RCE Samara-2012

Submitted by RCEsamara on Sun, 2012-09-16 00:00
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
The vision of RCE Samara lies on comprehensive promotion of Education for Sustainable Development, development of methods and approaches to the ESD in the Region, sharing of knowledge and experience with other RCE's. The main objective is to influence on creation of a sustainable society.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
3
b. Transactional : 
4
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
Department of building and architecture of urban district of Samara,
Department of culture, sports, tourism and youth policy of urban district of Samara,
Swiss Association of Architects and Engineers, International Forum "Man and Architecture",
University of Florence,
Volga Department of Russian Engineering Academy,
International Ecology and Life Safety Academy of Sciences
Professional Guild of architects of United Kingdom, Romualdo del Bianco Foundation
4. Cooperation and communication : 
The communication between the patners is carried out by phone and e-mail. There are also meetings to address the most important and urgent issues.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
IAS of UNU
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Swiss Association of Architects and Engineers, International Forum "Man and Architecture"
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
RCE NiNo, RCE Kyrgyzstan
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Dr. Sergey V. Stepanov (delivered lectures at RCE Yohogama)
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
CZEND
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
4
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
4
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
2
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
Our partners can initiate activities or the implementation of projects.
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): 
2
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
5
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
The our vision is achieved primarily through educational activities and other ESD events in the process of which we can apply methods and approaches to the Education for Sustainable Development in the Region.
10. Competences and capabilities : 
The key competences being shaped by ESD activities of the RCE are:
- inclusion in the curriculum of the block of disciplines on sustainable development,
- widening networks.
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Members of the RCE conduct classes with the students. Therefore, they can directly include ESD ideas into basic education.
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Together with Social and Marketing Research Centre we conduct training for vulnerable social strata such as migrant, national and religious minorities, etc.
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The relevant materials are published in regional media.
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
First steps are made, new programms are being introdused into curricula.
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
3
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
4
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
3
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
The RCE actively helps to adapt ESD to the needs of the Samara region. It is through R & D component that the needs of the Samara region are identified.
14. Research partners : 
Department of building and architecture of Samara, Department of culture, sports, tourism and youth policy of Samara, Swiss Association of Architects a Engineers International Forum "Man and Architecture", University of Florence, Volga Department of Russian Engineering Academy, International Ecology and Life Safety Academy of Sciences
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
4
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
4
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
2
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports