Ecological transition training for undergraduates

  • Sustainable Development
  • Education
Published on October 1, 2025 – Updated on October 1, 2025
Dates

on the September 24, 2025

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The course is offered online via Moodle in the form of an escape game, and is one of the compulsory cross-disciplinary skills for all undergraduates at Université Côte d'Azur.

Why ecological transition training?

Introduced at the start of 2024, this course aims to raise awareness of the risks posed by climate change, while supporting students in their responsibility and commitment to the ecological transition.


4 main themes

The courses cover the following themes
  1. Climate change and adaptation,
  2. Planetary limits,
  3. Biodiversity,
  4. Circular economy.

In addition to teaching, training in ecological transition includes projects with a more disciplinary dimension, carried out in partnership with local associations and communities.
local communities.


A teaching model ranked among the most advanced

At the ETES 2025 symposium (Enseigner les Transitions Écologiques et Sociales dans le Supérieur - Teaching Ecological and Social Transitions in Higher Education), the course leaders presented their teaching model. This model has been recognized as one of the most advanced in France for implementing the recommendations of the famous Jouzel-Abadie Report , which proposes the massive integration of climate and ecological issues into university curricula.) This event, dedicated to the teaching of ecological and social transitions in higher education and organized by the Labos 1point5 initiative, brought together researchers, teachers, students and the general public.researchers, teachers, students and civil society players to reflect together on the major challenges of ecological and social transition.