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Communication for Sustainability through Websites: A Study in International Hig...
Pinheiro, Ted Emanuel Lopes; Mapar, Mahsa; Pereira, Pedro; Vaz-Fernandes, Paula; Caeiro, SandraHigher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a central role in communicating for sustainability, both on and off campus. This study analyzes how top HEIs, listed in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2023, communicate sustainability initiatives on their websites, comparing them with Portuguese HEIs and proposing a website model for the Open University (UAb). 22 international HEIs with a ranking above ...
Learning and innovation in health and environment through the International Voa...
Mapar, Mahsa; Henriques, Susana; Sandoval, Larissa de A. Nobre; Roch, Karine Le; Miller, Brenda; Gervilla Garcia, ElenaThe International Coalition of Climate Action in Prevention Science (ICCAPS), founded in 2020, brings together researchers and practitioners worldwide to integrate climate action into prevention science. As a pioneer in digital education in Portugal, Universidade Aberta plays a key role in ICCAPS’s international work. By linking research, training, and practice across the ICCAPS global network, UAb’s expertise ...
A critical analysis of sustainability indicators for education and curricula in...
Rigueiro, Maria Constança Simões; Caeiro, Sandra; Câmara, Patrícia; Fonseca, Ana; Godinho, Teresa; Mapar, Mahsa; Moreira, Anabela MendesThe sustainability assessment within Higher Education Institutions (HEI) serves as a critical learning and capacity-building tool, fostering reflection on sustainability initiatives and advancing alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Current sustainability assessment tools include various indicators across different dimensions of sustainability implementation within HEI. However, there is a si...
Horizontes futuros: repensar o ensino e curricula para a sustentabilidade no en...
Rigueiro, Constança; Farinha, Carla Sá; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Silva, Manuela Vieira da; Caeiro, Sandra; Mapar, Mahsa; Moreiram AnabelaO Grupo de trabalho de Educação e Curricula para a Sustentabilidade definiu no seu plano de atividades para 2024 a realização de um ciclo de webinars denominado “Horizontes Futuros: repensar o ensino e curricula para a sustentabilidade no ensino superior”. Estes eventos são de periodicidade trimestral, na forma de mesa-redonda e abordam a implementação da sustentabilidade no ensino e curricula nas Instituições ...
Ecological footprint assessment as a pathway to sustainabin the OpenEU Alliance
Nicolau, Paula Bacelar; Martins, Rute; Caeiro, Sandra; Mapar, Mahsa; Casanova, DiogoThe integration of sustainable practices into the daily operations and infrastructure of HigherEducation Institutions (HEIs) plays a vital role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) (Purcell et al., 2019; Žalėnienė & Pereira, 2021). Developing action-oriented competenceswithin HEIs, such as collaborative sustainability governance strategies and actions, is a key inthis process (Mapar & Caeiro, 20...
Awareness and skills at a distance: the contribution of distance learning highe...
Leal Filho, Walter; Mapar, Mahsa; Trevisan, Laís Vieira; Caeiro, Sandra; Pretorius, Rudi W.; Nicolau, Melanie D.; Nicolau, Paula BacelarDistance Learning Higher Education Institutions (DL-HEIs) can advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by expanding access to education, fostering research and innovation, and promoting collaboration on a global scale. This study aims to identify the strategies conducted by DL-HEIs to increase learners’ awareness, knowledge, and skills related to the SDGs and explore how DL-HEIs around th...
Exploring environmental literacy in online education at Universidade Aberta
Martins, Rute; Caeiro, Sandra; Guimarães, David; Mapar, Mahsa; Nicolau, Paula BacelarThe implementation of Environmental Literacy in university curricula, together with the development of an environmental culture, emerges as a necessity given the current challenges faced by society, namely climate change, biodiversity loss, among others. Universities that are committed to implementing and developing sustainability practices include teaching as one of their key areas of action, through the creat...
A critical analysis of sustainability indicators for education and curricula in...
Rigueiro, Maria Constança Simões; Caeiro, Sandra; Câmara, Patrícia; Fonseca, Ana; Godinho, Teresa; Mapar, Mahsa; Moreira, Anabela Mendes
Relatório de sustentabilidade: 2023-2024
Caeiro, Sandra; Martinho, Ana Paula; Ferreira, Célia; Simão, João; Trindade, Jorge; Mapar, Mahsa; Nicolau, Paula Bacelar; Fernandes, Ana Paula
Fostering sustainability through effective communication: perspectives from hig...
Semedo, Mirian; Mapar, Mahsa; Henriques, SusanaHigher Education Institutions (HEIs) have a central role in communicating sustainability within and beyond their campuses. However, there is still a lack of effective involvement in “communication for sustainability” at the Higher Education level. While sustainability has recently become a pivotal point in global discourses, its integration with effective communication pathways still reveals a notable gap. This...