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Climate change presents a significant threat in the 21st century, with the transport sector being a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. Previous initiatives have not effectively curbed emissions from the EU's transport sector, necessitating urgent action to revolutionize current practices.
REFOCUS addresses this challenge by developing innovative, student-centered curricula and training in transport, shipping, and logistics to empower individuals, especially those with fewer opportunities, and promote sustainability and resilience in a rapidly evolving market.
Objective 1
Align student learning needs with labor market and EU sustainability, resilience, inclusiveness, and equity goals, while improving educators' knowledge of sustainability and climate change.
Objective 2
Engage in a co-design process to create interactive training material for collaborative online and research-based learning, particularly for disadvantaged individuals.
Objective 3
Create a trans-disciplinary learning space, the Learning Communities of Practice (CoP), for students to learn from diverse educators and address climate change challenges.
Press Release #1
REFOCUS project participates in the 7th Conference on Sustainable Mobility (CSUM 2024) in Greece
The REFOCUS project contributed to the 7th Conference on Sustainable Mobility (CSUM 2024) with the article titled “Future-ready Transport, Shipping, and Logistics: Rethinking Competence and Skills in Response to Climate Change.” The conference was held at Lake Plastira, Karditsa, Greece, from September 4–6, 2024. The article, co-authored by Dr. Maria Karatsoli, Dr. Ioannis Karakikes, Prof. Maria Lambrou, and Assist. Prof. Ioanna Pagoni, was presented by Dr. Maria Karatsoli in the technical session “Climate-neutral and Sustainable Mobility in Practice”. The paper examines innovative approaches to Transport, Shipping and Logistics (TSL) education, addressing the need for climate-resilient skills and competencies in response to the climate crisis, as an outcome of Task 2.3 “Report on Best Teaching Practices and Needs, Existing Programs, and Co-designing the Curriculum”. As part of the conference proceedings, the article will be published in the Scopus-indexed book series Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure (LNITI) by Springer.REFOCUS Project Launches Educational Hub for Sustainable Transport, Shipping, and Logistics Training
The REFOCUS project is proud to announce the launch of its new Educational Hub at https://course.refocus-project.eu, designed to provide high-quality, student-centred educational resources on the transport, shipping, and logistics sectors. The hub offers course material developed to allow students to prepare for attending the Summer and Winter Schools organized by the REFOCUS project in Chios, Greece, Delft, the Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium. The REFOCUS educational hub brings together the expertise of six institutions from four different countries, making it a truly collaborative and international effort. This platform aims to empower participants with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the rapidly evolving transport, shipping, and logistics industries.Press Release #2
Innovation
Collaborative Curricula Innovation
Educators, Students, and Industry Partners Co-Design Future-Oriented Learning Materials through Interactive Communities of Practice (CoP).
Engaging Learning
REFOCUS Courses Integrate Stimulating Training, Case Studies, and Games, Emphasizing Modern Technological Innovations in Transport, Shipping, and Logistics.
Learning Online
REFOCUS Competence Hub (FCH) hosts the digitalized six courses on an open-source learning management platform with enhanced accessibility and streamlined certifications.
Collaborative Curricula Innovation
Educators, Students, and Industry Partners Co-Design Future-Oriented Learning Materials through Interactive Communities of Practice (CoP).
Engaging Learning
REFOCUS Courses Integrate Stimulating Training, Case Studies, and Games, Emphasizing Modern Technological Innovations in Transport, Shipping, and Logistics.
Learning Online
REFOCUS Competence Hub (FCH) hosts the digitalized six courses on an open-source learning management platform with enhanced accessibility and streamlined certifications.