Naslov
Environmental Education at University of Zagreb

Autori
Koprivanac, Natalija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
2nd International Symposium on Environmental Management / Koprivanac, Natalija ; Kušić, Hrvoje - Zagreb : Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2007, 74-74

ISBN
978-953-6470-33-4

Skup
2nd International Symposium on Environmental Management

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 12.09.2007. - 14.09.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Environmantal education

Sažetak
Sustainable development is not only a challenge for governments, institutions and business ; it is also essential issue for the education in general. in this era of changes in academic structures in Europe, which includes reform of study programs due to Bologna Convention ; great efforts are being made to create unique European system of high education. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is developing into an accumulation system to be implemented at institutional, regional, national and European level. An aim of high education is to created and creative experts that will be able to improve individual and social knowledge and skills through scientific, technological and professional activites. Social and economical development in Croatia, as a country candidate for EU, is necessary to be competitive. The achievement of this goal is only possible by elevating educational level. Academic postgraduate specialist interdisciplinary and international program on Environmental Management, - Policy and Sustainability (EMPS) will contribute to achieve these aims. Environmental management integrates many scientific disciplines altogether and shows essential link between life and nature, human society and environment, and includes: adequate handling with energy sources, raw materials and natural resources ; usage of renewable energy sources ; finding and developing more effective and cleaner technologies ; and improvement of mankind life conditions in general presenting a main challenge of 21st century. The main reason for setting forward academic EMPS study was an urge to educate skilled experts that will be able to interdisciplinary overlook of all problems of the environment, and propose adequate solutions for environmental quality control and pollution treatmen. There are serious gaps in graduate and postgraduate education in this field in Croatia, so this EMPS study program represents a perfect and appropriate solution to a need for organizing this type of study. This study structure and curricula development is the main issue of the TEMPUS Project, Master Programme on Environmental Management-Policy and Dustainability, JEP_19075_2004.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemijsko inženjerstvo

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