The First Staff Week within WP2 at UPWr

• The main goal of the Staff Week was to work on the Alliance's Education Strategy, Graduate Attributes, and Pedagogical and Professional Development Programs.
• Representatives of the Students Council actively participated in the event.
• University representatives had the opportunity to explore UPWr's campus and taste the cuisine of Lower Silesia.

Graduate Attributes and Education Strategy

Among the invited guests were representatives from eight consortium partners, including vice-rectors for education, student affairs, and experts in the field of education, research, and administrative staff responsible for shaping the educational structure at their respective institutions.

Experts also undertook the work on common Graduate Attributes, which represent a set of learning outcomes involving knowledge, skills, social competencies, as well as values and attitudes. These attributes should shape the profile of an EU GREEN graduate, making it unique compared to graduates from other universities and other European University Alliances. All of these efforts ultimately aim to develop integrated study programs that provide graduates with the opportunity to obtain multiple degrees issued by the respective partner universities of the alliance offering these programs and multi-sided diplomas.

Creating the opportunity for seamless transfer between consortium universities as part of the ongoing educational process is an achievement aligned with the main goal of the European University Initiative.

Taking part in the Students Council

To ensure inclusivity of the discussions and efforts, the main stakeholders in the developed strategy, the students, also participated. On October 9-10, 2023, as part of the Students Council meeting, students discussed issues related to defining Graduate Attributes (considering Sustainable Development Goals, job market needs, and acquiring soft skills). They also worked on tools to ensure multilingual education. The results of this intensive week-long work will be made public in early 2024 when the strategy document, approved by the EU GREEN Senate, will be enacted.

Additionally, student and doctoral student representatives from allied partners discussed the structure of the Students Council, the frequency of meetings, and the most effective communication channels. They also decided that their representatives must participate in the work of all nine consortium working groups and in the governing body of EU GREEN, the Executive Committee.

Strengthening the alliance through integration

Staff Week is all about hours of deliberation and hard work. However, in order to ensure that, in addition to the undoubted effects of our joint work, the guests would return home with good memories, UPWr organised several evening activities for them. Thus, representatives of all the allied universities had the opportunity to visit the palace in Pawłowice, and to taste local cuisine and wine from Lower Silesian vineyards. Staff Week participants also took part in collective dumpling-making at the newly opened Centre for Technological Innovation on the Biskupin campus.

The next event within the EU GREEN alliance, hosted by UPWr, is planned for May next year – the so-called Rectors Meeting, i.e. a meeting of rectors and vice-rectors of all universities in the consortium.                                   

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  Biodiversity and Trees – a Project by Landscape Architects and the XVII High School

  On Friday, October 13, 2023, an extraordinary event took place at the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław. It was named "Tree BioBlitz – Tree Biodiversity Event." This gathering was dedicated to educating high school students about biodiversity and the role of trees in the urban environment, as well as engaging them in citizen science.

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  EU GREEN WP2 Staff Week and Students Council coming to UPWr in October

  In October, UPWr will host a meeting for representatives from all member countries of the EU GREEN Alliance. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, as the leader of WP2 – Model of Education Based on Sustainable Development, is finalising preparations for the Staff Week.