Education for Sustainable Development: the experience of Vladimir branch of RPANEPA Digilina Olga, Avdonina Alexandra, Staroverova Elena

Vladimir region

Passport of Vladimir region Federal District – Central Date of establishment – the 14th of August 1944 Territory – square kilometers Population – The overall population is 1431,9 thousand people (as on the 1st of January 2012); 77,6% is urban population; 22,4% is rural population. The population density per 1 square kilometer is 49,6. Regional centre – the town of Vladimir (345,9 thousand people) situated to the north-east of Moscow 154 km away Key Industries – machine engineering and metal processing, food and beverages

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RPANEPA), Vladimir branch

In close collaboration with … MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY

RPANEPARPANEPA Russian-Swedish seminar "Actual problems of sustainable development of the region: Sustainable Waste Management“ (2010)

Platform for an active dialogue between government, business and NGOs

Annual Russian-Swedish teachers seminars in MSU 2011 – “The integration of sustainable development in courses and programs” 2012 – “Green Economy in the Global Agenda: from Stockholm to Rio”

Interdisciplinary program on sustainable development and environmental management Topics of seminars with video lectures: “Public-private partnership in the implementation of regional environmental policy“ “The implementation of infrastructure projects using the public-private partnership” The purpose of it is to give knowledge in politic, strategies, tools and technologies used for preventive approach to environmental problems

We seek to involve all stakeholders Regional governments Municipal governments Business Academic Staff (different institutions) Students (different institutions) NGOs Format of the meeting: panel discussion, working in small groups, case-study The result: the development of local communities

Online- lectures

Brain- storming session

Regional level Comparison between Russian and Swedish experience Education based on the problem principle: we don't give the knowledge and solutions, we help to define the problem and find the approaches to solving Transfer of “best practices” Extension of contacts with real sector of economy

Agricultural complex growing the environmental friendly production (Vladimir region) Recreation facility for ecotourizm “Vasilki” (Vladimir region)

Course “Economy of Sustainable Development”

The results of students' scientific research Subject: Implementation of the principles of sustainable development in of regional programs of supporting of talented youth

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