RCE Hamburg-2011

Submitted by RCEjschwarz on Wed, 2011-06-15 07:28
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
The key is all of us learn a responsible use of resources to the extent that we incorporate new ways of action at work and in private in everything we do considering the envisaged impact. RCE Hamburg wants to showcase how individuals and companies can contribute making sustainable development happen. In projects we involve relevant players and stakeholders for co-operation and to further develop ESD.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
2
b. Transactional : 
5
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
The partnership of RCE Hamburg and Region includes various institutions from the higher education sector, vocational training and business management as well as freelancers working in the field of schooling and non-formal education: Anke Küsel (email: a.kuesel@t-online.de), Arbeitsgemeinschaft für zeitgemäßes Bauen e.V. (www.arge-sh.de), Ausbildungszen¬trum-Bau in Hamburg GmbH (www.azb-hamburg.de), Bau-Innung Hamburg, (www.bau-innung.de), Bauindustrieverband Hamburg e.V. (www.bauindustrie-hh.de), Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management e.V. (B.A.U.M. e.V.) (www.baumev.de), Dipl.-Biol. Heike Markus-Michalczyk (www.naturundumwelt.info), Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW Hamburg, ‘Applications of Life Sciences’) (www.haw-hamburg.de/ftz-als.html), Institute for Applied Building Technology of Hamburg University of Technology (www.tuhh.de/abt), Institute for Vocational and Economic Education Sciences (IBW) of University Hamburg (www.ibw.uni-hamburg.de), the Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communica¬tion (INFU) of LEUPHANA University Lüneburg (www.leuphana.de/institute/infu.html), Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (www.mpimet.mpg.de), Vocational School for Construction G19 (www.gneunzehn.de), Future Council Hamburg (www.zukunftsrat.de)
4. Cooperation and communication : 
The coordination unit, placed at Ausbildungszentrum-Bau in Hamburg, provides the partners with essential information through emails and within project teams. The common website of RCE Hamburg (www.rce-hamburg.net) serves as information platform. Chairman Prof. Walter Leal from HAW Hamburg and coordinator Jens Schwarz from Ausbildungszentrum-Bau in Hamburg discuss crucial issues. Cooperational work takes place in the project teams.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
UNU-IAS
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
German Commission for UNESCO
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
East Midlands/UK, Munich/DE, Oldenburger-Muensterland/DE, Nuremberg/DE
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
German Federal Institute for Education and Training (BiBB); German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Hamburg Ministry of Urban Development and Environment: Initiative Hamburg is learning Sustainability
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
1
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
6
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
3
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
The RCE Hamburg network is an open partnership. That means the partners are free to make their own decisions concerning projects and activities as long as their work contribute to the overarching goal ESD. In several cooperation groups we develop and implement projects. The responsibility of each partner may vary according to the project programme and structure.
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
3
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
3
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
4
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
Mainly within projects educational activities are developed (find more information in Form 1 in the area of Flagship projects and in Form 3 on a single project). In general the learning content deals with sustainability issues of future technology or modern learning methods are applied or the mindset for taking responsibility and quality. But apart from that people get informed about SD issues at various events. For example, the Research and Transfer Centre “Applications of Life Sciences” of the HAW Hamburg organized the international summer course on Sustainability, River Basin Management and Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2010 50 participants from Baltic States like Russia, Belarus, Poland and Sweden got to know actual facts about the central topics of the 3-day-course "Sustainability", "River Basin Management" and "Climate Change". Like in the years before the participants enjoyed a varied programme consisting of lectures, intercultural group work and an excursion to the River Elbe. This course was held in September 2011 for the 4th time. Another example is the Interdisciplinary Learning Workshop on Passive House Technology that was implemented in cooperation of Hamburg University of Technology (TUUH) and Vocational Training Centre for building crafts (AZB) in September 2010. This training course emphasised the coherencies between both the different strands of technology as well as the professionals involved. So the participants learned a better joint working and their role in a wider context that is important for (E)SD. We plan to run this training again. This was an activity within the project Build with CaRe (www.buildwithcare.eu) Furthermore various actions around the following topics: Living with the tide and climate change at the riverside: Biodiversity and water as resource and living space facing climate change; Sustainable economic activities showcased through cultivating willow trees in protected areas; Create your own Green Classroom using renewable raw materials (for pupils, teachers and individuals facilitated by Heike Markus-Michalczyk, member of jury of International Agenda-21-Schools in Hamburg) Academic ESD activities can also be reported by LEUPHANA University: Seminars range from Theoretical Foundations of Sustainable Communication for undergraduate students to Participatice Governance ans Sustainable Development for MSc Sustainability Sciences students. (www.leuphana.de/institute/infu/unesco-chair/chair-activities/academic-activities.html)
10. Competences and capabilities : 
Knowledge about future technology such as renewable energy and sustainable building can be gained. Specific skills in construction and communication are trained. The relationship to the participants' jobs is a big issues for us. Mostly, transferable knowledge and skills as well as system thinking is trained. HAW Hamburg is a partner of the “acqua alta 2011 - Exhibition and International Conference on Climate Impact, Flood Protection and Hydraulic Engineering”. Consequences of climate change for flood protection was at the focus of acqua alta fair and conference in October 2011. This unique event was a meeting place for decision makers from industry, science and government to discuss effective strategies for the future. For more information please visit the acqua alta homepage: http://acqua-alta.de/en/conference/ Parallel to the acqua alta the HAW Hamburg SKINT team organized the seminar ‘International Water Law’ for water managers. The workshop held in October 2011 offered valuable insights in and information about the main features of European water law. Experts presented the latest legal development and discuss a wide range of issues related to European Water Legislation and its implementation. SKINT partners from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands also introduced their achievements. More information about the ‘International Water Law’ seminar on the SKINT website http://www.skint-hamburg.de/.
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Learning opportunities outside schools; Access to/ and better learning during the apprenticeship
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Ranging from experts conferences to extra learning opportunities during the apprenticeship, learning outside schools, and adult education as well as higher education.
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Special events to inform about sustainable consumer behaviour and building issues; Guided tours to preserved nature
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Project on how to integrate ESD in existing curricula of crafts(wo)men
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
2
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
3
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
5
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
Research work is a small but certain part of the project on how to integrate ESD in existing curricula of crafts(wo)men. This project is monitored and evaluated by University Hamburg. An internal survey was done among the project partners to ensure the ESD principles while developing new learning materials.
14. Research partners : 
German Federal institute for Education and Training (BiBB) and an external team from University Hamburg (IBW) and ICON Institut Cologne
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
3
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
5
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
2
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
Germany
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports