ULiège's mission is to pass on scientific knowledge. As our societies make the transition to greater sustainability, we are committed to informing tomorrow's citizens about the issues at stake in these profound transformations, and to equipping [future] professionals with the skills they need to tackle, individually and collectively, the social and environmental challenges they face.
With this in mind, ULiège enables all members of its community (students and staff) to experience sustainability and social and environmental transition as part of their curriculum and/or career path. In this way, ULiège is betting that sustainability education strengthens the capacity for action in favor of social and environmental transition.
Sustainability and transition are integrated into ULiège's curricula at various levels:
The University also strongly encourages Master's and PhD students to seize the opportunity to showcase their end-of-study work for a more sustainable world, by taking part in the Hera Awards.
ULiège is committed to supporting its teaching staff in the transformation of teaching content and methods, in order to adapt all courses (including continuing education courses) to integrate sustainability and transition issues and meet students' needs and expectations. To this end, it provides teachers with :
For research staff, a 5-hour module on sustainability is included in the mandatory training program. It aims to inform researchers about current environmental and social issues and encourage them to reflect on their practices. It includes one hour of videos on key concepts and the environmental impacts of research activities, followed by two 2-hour workshops, led by the Laboratoire des Transitions, dedicated to prospective and transdisciplinary research.
For administrative, technical, and support staff, ULiège has implemented a recommended training program designed to raise awareness of the causes and complexity of current crises and to encourage collaboration toward sustainable solutions. The workshop, based on videos from the “Sustainability and Transition” SPOC, is followed by discussions with the Sustainability Officer and the Green Office regarding environmental impacts, levers for change, and concrete actions that can be taken at the University and in daily life.
Additionally, the online course on sustainability and transition is open to everyone.
In addition to these sustainability-specific training sessions, the training catalog for all staff offers a wide range of courses related to the transition:
See the ULiège professional training catalog (Restricted access)
ULiège and its partners FOREM and IDELUX are inaugurating a sustainable housing technology platform on the Arlon campus to meet the needs of the wood and construction sectors.
Le projet RUC est une initiative d’enseignement axée sur la durabilité qui a amené des étudiantes et étudiants à collaborer autour de la question du recyclage de matériaux et objets hors d’usage.
A compulsory 2-credit "Sustainability and Transition" course is now included in all bachelor's degree programs. In addition, almost 300 courses dedicated to or related to sustainability have been identified in the course curricula.
Les HERA Awards récompensent des mémoires de fin d’étude et des thèses de doctorat qui adoptent une vision systémique, à 360°, propre à un développement soutenable pour faire avancer la réflexion et/ou les pratiques dans leur champ de recherche.
From the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, a pilot program for successful integration will be launched for refugee students already in Belgium.
Le second volet du cours « Durabilité et Transition », qui débute par un cours en ligne rassemblant 54 experts, sera décliné au sein de chaque faculté selon une approche pluridisciplinaire, tournée vers des solutions concrètes.
