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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Open university: Adult Education Promoting Sustainable Development, 2024-2025

Open university
smart for good
Credits:
6 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Teaching, education and psychology
Teaching format:
Independent learning, Distance teaching, Blended teaching
Price:
120 € (VAT 0%)
Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

The course covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to the concepts of adult education and sustainable development.
  • Adult education, education policy and sustainable development.
  • Work and family, towards a sustainable working life.
  • Leisure time and non-formal learning.
  • Media and new technologies as enablers and threat to sustainable development.

Learning outcomes

Students will:

  • Be familiar with the concept of adult education and sustainable development within a social cultural context.
  • Be able to discuss and compare sustainable development within Finnish adult education policy.
  • Be familiar with how work/life balance connects to sustainable development and how to encourage it.
  • Be familiar with the connection between non-formal learning and social cultural sustainable development.
  • Be familiar with how the development of new technologies can enable or disrupt sustainable development.

Please check Peppi- study guide for more information about the course.

This course is a part of the basic studies Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development that also offer an open university route to a Bachelor Degree Programme of the same name at the University of Eastern Finland. Read more here.

Learning tasks in the online course environment 21 h, essay 30 h, independent work 111 h. Learning tasks must be completed by xx.x.2025. More detailed information is coming later on.

The online course environment will open in September. More instructions about course assignments and learning material can be found there.

The study fee is 20 euros per ECTS credit for individual study units, and 15 euros per credit for study modules. The study fee is paid at registration.

Please find more information: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)

By paying the study fee, the student receives a temporary right to study that entitles them to attend a particular course. The right to study is course-specific, and is required to complete the course as specified in the syllabus for the term, covering both teaching and course exams. If the course is continuously open for registration, the maximum time to complete the course is from 1 August to 31 July for that academic year.

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Registration instructions

I Click the registration button on this page. You will be directed to our registration service with the study unit already selected. You can add several study units to your study cart before you continue. 

II Proceed to identify yourself using the Suomi.fi service, fill in your personal information to the registration form, confirm your registration and pay the study fees. If you cannot use the Suomi.fi service, please contact our training secretary, their information can be found below. 

Please note that the registration is binding. For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). 

III Your registration will typically be processed in 2-5 working days. During peak registration periods, this may take up to 10 days. After this period, you will get an automatic message which includes a link to the starting instructions. Please read and follow the instructions carefully.  

 

If you do not have a UEF username, you will also get instructions for activating one. Access rights will be added to your username when your study right begins.  

 

If you can’t find these messages, remember to check your email’s trash folder, and contact the open university staff if needed. 

 

If your employer will pay your tuition fee, please contact our study affairs secretary. Their contact information can be found below.

Registration starts:
2024-08-08 09:00
Registration ends:
2025-04-27 23:59
Registration

More information about education

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Vikla, Sanna

Continuous Learning Specialist

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504666591

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Airaksinen, Iina

Student Affairs Secretary

Centre for Continuous Learning

+358504649747