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One important task for LUCSUS is to initiate and coordinate interdisciplinary courses related to environment and sustainable development.

The unifying methodological approach taken by LUCSUS is system analysis, incorporating both system thinking and system dynamics. In short, system analysis is a methodology for understanding complex problems, across several disciplinary areas. In the context of sustainability LUCSUS researchers examine a variety of human-nature system interactions from this system analysis perspective.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Master Programmes

 

LUMES

One important task for LUCSUS is to guide the LUMES programme, Lund University International Master’s Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science. This unique programme consists of students from all over the world and from a variety of scientific disciplines.The most recent batch of LUMES students comprises 40 students from 28 countries, 5 continents and 8 different academic disciplines. Furthermore, the programme is based on systems analysis as a unifying and common means of communication between disciplines.

The programme began in 1997 and since then 325 students from 76 different countries have graduated. But LUMES is not only an MSc programme during 18 months, it also has an Alumni network in which former students communicate and meet. The first reunion of all LUMES Alumni students was held in Lund in April 2005.

In September 2005 the programme was extended from three to four terms. LUMES changed its name to Lund University International Master’s Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science.

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LUCSUS is also one of the teaching partners in an Erasmus Mundus programme. 
Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management, GEM.

Three European institutes have formed a consortium to offer this unique Master’s programme The programme has been approved by European Commission with Eramus Mundus status and accompanying scholarships. The programme is run sequentially by the three European institutions that have excellent international reputations in geo-information science for environmental modelling and management:

  • University of Southampton (United Kingdom)
  • Lund University (Sweden)
  • International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITC
    (The Netherlands)

Lund University is responsible for courses in GIS, which are hosted by Centre for GIS and courses in System Analysis, hosted by LUCSUS.

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Courses

LUCSUS does not offer any undergraduate courses at the moment.
LUCSUS, gave an introduction course in Sustainable Development. The course was an under graduate course and was only given in Swedish.

           More information about the course “Hållbar Samhällsutveckling” »

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PhD Courses

LUCSUS is hosting a Research School  in Sustainability Science. For more information please see LUCID website »

All PhD students at LUCSUS are fully funded. All available PhD positions at LUCSUS/LUCID are announced at the websites of LUCSUS and Lund University.

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Commissioned Education

LUCSUS offers together with Lund University Education, special educational courses and seminars/workshops in variety of sustainability aspects.

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In June Lund University and the City of Lund will arrange education and training for 200 teachers, from preschool to secondary school, headmasters and politicians and officials within the educational sphere.
During this week, called Kunskapsveckan, Lund University offers 32 different inspiring full day seminars.
LUCSUS is responsible for one of the seminars.

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Education for Central and Local Decision makers in Turkey

A one week course ”Sustainable Development – From Problems to Solutions”  was given in December 2007 and January 2008. The courses were given to members of the EU financed and UNDP supported programme “Integration of Sustainable Development into Sectoral Policies Project” in Turkey.
Eisin Esen, Ayse Akpinar and Pelin Deniz Tekneci , from City Planning, Ankara

 

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Summer School Activities

During the summer 2008, June 30 - Aug 12, LUCSUS hosted a two-week summer course in Sustainable Urban Planning and Environment .
This course was financed by the Swedish Institute.

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LUCSUS organized the two-week Summer School course in 2007, Sustainable development – Conflicts and Solution. The course was supported by the Swedish Institute, SI.
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u21ensamLUCSUS was involved in the Universitas 21, U21, Summer School Course 2005 "Sustainable Development of Global Society". U21 is an international network of 21 leading research-intensive universities in thirteen countries. Lund university invited each U21 member to send a group of five students and one teacher to participate this three-week course. Students and teachers were representing several academic disciplines, from both social and natural sciences.
Students were having at least two years of academic studies, and the teachers should either be active in teaching subjects related to Sustainable development, or interested in including it in the current curriculum. Teachers were given a specific programme addressing the pedagogical problems of integrating sustainability perspectives in teaching and how to teach trans-disciplinary subjects.
           More info about Universitas 21 »

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In July 2004 and July 2005 LUCSUS was involved in the four-week courses in University of California Summer School Programme  - Environmental policy and sustainability, where 50 Swedish students from Lund university together with 50 students from UC campuses were attending. The students had at least two years of academic studies, and were representing several academic fields, mainly from the social sciences. The course focused at the choice and design of environmental policy instruments, risk concepts and policy systems, and major differences in approaches between US and Europe.