431-044 Elective modul – Sustainable Development Governance (Programm Future Management)

Responsible for Module	Prof. Dr. Marc Ringel
Module scope	8 ECTS correspond to a workload of 200 hours
Splitting the workload	Attendance / Contact Hours (15 Events a´5 SWS) = 58Std. Preparation/Homework/Self-Study = 116Std. Time for Exercises/GroupWork = 26Std.
Recurrence	annually
Exam Requirements	Exam (60 minutes) 70% Seminar paper & presentation 30%
Requirements for Participation	Good knowledge of English
Relation to other Modules in the Course	I.5 Gesellschaftliche Trends und Transformation I.6 & II.6 Grundlagen zukünftiger Entwicklung
Teaching Forms	Seminar
Specifics	Inverted Classroom with digital learning materials (videos, articles, external content), Guest speakers from the European Commission, the International Energy Agency, Fridays for Future as well as energy and climate associations

After finishing the course Students will be able to do the following:

Explain international sustainability and climate change policies
Use lobbying methods to strategically interact real life with decision-makers
actively participate in on-going debates and exchanges on energy and climate matters
Contribute to decision making in the climate, energy and resource fields at European and international level.
Take up job assignments with industry associations and NGOs at international level and work effectively in a multi-cultural surrounding.

Sustainable Development Governance (interactive lecture)

Understanding the mechanism of the Sustainable Development Goals and their use for policies and projects
SDG7 – clean and affordable energy (renewable energies and energy efficiency)
SDG 17 – Partnerships for Sustainability: Transition management strategies
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities & Communities

European Affairs (interactive lecture) – SDG 16

Understanding “governance”: Policy strategies and measures
Lobbying at EU level
EU institutions and their role in the political process
Political decision making process and possibilities to influence them

Climate Change Policies (online learning module and seminar) – SDG 13

International climate policies
European and international emission trading schemes
Economic instruments for mitigating greenhouse gases and adapt to global warming
Up to date climate protection issues

United Nations (2020): Take Action for the Sustainable Development Goals. UN: New York.

Hardacre, A., (2015): How the EU Institutions Work and How to Work with the EU Institutions, 2nd ed., John Harper, London

Ringel, M; Pittel, K.; Rübbelke, D; Vögele, S.; Ball, C.; Stahlke, T. (2021): International Climate Policy and Economic Perspectives. In: Dirk Rübbelke (Eds.): Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation. Cham: Springer

Acquire professional skills needed to work in an international, multi-cultural environment

Acquire hard and soft skills to lead negotiations in an international context

Integrate existing and new knowledge in complex contexts also on the basis of limited information

Make scientifically sound decisions and critically reflect on possible consequences

Independently acquire new knowledge and skills

Carry out application-oriented projects largely self-controlled or autonomously

Train yourself in presenting and interacting in English

Design further learning processes independently

Reflecting on and changing one's own actions -> personal development

Take responsibility for your own actions

Assess one's own abilities, reflect autonomously on the subject-related freedom of design and decision-making and use these under supervision

Exchange information with representatives of different academic and non-academic fields of activity on alternative, theoretically justifiable problem solutions

Include those involved in tasks in a goal-oriented manner, taking into account the respective group situation

Recognize potential for conflict in cooperation with others and reflect on them against the background of cross-situation conditions

Ensure the implementation of situation-appropriate solution processes through constructive, conceptual action

Modul: 431 044 - Elective modul – Sustainable Development Governance (Programm Future Management)

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