Starting with 2023, CIVIS launches a new format of online courses, entitled MOOC – Massive Open Online Course. The first course in the series is Climate and energy – An interdisciplinary perspective and will take place between 30 January and 24 February 2023. The deadline for registration is 30 January 2023.
This course, the first CIVIS massive online open course (MOOC), is for students from any background who want to approach the climate and ecological crisis from an interdisciplinary perspective. It is both a self-standing introduction to climate and energy and a “taster” for an entirely new transdisciplinary master’s program in climate and energy which will be launched by CIVIS in 2024. In the MOOC, our academics take you on a digital tour of the Swedish island of Utö – located in the Stockholm archipelago. As you explore, you will learn about the climate of the past, the current state of the climate, global cycles (carbon, water), human impacts on climate and biodiversity, and climate change solutions from energy to policy.
Participants will be assessed through online quizzes. Participants will receive a certificate from CIVIS at the end of the MOOC and this certificate will be included in the CIVIS Passport.
More information about the MOOC on Climate and energy – An interdisciplinary perspective and the registration link are available here.
CIVIS MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses
These courses are free, accessible to everyone and completely online, offering a flexible way to build knowledge in all sorts of areas. MOOCs are built by the CIVIS member universities for students, academics, and staff members who would like to prepare for a new educational path, develop career skills or explore a new interest. In fact the CIVIS MOOCs are usually open to everyone, including the general public. The participants do not need to be part of a member university to enjoy a CIVIS experience!
Main characteristics of MOOCs
- They are available on demand
- There is no limit on attendance
- They are free and available for anyone to enrol
- They last for a few weeks or offer a totally flexible schedule
- They are transdisciplinary
- They include a range of online media and interactive tools
- You get support from the community of learners.
- For some MOOCs, the participants can also interact with university professors for additional support.
More details about CIVIS MOOCs can be accessed here.
CIVIS is a European University Alliance gathering 11 member universities: Aix-Marseille Université (France), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), University of Bucharest (Romania), Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Sapienza Università di Roma (Italia), Stockholm University (Sweden), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany), University of Glasgow (UK), Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (Austria) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Selected by the European Commission as one of the first 17 European Universities pilots, it brings together around half a million students and more than 70 000 staff members, including 37 400 academics and researchers.