Join our Sustainable Innovation course
Sustainable development, climate change and energy transformation call for innovation in all sectors of society. In University of Bergen's course in Sustainable Innovation, you will create innovative solutions to real sustainability challenges.
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CET201 Sustainable Innovation is an interdisciplinary 10 credit course starting in January 2023. The course is practically oriented but also provides a theoretical overview of the key concepts in the fields of innovation and sustainability.
Through creative learning methods and a combination of theoretical and practical approaches, CET201 will enable you to develop knowledge in innovation, sustainable development, creative processes and interdisciplinary collaboration through case-based learning.
Sustainability as a driver of innovation
A major element of the course is collaboration in interdisciplinary project groups, where you will be developing innovative solutions to real sustainability challenges in Bergen.
The course is organized around ten sessions that are divided into 4 phases of innovation:
- Understand
- Explore
- Prototype
- Implement
Collaboration and active learning
Inspiring guest speakers with aptitude in innovation and sustainability will give condensed lectures and facilitate workshops and panel discussions. The course is based on various innovative methods and tools emphasizing active student learning.
Each session will take place in locations facilitating creative innovation and interactive learning. In the course, you will be introduced to sustainability and innovation, participate in a crash course on Design Thinking and prototyping and learn from practitioners working on sustainable innovation in private and public sectors. The course ends with a project presentation by each project group that will be evaluated by an academic panel.
Which forms of assessment are used?
The case presentation accounts for 50 % of your grade, and written assignments that account for 50%. The sessions are mandatory, but absence up to 20% can be accepted. You are expected to work together with other students in project groups in between the sessions.
Open for students from all disciplines
The course is open for students from all disciplines and fields of study at UiB. Application for the course is done through Studentweb. The deadline is 10th of January.