Intermediate Level
Courses tagged with "Intermediate Level"
SDGs and My Company
In this course, participants will develop a deep understanding of the SDGs in relation to the business world. Reasons why companies should address SDGs within their business activities and measures on how this can be done will be discussed in detail. Best Practice Examples will provide a practical insight into the topic. Further, participants will analyse their own company and identify actions and measures on how to address SDGs within their own company.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Reflect on reasons why companies should address SDGs within their business activities
- Remember best practice examples of successful businesses engaging with the SDGs
- Identify relevant SDGs to engage within your company
- Start initiatives to engage with the SDGs in your company
- Business owners, founders of start-ups
- Managers
- Teacher: Ingrid Kienberger
- Teacher: Johannes Oberndorfer
- Teacher: Yao Amevi Amessinou Sossou
- Teacher: Rene Wenzel
- Enrolled students: 11
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Enablers
This course provides an in-depth exploration of key challenges and enablers for SDG implementation. Through a combination of video lectures, readings, additional resources and assignments, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the interconnections between the goals and the importance of policy coherence, partnerships, financing, and monitoring progress.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Recognize and articulate key challenges and enablers in the implementation of sustainable development initiatives
- Understand the interconnections and trade-offs between different SDGs
- Examine the financial gap for sustainable development and its implications
- Understand the role of international organisations and the private sector in bridging the financing gap
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Teachers
- Students
- Lecturer: Marta Garcia-Haro
- Lecturer: Zofia Kunysz
- Enrolled students: 22
Understanding the Relations Between Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Biodiversity
This course examines essential issues pertaining to sustainable development, climate change, and biodiversity conservation. It offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the difficulties and opportunities associated with addressing these crucial global issues.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Understand the basics of sustainable development, climate change, and biodiversity protection and how they are connected
- Examine global, national, and local sustainable development, climate change, and biodiversity policies
- Learn to critically assess complex environmental concerns from scientific, ethical, and social perspectives
- Use critical thinking to develop climate change and biodiversity mitigation options
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Teachers
- Students
- Teacher: Ebun Akinsete
- Teacher: Maria Angeliki Chatzigiannakou
- Teacher: Alice Guittard
- Teacher: Phoebe Koundouri
- Teacher: Eleni Toli
- Enrolled students: 6
Sustainable Consumption and Production
Sustainable consumption and production is a necessary behavioural change for individuals and institutions to foster a sustainable lifestyle. This course gives a detailed overview of ways to consume in a sustainable way as well as necessary factors in sustainable production.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Understand the difference between “conventional” production and sustainable production
- Apply knowledge to recognize sustainable consumption
- Analyse sustainable production and consumption methods
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- SME owners
- Students
- Teacher: Thomas Winkler
- Enrolled students: 4
Connecting the Dots for Circular Ecosystems: Collaboration, Networking and Partnerships
The course addresses the competencies needed to create effective synergies, engage with ecosystems, formulate strategic partnerships and create value. Particular emphasis is placed on the dynamics of Circular Economy collaboration models across value chains and industry verticals. There is a focus on communication skills, social networks and new technologies that boost a collaborative culture and management best practices.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Analyse the value chains, sectors and ecosystems
- Identify synergies and use a different set of tools to formulate the right partnerships
- Use social networks and communication strategies to boost your network and develop an extrovert and collaborative culture
- Extract best practices from relevant case studies and success stories presented by market experts, entrepreneurs and policymakers, both in the private and public sectors
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Students
- SMEs Managers/Owners
- Academics
- Teacher: Katerina Chatzichristou
- Teacher: Spyros Kokolis
- Enrolled students: 4
Socio-Economic Pathways - Benefits and Application
This course examines the numerous mechanisms by which socioeconomic systems evolve and influence society, the environment, and global development. Participants will investigate various scenarios, models, and approaches for comprehending and influencing socioeconomic trajectories in the context of global challenges.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance and benefits of socio-economic pathways
- Demonstrate how to create futures and scenario analysis
- Identify areas for improvement by engaging with stakeholders and receiving their feedback and recommendation
- Develop economic, social and technological innovation pathways
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Students
- SMEs Managers/Owners
- Teachers
- Teacher: Ebun Akinsete
- Teacher: Maria Angeliki Chatzigiannakou
- Teacher: Kostas Dellis
- Teacher: Lida Dimitriadou
- Teacher: Alice Guittard
- Teacher: Phoebe Koundouri
- Teacher: Eleni Toli
- Enrolled students: 6
Creating Sustainable Business Models
This course will guide participants through the topic of sustainable business models including the different archetypes and different case examples of successful sustainable business models. Further, participants will get acquainted with the use of the Sustainable Business Model Canvas and develop a draft of a Sustainable Business Model.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Explain the different archetypes of Sustainable Business Models
- Identify relevant actions and measures to integrate sustainability into an existing business model
- Illustrate a sustainable business model via the Sustainable Business Model Canvas
- Managers
- Business owners
- Entrepreneurs
- Students
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Bojan Jovanovski
- Teacher: Ingrid Kienberger
- Teacher: Johannes Oberndorfer
- Teacher: Yao Amevi Amessinou Sossou
- Teacher: Rene Wenzel
- Enrolled students: 4
Knowledge Management and Organizational Innovation
This course explores the principles and practices of knowledge management (KM) and its role in promoting green innovation in organisations. Participants will learn about knowledge management concepts and theories, relating them to innovation in the context of sustainability and digital transformation. Furthermore, the course will develop skills in defining strategies for developing a culture of innovation based on knowledge assets.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Understand why organisations need to adapt themselves to the knowledge-based green and digital economy
- Understand the relevance of knowledge management to building organisational competencies and innovation
- Understand the key concepts and theories of knowledge management
- Identify and apply best practices for capturing, organising, and sharing knowledge.
