The Sustainable University Summit - Pursuing Quality Education with Students as Partners

This workshop presentation is from the “Global Goals: Local Action” EAUC Annual Conference 2017, presented by Paul Warwick, Centre for Sustainable Futures Lead - University of Plymouth. Joe Bourne, Student Engagement Manager - Lancaster University Students' Union. Zoe Robinson, Director of Education for Sustainability - Keele University. Eleanor Simes, Sustainability Officer - City, University of London and fell under the Learning and Skills stream. To find more presentations and resources from this Conference, search for EAUCConf17.

This workshop explored how we could create open space for dialogue and co-operative inquiry with our students in the pursuit of the Sustainable University. It draws from a new initiative that involved 7 higher education institutions in England. In this summit staff and students could work as partners and hold conversations about their values and visions for a quality education that is apt for the sustainability challenges we are currently facing. Drawing from the reflections of both staff and students this workshop will provide a practical experience of how we can together make new learning spaces fit for the pursuit of more sustainable futures.