Joint project

Funder: European Union

Period: 2023-2026

URI: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/projects-details/43353764/101104412/ERASMUS2027?programmePeriod=2021-2027&programId=43353764&projectId=101104412&order=DESC&page=1&pageSize=10

Detailed description: 
NBS Academy sets to create a European Community of Practice (CoP) of teacher education and training providers, teachers, policy makers and other education experts focused on developing and testing new professional learning programmes for improving teachers’ competences on Education for Environmental Sustainability by utilising Nature Based Solutions (NBS). By creating a new NBS Education Framework, NBS Academy will acknowledge the innovative aspect of NBS Education and supplement the theoretical research on NBS’ educational potential. Innovative ITE and CPD programmes will be developed and pilot implemented by in six different countries, covering different geographical, cultural and linguistic areas of the EU. The cultural diversity and multilingualism will be celebrated by implementing the training programmes via a blended mobility approach (including a Summer School as well as distance VR mobility training). This will result in raising the appeal of the teaching profession and its internationalization by increasing the opportunities for both teachers and teacher trainers to interact and learn from peers across the EU. Following the training programmes implementation, NBS Academy will evaluate and validate its results and utilize its extensive dissemination network to raise awareness among education professionals on the benefits of NBS Education as well as the internationalization of teacher education. By following the principles of CoP to sustain long term active collaboration and organic growth of our network (also via synergies with existing related initiatives) and by utlising the strong profile of the organisations in our consortium, NBS Academy will impact the quality of teacher education in Europe and inform European and national policies.