| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.66 |
| Liaison | Philippe Lemarchand |
| Submission Date | Dec. 2, 2024 |
Technological University Dublin
EN-7: Continuing Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
7.1 Continuing education offerings in sustainability
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the sustainability-focused continuing education course offerings:
The TU Dublin strategic intent outlines an ambitious requirement for all TU Dublin courses to include sustainability as a learning outcome and for TU Dublin to be one of the top universities for sustainability. As well as this TU Dublin has several specific continuing education course offerings such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership (Ref1) and also the Master of Arts (MA) in Global Sustainability Leadership which is delivered in a unique partnership with UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)
TU Dublin provide Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training that are Sutainability-Focused (Ref2) from various schools.
Sustainability-Focused modules for CPD in Business (Ref3) included:
- Certified Charity Trustee Programme
Sustainability-Focused modules for CPD in Architecture (Ref4) include:
- Biodiversity and Nature Conservation TU347
- Energy Modelling using PHPP TU5409
Sustainability-Focused modules for CPD in Mechanical Engineering (Ref5) include:
- NZEB Policy & Technologies TU5404
- Emerging & Renewable Engineering Tech TU5014
Sustainability-Focused modules for CPD in Transport and Civil Engineering (Ref6) include:
- Climate Resilient Infrastructure TU5027
- Energy Infrastructure TU5023
- Introduction to Sustainable Infrastructure TU5021
- Waste and Environmental Management Systems TU5028
- Water Resources and Quality Management TU5026
Sustainability-Focused modules for CPD in Culinary, Hospitality and Tourism (Ref7) include:
- Certificate in Science in Sustainable Horticulture TU5160
Sustainability-Focused modules for CPD in Computer Science (Ref8) include:
- Professional and Legal Issues in IS and IT; CMPU 3031
- Programming for Big Data; PROG 9813
URL References:
Ref1: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/postgraduate/courses/pg-sustainability-leadership-in-business/
Ref2: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/
Ref3: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/business/
Ref4: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/architecture/
Ref5: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/mechanical-engineering/
Ref6: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/transport--civil-engineering/
Ref7: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/culinary-hospitality--tourism/
Ref8: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/faculties-and-schools/computing-digital-data/school-of-computer-science/study/professional-development/
Does the institution have at least one continuing education offering that is focused on a topic other than sustainability, but incorporates sustainability content or addresses a sustainability challenge?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s continuing education offerings that incorporate sustainability content or address sustainability challenges:
Sustainability-Inclusive modules for CPD in Biological, Health & Sport Sciences (Ref1) include:
- Histopathological Dissection TU5297
- Medical Device Decontamination TU5306
- Medical Science Micro-credentials: In-Practice
- Medical Science Micro-credentials: Advanced-Practice
Sustainability-Inclusive modules for CPD in Food Science & Environmental Health (Ref2) include:
- Food Allergen Management and Control
Sustainability-Inclusive modules for CPD in Computer Science (Ref3) include:
- Data Mining TECH 9810
- Machine Learning SPEC 9995
- Research Design and Proposal Writing SPEC 9998
- Systems Architectures SPEC 9270
- Web Applications Architectures DATA 9900
Other Sutainability-Inclusive modules for CPD (Ref4) include:
- Hygrothermal Risk Assessment TU5408
- Planning and Design for Active Travel TU346
- Professionalism and Planning ARCH6101
- Building Heat Transfer and Simulation TU5005
- Water Services Engineering TU5009
- Heating System Engineering TU5010
- Heat & Water Services Design Project TU5017
- Collaborative Working (including BIM) in Civil & Structural Engineering 1 TU5018
- Collaborative Working (including BIM) in Civil & Structural Engineering 2 TU5019Hygrothermal Risk Assessment TU5408
- Planning and Design for Active Travel TU346
- Professionalism and Planning ARCH6101
- Building Heat Transfer and Simulation TU5005
- Water Services Engineering TU5009
- Heating System Engineering TU5010
- Heat & Water Services Design Project TU5017
- Collaborative Working (including BIM) in Civil & Structural Engineering 1 TU5018
- Collaborative Working (including BIM) in Civil & Structural Engineering 2 TU5019
The School of Culinary Arts (Ref5) also addresses the challenge of eliminating food waste and making food more sustainable.
URL References:
Ref1: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/biological-health--sports-science/
Ref2: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/food-science--environmental-health/
Ref3: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/faculties-and-schools/computing-digital-data/school-of-computer-science/study/professional-development/
Ref4: https://www.tudublin.ie/study/professional-development/
Ref5: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/faculties-and-schools/arts-humanities/culinary-arts--food-technology/sustainability/
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