EFEU - Upcoming Events

From 7^th to 8^th March 2024, the Emission Free European Universities Team will be in Leiria, Portugal, to participate in the third transnational project meeting (TPM).

This TPM will feature a smaller in-person team, with additional members joining virtually. The members attending in person will convene at the Politécnico De Leiria campus in Portugal. The agenda for this 2-day meeting is multifaceted, addressing project management issues, presenting initial results of the implemented EFEU Sustainability Awareness and Mobility Survey, and showcasing the EFEU Carbon Footprint Calculator. The team will also be given the opportunity to observe sustainable campus practices being implemented at the IPL campus.

Critical discussions during the meeting will revolve around the development of the EFEU Curriculum Analysis Tool, the transfer and transformation of teaching/learning activities, the outlook on the computation of CO2 emissions related to university mobility, and the co-design and implementation of the EFEU Conference 2024, Summer School 2025, digital lectures, and serious game.

To facilitate knowledge transfer and experience-sharing, the team will engage in several co-creation workshops featuring esteemed speakers such as Ana Pires - CENTIMFE,  Joana Frazão - Fravizel, Carlos Viegas - Leerdam Crisal Glass, and Isabel Lança - Ordem dos Engenheiros. These workshops will focus on effectively integrating sustainable competencies and green skills in engineering education.

The team is anticipating the warm Mediterranean temperatures and, more importantly, the valuable experiences to be gained during the meeting. The generated outcomes will be shared on the website and LinkedIn profile in the coming weeks.

From 16 to 17 November 2024, the Emission Free European Universities Team will be in Valenciennes, France to participate in the second transnational project meeting (TPM).

The 15-person team will convene at the Université Polytechnique Hauts de France Campus at Mont Houy, Valenciennes. Although the team intends to enjoy the exquisite French coffee and croissants, there are serious intentions behind this gathering. The meeting will serve several purposes:

• Present the interim results of Work 
  Package 2: Estimation of the Carbon Footprint of Partner Universities and results of the Sustainability Awareness/Mobility Study.
• Commence activities making part of Work 
  Package 3: means of transferring and developing learning activities or modules that increase sustainability competencies of the staff and students within partner universities.
• Transfer of knowledge and experience by Sustainability Experts: Guillaume Dumont (INSA Hdf), Hachimi Abba (DDRS Pole UPHF), Loic Lezzani (Head of Mechanical Dept, IUT), Olivier Sénéchal (INSA Hdf), and Jean Luc Franquelin (Renault)

This 2-day meeting will bring into focus one of the priority areas of the EFEU project: the development of innovative learning and teaching practices that increase the digital and green capabilities in the higher education sector. The generated results and presentations will be shared on the EFEU’s website and social media platforms at a later date.