Personal Green Skills in Higher Education

The project intended to strengthen the role of higher education institutions in developing students’ green skills and promoting behavioural change in line with the SDGs. The objective was not only...

The project intended to strengthen the role of higher education institutions in developing students’ green skills and promoting behavioural change in line with the SDGs. The objective was not only to raise awareness of sustainability, but also to support the practical application of green principles in studies, teaching practices, and everyday life. A key aim was to map good practices across partner institutions and develop a common methodology for personal green skills development, creating a shared and transferable framework for HEIs. Another objective was to enhance the green skills competencies of lecturers and students through capacity-building activities, such as train-the-trainer programme, local trainings, and an interdisciplinary course which was piloted through BIP. Supporting academic staff was essential to ensure the effective and long-term transfer of green skills to students. The project also aimed to encourage the integration of green skills into teaching methods, study programmes, and personal behaviour, and to promote a wider understanding of personal green skills in society through dissemination and multiplier activities.

A1.2 Communication with Partners was regular A1.3 Financial management was continuous, with the coordinator overseeing budget use, transferring funds to partners, and informing them about the financial status A1.4 Partners were sending the coordinator reports each 6 months A1.5 Risk and Quality Management was being applied constantly, systemic control of the timeline applied A2.1 Defining GS and Mapping of Best Practices finalized, best practice report published A2.2 Measuring the Personal Behaviour Change was done by pre and post questionnaires for participants of TTT and BIP. Study is part of descriptions of TTT and BIP A2.3 Common Methodology of PGS Development is developed and published online A3.1 TTT program on PGS was developed and piloted during TTT event A3.2 International Train-the-Trainer event for lecturers was implemented on 3-5 12 2024 at HAUP (Vienna, Austria) A4.1 New Interdisciplinary Course was developed and piloted A4.2 BIP was implemented at THWS (Schweinfurt, Germany) on 19-23 05 2025 (physical component) A5.1 Logo, Linkedin and promotional video of the project created, the partners disseminated information. Scientific article was written and submitted for publication, final conference organized.

R1.1: Quality Assurance and Dissemination Plans developed R1.2: 2 physical + 13 online meetings R1.3: Progress, dissemination reports and timesheets submitted biannually R2.1: Best Practice Report on Green Skills published R2.2.1: Student behavioural change measured via pre- and post-questionnaires in BIP (25 students); comparative analysis produced R2.2.2: Lecturer behavioural change measured via pre- and post-questionnaires in TTT (25 lecturers); comparative analysis produced R2.3: Common Methodology for PGS Development developed and published online R3.1: Train-the-Trainer programme developed and piloted R3.2: International TTT event in Dec 2024, Vienna; 25 lecturers trained R3.3: 5 local training events; 142 lecturers trained R4.1: 1 international interdisciplinary course developed (3 ECTS) R4.2: BIP implemented May 2025, Schweinfurt; 25 students and 11 lecturers participated R5.1: Logo, LinkedIn, 3 newsletters, 7 promotional videos created R5.2: 1 scientific article created and submitted R5.3: 2, Multiplier events organized, 1 promotional video with project results created and disseminated R5.4: Final international conference organized attended by 83 participants (online and on-site)