Project R-13780

Erasmus + ECoGREEN (Education)

The European Green Deal encourages citizens, businesses, academies and governments to create new innovation solving societal challenges to reduce carbon emissions and provide future jobs. This capacity building project intends to provide opportunities for lndonesian universities to develop their capacities dealing with future complex issues. lt aims to integrate sustainability learning and green entrepreneurship into higher education in lndonesia by creating sustainable ecosystems through education and community development and engaging Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) toward sustainable business practices. Students and MSMEs are two main target groups of the project who will impact the likelihood of a sustainable earth while providing future sustainable jobs and businesses. Hence, the integration of both sustainability learning and green entrepreneurship is crucial for lndonesian universities. This project will develop new and innovative courses integrating sustainability learning and applying transdisciplinary approach at 6 lndonesian universities (70.900 students and 2.690 teachers). In addition, inter-university co-curricular activities are designed to enable collaboration across all partners: students, teachers, and MSMEs focusing on development of sustainability and green entrepreneurial competences. The project will also create sustainable and green campus platforms that facilitate collaboration in education and research across all partner universities and develop the capabilities of MSMEs to deal with sustainability challenges in lndonesia. To ensure the quality of results, the project combines three methodologies: UNDP's Capacity Development Process, Framework for Achieving Campus Sustainability and the Quadruple Helix of Entrepreneurship Education. ln doing so, the objective of this project- integrating sustainability learning and green entrepreneurship into higher education in lndonesia - will be achieved by the end of the project

01 March 2023 - 28 February 2026