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education & capacity building

Level(s) - Sustainable performance in buildings

A few hours

Level(s) provides a common language creating a shared understanding of sustainability performance in buildings. It is a simple entry point for applying circular economy principles in our built environment. The modules in this course explain the principles and concepts and offer you practical advice on how to use them over the life cycle of your building projects.

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law, justice, fundamental rights, human rights & democracy

Essential Skills for European Citizens' Initiative Organisers

A few hours

The Online Course on Essential Skills for European Citizens’ Initiative Organisers provides users with an opportunity to learn about the process and practice of developing successful European citizens’ initiatives in an interactive online environment, under the guidance of established experts in the respective practical field serving as course tutors. The online course focuses on practical aspects of the European Citizens’ Initiative such as: - Understanding the areas of Commission competences and managing the registration process - Successful online and offline campaigning in times of Covid - Signature collection - Data protection requirements - Building pan-European support networks - Fundraising - Advocacy - Follow up actions

democracy

better regulation agenda

citizen engagement

#betterregulation

participatory democracy

law, justice, fundamental rights, human rights & democracy

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Soil, a burst of life: the hidden world beneath our feet

More than one week

Soil is home to a quarter of the species on our planet. As they live hidden in the soil, these organisms are too often overlooked. Nonetheless, they support us in many ways, from food production and climate regulation to medicine discovery. Therefore, they deserve much more attention than they get.

Soil biodiversity is extremely variegated. It encompasses microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, as well as “big” animals like earthworms and moles. In between there is a huge variety of organisms, ranging from nematodes, the most abundant animals on Earth, to the colorful springtails.

This course aims at raising awareness and increasing knowledge of the secret life beneath our feet, taking the public on a fascinating journey of discovery. It also allows you to familiarise with European Union initiatives for soil (biodiversity) protection.

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public sector leadership, innovation & knowledge sharing

Co-creation for policymakers

More than one week

This MOOC presents an introductory course to the use of co-creation and design methodologies especially tailored to those working in the field of policy-making. The course is composed of 5 chapters delivered in 5 weeks that will guide participants through the main building blocks of this methodology. Within each chapter, different experts in the field will walk participants through the specific aspects of the whole co-creation process cycle. Participants will go away with an understanding of the potential and benefit of using user-centred methodologies, such as co-creation, in the field of RRI and policymaking.

public sector leadership, innovation & knowledge sharing

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data, digital & technology

EU Policymaking Hub E-talks

More than one week

The EU Policymaking Hub brings a rich offer of live presentations with highly acclaimed international speakers & Commission experts and newly designed & standard EU Policymaking Hub training courses in the third edition of its seasonal online school.

deliberative democracy

strategic foresight

citizen engagement

policymaking

participatorypolicymaking

evidence informed policy

innovation inpolicymaking

futureskills policymaking

futures insights

design thinking in policy

digitalready policymaking

data, digital & technology

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energy, climate change & environment

Global Covenant of Mayors - Cities taking action against climate change

A few hours

The Course will guide you through the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), a global alliance initiative which involves more than 10,000 cities and local governments all over the world. You will gain insights into the methodology and key requirements around the three GCoM pillars: climate change mitigation and adaptation, and Energy access. Success stories and interactive activities characterise your learning experience.

The course provides the know-how and skills to develop a successful Climate Action Plan and to deliver climate ambitions into practice. The access to the course is free, open, and accessible to all interested in GCoM and a sustainable future in cities.

energy, climate change & environment

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Safe Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

A few hours

The Safe Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities online course provides insights on how a career in nuclear decommissioning can help our world grow greener. The course gives participants the opportunity to understand how a day on the job looks like and what a career in this field will bring in terms of opportunities and scientific challenges.

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decommissionning

energy, climate change & environment

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Have you seen an alien?

More than one week

The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) Citizen Science activities aim at bringing together people, scientists and policy makers in an effort to monitor and control invasive alien species (IAS) that cause damage to native species, ecosystems and human’s health.

IAS are non-native biological organisms (plants or animals) that are widely spread, including in urban environment. Timely reporting helps to prevent their further spread; thus, people’s contribution is really important.

This course aims at raising awareness, increasing knowledge and involving the public in monitoring IAS in Europe, promoting people’s engagement in IAS management, and supporting the implementation of the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on IAS, which prioritizes the alien species to be controlled at EU level through the implementation of a set of measures.

The online course will also target teachers who seek expert knowledge on biodiversity and want to give their students the opportunity to experience citizen science activities. The access to this course is free, open and accessible to all stakeholders and people interested in the topic.

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Science for Policy - Maximise your Policy Impact

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education & capacity building

Less than an hour

The scientific world has changed beyond recognition in recent years. The days when scientists produced reports and expected policy-makers to read and then act upon them are long gone! Through sharing of state-of-the art knowledge, interactive games and best practice examples, this course outlines the skills scientists need for their research results to have a bigger impact on policy and society in general.