Published: December 18, 2024
The 重口味SM's , an initiative of the President's Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability , was shortlisted for a .
Given by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the Reimagine Education Awards honour innovative pedagogical approaches that boost learning outcomes and employability, as well as effective methods of teaching sustainability.
U of T's Sustainability Pathways Program was shortlisted in the category of sustainability literacy. The program combines courses, co-curricular activities, campus-as-a-living lab projects and capstone leadership training to educate students across U of T's three campuses.
鈥淥ur goal is to 鈥榬each the rest鈥 鈥 students who would not otherwise engage with sustainability as part of their degrees," said John Robinson, CECCS co-chair and professor in the School of the Environment and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. "This approach is helping to shape the next generation of sustainability leaders, regardless of their field of study, while also providing a transformative educational experience for students.鈥
The recognition comes after U of T was named the most sustainable university in the world by QS for the second year in a row.
