemental des exp\u00e9ditions de recherche.<\/p>\n

Ces transformations de programmes ont pour but de faire \u00e9voluer la mani\u00e8re de penser pour int\u00e9grer les enjeux du d\u00e9veloppement durable, de d\u00e9velopper un socle commun de connaissances et d\u2019acqu\u00e9rir des comp\u00e9tences pour \u00eatre en capacit\u00e9 de transmettre et d\u2019agir.<\/p>\n

Ouvrir l’enseignement \u00e0 tou\u00b7te\u00b7s pour une r\u00e9ponse collective<\/strong>
<\/h2>\n

Le CRI est n\u00e9 du souhait de concevoir un nouveau type de lieu d\u2019apprentissage centr\u00e9 sur les individus d\u00e9sireux de relever leurs d\u00e9fis personnels, ceux de leurs communaut\u00e9s ou de la plan\u00e8te. C\u2019est pourquoi, au-del\u00e0 de la refonte des programmes des cursus universitaires, nous ouvrons nos enseignements \u00e0 toutes les personnes concern\u00e9es par le d\u00e9veloppement durable, sans aucune distinction.<\/p>\n

Nous vous proposons, notamment, de d\u00e9couvrir les derniers cours de Ga\u00ebl Manguy,<\/a> chercheur et directeur du d\u00e9veloppement et des relations internationales au CRI. Ce cours est accessible gratuitement sur Youtube. Il propose d\u2019explorer, ensemble, les pistes pour un monde soutenable.<\/p>\n

Nous voulons donner \u00e0 chacun\u00b7e les outils pour agir sur son environnement direct et, ainsi, contribuer \u00e0 la p\u00e9rennit\u00e9 de notre plan\u00e8te.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pour aller plus loin …<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

La question de \u201cL\u2019Education pour un monde durable\u201d fut l’objet d\u2019une table-ronde d\u2019un panel d\u2019expert\u00b7e\u00b7s lors du Festival #LearningPlanet. Les intervenant\u00b7e\u00b7s ont explor\u00e9 comment les apprentissages doivent \u00e9voluer pour permettre \u00e0 tout\u00b7e\u00b7s d\u2019acqu\u00e9rir le savoir et les comp\u00e9tences n\u00e9cessaires pour pouvoir construire collectivement des solutions durables.<\/em>
D\u00e9couvrez leur pr\u00e9sentation<\/a> (en anglais)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals through Education<\/strong><\/h1>\n

CRI<\/a> is forging its own innovative approach to education that seeks to address the Sustainable Development Goals and adopt a sustainable-development mentality.<\/p>\n

\u201cHumanity creates problems faster than it can devise solutions to fix them<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

“At varying scales, humans have come to be able to influence geological phenomena and transform the earth\u2014that\u2019s essentially what the Anthropocene is.<\/a>” These are words from Ga\u00ebll Mainguy, CRI’s Director of Development and International Relations, commenting on the inadequacy of yesterday’s solutions to today\u2019s problems. At CRI, we feel changes in habits aren\u2019t enough; we need to educate the \u201cAnthropocene generation<\/em>\u201d that is coming of age as climate issues reach a fever pitch. This upcoming generation must be endowed with all the tools necessary to create a sustainable future.<\/p>\n

So, how do we rethink education so that every one of us can make a positive impact on society and the environment?<\/p>\n

Rethinking education to meet tomorrow\u2019s challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First of all, we need to “encourage learners to be collaborative and open rather than competitive,” says Alison Bellwood, creator and director of the World’s Largest Lesson and Project Everyone. That\u2019s precisely what we\u2019ve been doing at the CRI since its inception, encouraging students to work together to develop projects that have a positive impact on society and the environment.<\/p>\n

In 2016, we made this commitment official when we adopted the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> (SDGs) into our education strategy. Students at every level\u2014Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral\u2014will focus on the SDGs in CRI\u2019s programs offered through the University of Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As today\u2019s global landscape can shift in the blink of an eye, we\u2019re aware that we must continually evolve to make sure our commitments remain relevant.<\/p>\n

Study while making an impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The CRI is developing an innovative approach to education that tackles the SDGs and adopts a sustainability mindset. Students learn the complexity and interdependency of today\u2019s global sustainable-development challenges and the systemic, integrated and interdisciplinary solutions <\/strong>they require.<\/p>\n

This year, our curricula have been reoriented to place more emphasis on ecological sustainability, designing courses around SDGs to find ways to address them.<\/p>\n

Take Bachelor<\/a>\u2019s-level thermodynamics, for example. In-class examples and applied-science initiatives will focus on sustainability, and the same goes for the AIRE Master<\/a>\u2019s, in which students will learn, among other things, to develop algorithms that consume less energy.<\/p>\n

Starting this year, all undergraduate students will spend a semester learning about sustainable development so they can grasp the seriousness of the issues and develop projects through the lens of sustainable development. Every project must attempt to tackle at least one of the SDGs.<\/p>\n

Likewise every year, undergraduate students will now also take part in the “Aquathon<\/a>,” an event that focuses of two SDGs, “ensuring universal access to clean and healthy water” and “sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources”. For this annual event, we partner with the University of Brest, home to one of Europe\u2019s forerunning marine-science programs with its innovative Open Factory<\/a>, IFREMER<\/a>, and Astrolabe Expeditions initiatives. The Aquathon provides students an introductory crash course in both tackling marine sustainable development and integrating citizen science. It gives students the opportunity to discover \u201cdesign thinking\u201d as well as prototype tools to then test in the field.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re pivoting toward SDGs in our Master’s program by offering the option of an elective course toward their major that focuses on a particular goal. Similarly, final projects in the program must raise awareness about an environmental issue and will be graded on both the practicality and effectiveness of the method chosen.<\/p>\n

CRI\u2019s Doctoral School<\/a> is currently preparing a series of lectures on sustainable practices in research. These conferences will allow PhD students to reflect on the carbon footprint of their research and lab work while providing them with tools to reduce it. This includes ways to lessen the environmental impacts of going abroad to conduct research.<\/p>\n

The purpose of reorienting our programs in this way is to instill in students a sustainability mindset, to see all issues through the lens of sustainable development. We likewise want to provide students with a common base of knowledge surrounding sustainability so they\u2019ll be fully prepared in the future to both share knowledge and take action.<\/p>\n

Programs open to the general public to accelerate collective action<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The CRI was born out of a desire to design a new kind of learning environment in which individuals can take on the challenges in their personal lives and well as those of their communities and their planet. This is why we\u2019ve gone beyond rethinking degree curricula to offer courses to anyone and everyone interested in sustainable development.<\/p>\n

We invite you in particular to check out the latest courses offered by Ga\u00ebll Mainguy,<\/a> researcher as well as Director of Development and International Relations at the CRI. Watch his courses for free on YouTube to discover alongside fellow learners the path to a sustainable world.<\/p>\n

We want to provide everyone with the tools they need to make an impact on their immediate environments in order to contribute to the sustainability of our planet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Digging deeper…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEducation for a Sustainable World” was the subject of a panel discussion at the #LearningPlanet Festival. Speakers explored how education must evolve to allow everyone to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to come together to create sustainable solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n

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