RCE Southern North Sea-2010

Submitted by RCEsouthernnorthsea on Mon, 2010-04-19 12:21
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
The regional and specific objectives of RCE Southern North Sea are to develop ESD through resource effective means, such as the generation of business tools for progression in sustainable development; the organization of development initiatives to help promote sustainable development in education through educating youth leaders or empowering young people; and the development of community links with higher education institutes.
RCE Southern North Sea plans to raise awareness of sustainable development in the region whilst providing a suitable framework for the best practice of sustainable development, with goals being:
• Developing knowledge and awareness of sustainable development and education for sustainable development within the Southern North Sea region by facilitating the exchange of knowledge, ideas and networks within this context.
• Supporting stakeholders in integrating local sustainable development challenges into the formal and informal education and training practices of the region.
• Stimulating dialogue between a wide range of local stakeholders such as NGOs, industry, social partners and different levels of government.
• Initiating inter-regional collaboration with other RCEs.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
2
b. Transactional : 
4
c. Transformational : 
4
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
United Nations University – Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS)
UNU-CRIS, located in Bruges since October 2001, is a research and training programme of the United Nations University which focuses on research and network development.

Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (HOWEST)
The University College of West Flanders is a member of the Ghent University Association.

Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen (KATHO)
KATHO, the Catholic University College of South-West Flanders, is the largest institution for higher education in West-Flanders.

De Kaap
Since 2002, De Kaap has been the starting centre of the Bruges region and is recognized as such by the Flemish Community.

The Flemish Start Centres
The Flemish Start Centres are private companies acknowledged by the Minister of Social Economy and Equal Opportunity.

Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende (KHBO)
The Catholic University College of Bruges-Ostend represents more than 40 majors in total, both at the professional and at the academic level, in the branches Health Care, Commercial Science & Business Administration, Teacher Training and Industrial Sciences & Technology.
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Communication between partners is through emails; mailing lists and meetings.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The RCE-SNS is part of UNU-CRIS (United Nations University – Comparative Regional Integration Studies), a research and training programme of the United Nations University which focuses on research and network development.
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The EU
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The RCE-SNS has been collaborating with other RCEs through European Programmes:
* Youth in Action - Training Youth Leaders in Sustainable Lifestyles coordinated by RCE East Midlands
* Mobility programme / Leonardo Da Vinci Programme along with RCE East Midlands and RCE Hamburg.
At the moment, RCE-SNS is working on the setting up of a pan-European association of RCEs. In order to contribute to the discussion on this idea, the RCE released a non-paper in March 2010.
International experts
yes/no: 
No
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The RCE-SNS collaborates with local and international ESD organizations. For example, as part of the INTERREG project, RCE-SNS will work in partnership with education institutions and public sector organizations in the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
3
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
3
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
4
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
Higher Education Institutions
Public authorities
Private sector partners
Communities
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 : 
RCE-SNS participated in the Youth in Action project “Training Youth Leaders in Sustainable Lifestyles” which mainly focused on learning how to facilitate youth activities around sustainable development issues as well as on the exchange of experiences and information.
Moreover, the RCE is also working on the INTERREG project “EDU to DO” with the aim to integrate sustainable development in the curricula in the agriculture, building and tourism sectors in the Southern North Sea region and to re-orient education in a way that meets the needs of the labour market.
10. Competences and capabilities : 
The INTERREG project had the aim to develop competences and skills for sustainable development amongst young people, workers and trainers. The proposal includes a pilot project integrating the agriculture, tourism and building sectors, where there will be the opportunity to practice those skills.
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
No
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The RCE-SNS had been involved in the “Training Youth Leaders in Sustainable Lifestyles” project which targeted youth leaders and young people.
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The RCE-SNS Newsletter is a successful tool to communicate and to raise awareness of sustainable development issues in the region. The Newsletter provides information about the most recent developments in Education for Sustainable Development, RCE’s activities and local/international events on ESD and other sustainable development issues.
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
The new INTERREG project “EDU to DO” has the aim of reorienting existing education in the agriculture, building and tourism sectors towards sustainable development.
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
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
Belgium
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports