RESFIA+D: The Seven Competences of the Sustainable Professional Dr. Niko Roorda Eco-campus 3 Conference, side-event of the COP21 Conference on Climate Change Organized by the CGE and the CPU Paris, 2015

Identity Operations Education Research Society Assessment, Reporting & Certification The Four Pillars of ESD (Education for Sustainable Development)

Interdisciplinary cooperation Education: The Tree Model

Tree model: Roots: Vision, mission, education goals Trunk:Basic module / introduction of SD Biochemistry:Education methodologies Branches:Disciplinary integration Internal structure:Multidisciplinary integration Forest, ecosystem:Interdisciplinary cooperation Growth process:Development & maintenance of study program Fruits:Output: effect on professional field & society (Re)development of Education: Priority ++ – + – Input Process Output Professional Competences Professional Competences University Mission University Mission

CPU / CGE  SD Competences: 1. Systemic or Systems Thinking 2. Prospective or Futures Thinking 3. Collective or Collaborative Reflexes e.g. intercultural, communication, emotional intelligence 4. Responsible and Ethical Thinking & Decision Making 5. Change Management A sustainably competent professional empathises with the values and emotions of others. E1. Recognise and respect his or her own values and those of other people and cultures E2. Distinguish between facts, assumptions and opinions E3. Cooperate on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis

Level 3: ApplyLevel 4: IntegrateLevel 5: ImproveLevel 6: Innovate Example: E: Emotional intelligence: E1. Recognise and respect his or her own values and those of other people and cultures  You formulate the values from which you think and act as a professional.  You formulate the values from which others think and act who are involved or have an interest in your professional actions.  You ‘listen actively’ to others, and you communicate respectfully with these others about the differences in values.  You cooperate with these others, during which you utilize both the similarities and the differences of the values as an enrichment and reinforcement of the quality of your activities.  You enrich and reinforce the quality of your professional activities by actively expanding the cooperation to people or cultures with other values. Competence Levels: Question 1: Which levels should your graduates have? (“ambition”) Question 2: Which levels are described in the current competence profile? Question 3: Which levels are realized in your current curriculum? Question 4: Which improvements should be the first priorities?

Priorities Example: a RESFIA+D Assessment Bachelor of Commerce, Den Bosch (Netherlands), 2014

Stories by Professionals based on RESFIA+D Netherlands, 2015 The competences of the Sustainable Professional USA, 2016 Les competences du Professionel Durable La France, 2016 ? Proposal: with Anouchka Rachelson with …? Contact: Niko Roorda,