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fitESD.eu

Fit for "Education for Sustainable Development" for Future Europe

Supported by

Erasmus+ program
"Jean Monnet Teacher Training"

Start 01.10.2023
Term until 30.09.2026

The second round of our ESD certificate course starts in September 2025.
Registration is now open!

Abstract

The project aims to support teachers and student teachers in education for sustainable development (ESD) in line with the UN 2030 Agenda by developing their own sustainability skills. The aim is to promote the implementation of ESD in schools. Based on the GreenComp, participants are trained across all subjects and school types. The training is divided into five modules and is carried out during the school year with online self-study units and virtual meetings.

The project aims to support teachers and student teachers in education for sustainable development (ESD) in line with the UN 2030 Agenda by developing their own sustainability skills. The aim is to promote the implementation of ESD in schools. Based on the GreenComp, participants are trained across all subjects and school types. The training is divided into five modules and is carried out during the school year with online self-study units and virtual meetings.

Targets and fields of work

  • Target 1: Enable teachers to implement ESD as an interdisciplinary educational objective, as called for in GreenComp.
  • Target 2: Raise awareness of the importance of European directives by providing a common basis for educational work through the European Competence Framework for Sustainability.
  • Participants should be enabled to shape the transformation process as change agents in a “whole school approach”.
  • The online formats are made available with OER and MOOCs to enable participants to benefit from the training regardless of time and place.
  • The idea of the European Education Area is taken into account by finding a common European standard for the implementation of GreenComp.

Certificate course

Sending materials to participants via TaskCards link:

  • Module 1: 01.09.2025
  • Module 2: 06.10.2025
  • Module 3: 03.11.2025
  • Module 4: 12.01.2026
  • Module 5: 02.03.2026

 

02.09.2024 - 11.04.2025: Certificate course first training round/Certificate course round 1

01.09.2025 - 24.04.2026: Certificate course second training round/Certificate course round 2

How can you get involved?

 

Attention student teachers!

Are you interested in making education innovative, future-proof and sustainable? Would you like to network with teachers from the field and further your education in the area of ESD (Education for Sustainable Development)?

Then the ZLF has a promising further training offer for you as part of the fitESD.eu project. Not only will you become fit for future-competence-oriented teaching, but you can also have the training course credited with 5 ECTS-LP in the free area as well as in primary school pedagogy.

The ESD training course comprises five digital self-study modules from September 2024 to April 2025, which you can work on independently of time and place, collaboratively if necessary. If required, you will be closely supervised by the training officer Angelika Herzog.

At the same time, you will expand your media skills, familiarize yourself with Open Educational Resources (OER), receive teaching materials and develop them further.

Interested: Angelika.Herzog@uni-passau.de

Team with supporters

v.l. Prof. Dr. Werner Gamerith, Representative for transfer and internal networking with the cross-sectional task of sustainability; Theres Denzinger, Team fitESD.eu; Valentin Fuchs, Management team “BNE macht Schule - Netzwerk Zukunft Passau”; Prof. Dr. Andreas Eberth, Professor of Geography with a focus on Education for Sustainable Development; Michaela Würdinger-Gaidas, Management team “BNE macht Schule - Netzwerk Zukunft Passau” and Lower Bavaria ESD team; Prof.in Dr.in Gabriele Schellberg, Professor of Music Education; Prof. Dr. Hans Mendl, Professor of Religious Education and Didactics of Religious Education; Luise Kwak, Team fitESD.eu; Angelika Herzog, Team fitESD.eu; Matthias Fuchs, Managing Director Center for Teacher Training and Subject Didactics (ZLF); Klaus Sterner, Head of the school authorities in the city and district of Passau and management team “BNE macht Schule - Netzwerk Zukunft Passau”; Florian Stelzer, ZLF Department of Education for Sustainable Development and management team “BNE macht Schule - Netzwerk Zukunft Passau”                  

This might also interest you:

  • We will offer the certificate course for the last time in the 2025/2026 academic year.
  • Students have the opportunity to register for the course via StudIP (winter semester 25/26).

Steering committee and management

Steering committee
Prof.in Dr.in Christina Hansen
Prof. Dr. Werner Gamerith
Prof. Dr. Matthias Brandl

Project management
Prof.in Dr.in Gabriele Schellberg
Prof. Dr. Hans Mendl
Matthias Fuchs

Project support
Florian Stelzer
Michaela Würdinger-Gaidas

Project team


Angelika Herzog
Training officer fitESD.eu
Contact person at ZLF
+49 851 509 3415

Theres Denzinger
Media designer fitESD.eu
Contact person at ZLF
+49 851 509 3408

Luise Kwak
Student assistant at ZLF
fitESD.eu / ESD department

 

 

Training concept

Training concept

Disclaimer

Funded by the European Union. However, the views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Note for pregnant and nursing students

If you are a student who is pregnant or currently breastfeeding, please contact the Family Service of the Equal Opportunities Office (if you have not already done so) so that the University can meet its obligations under the Maternity Protection Act.

Are you planning to complete a school internship soon?

Then please contact your internship office in good time. If you are assigned to a school, the internship offices must inform the school management about the pregnancy in order to assess the risk.

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