IUS Course Featured in a Book on Education for Sustainable Development
An IUS course, HUM100 Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, was featured in a new book, Contribution of Universities Towards Education for Sustainable Development, published by Springer Nature Switzerland in April 2024. The book, which is a part of the book series “World Sustainability Series”, gathers inputs from universities and research organizations working on matters related to sustainable development in a variety of contexts. It also provides a platform for the dissemination of information on the latest initiatives, paving the way for technology transfer and networking. Furthermore, the book intends to provide a fertile basis upon which universities may cooperate more closely in this vital area.
The entire chapter of the book titled “ESD in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Implementing Innovative Methodologies in a University Elective Course” examines the history and practice of the IUS course HUM100 Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, currently taught by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aliaksandr Novikau from the Political Science and International Relations study program of the Faculty of Business and Administration (FBA). Specifically, the chapter focuses on the implementation of the 17 Rooms Methodology during the Spring 2023 iteration of the course. The 17 Rooms is an innovative methodology developed by a joint team from the Brookings Institution and the Rockefeller Foundation in 2018 to stimulate new forms of action for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The chapter discusses the experience and pedagogical applicability of the methodology to a tertiary classroom context.