- Develop strategies for fostering a culture of knowledge management in organisations
- SMEs managers
- HR managers
- Students of Business and related fields
- Teacher: Carolina Marques
- Teacher: Florinda Matos
- Enrolled students: 1
Organisational Capital
The course aims to understand how effectively managing organisational capital is crucial for organisations looking to thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. Participants will involve a combination of strategic planning and commitment to fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. These assets are not physical in nature but play a crucial role in the organisation's success, contributing to efficiency, productivity, and competitive advantage.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Explain the elements of the organisational capital
- Discuss the importance of organisational capital and the need to manage it strategically
- Relate organisational capital and financial management
- Design activities and action plans for organisational learning
- Develop an organisational capital strategy adapted to your organisation
- SMEs managers
- HR managers
- Students of Business and related fields
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Carolina Marques
- Teacher: Florinda Matos
- Teacher: Nuno Matos
- Enrolled students: 2
Relational Capital
This course is open to management staff who want to understand and effectively manage relational capital. Participants will be able to explore the topics of relational capital strategy and leadership while gaining insights on how to build trust in their organisation and increase reputation. Added value from this course is the opportunity to nurture positive relationships with all stakeholders and leverage these connections to create value and achieve strategic objectives.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance of relational capital and the need to manage it strategically
- Explain the elements of the relation capital strategy and activities needed to achieve it
- Relate reputation and trust with shareholders and organisation strategic goals
- Design activities and action plans for customer loyalty and retention
- Develop a relational capital strategy adapted to your organisation
- SMEs managers
- HR managers
- Students of Business and related fields
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Carolina Marques
- Teacher: Florinda Matos
- Teacher: Nuno Matos
- Enrolled students: 1
Building Human Capital toward Sustainability
This course is open to management staff who want to explore their capacity to lead, unlocking the potential of human capital as an essential tool to achieve competitive advantage and sustainable business. Participants will be able to explore the topics of human capital strategy and leadership while gaining insights into establishing effective programs for career development, performance management, team growth, etc.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance of human capital and the need to manage it strategically
- Explain the elements of the human capital strategy and activities needed to achieve it
- Relate the leadership style, organisational climate and the human capital management
- Design activities and action plans for different types of programs to manage human capital
- Develop an initial human capital strategy adapted to your organisation
- SMEs managers
- HR managers
- Students of Business, Organisational Psychology and related fields
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Angelina Taneva-Veshoska
- Enrolled students: 1
How to Audit and Measure IC
This course is open to management staff who want to explore their capacity to use intellectual capital measurement, providing valuable insights into an organisation's intangible assets and helping drive long-term growth and competitiveness. Participants will be able to establish an effective audit program for their organisation that requires a combination of financial, organisational, and strategic expertise.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance of intellectual capital and the need to audit and measure it strategically
- Explain the elements of the intellectual capital audit and the activities needed to achieve it
- Relate the audit methods with the intellectual capital components metrics
- Design an audit action plan for your organisation
- SMEs managers
- HR managers
- Students of Business and related fields
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Carolina Marques
- Teacher: Florinda Matos
- Teacher: Nuno Matos
- Enrolled students: 2
Circular Business Models: Steps from Linear to Circular
This course examines the ideas, methods, and practices of circular business models. The course focuses on how firms may migrate from linear, resource-intensive models to circular ones that encourage sustainability, decrease waste, and produce long-term value.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance of circular economy
- Combine CE tools in a specific case study
- Practice mindfulness techniques to develop circular business models
- Experiment and reflect on circular thinking tools
- Comprehend the policy framework of CE
- Managers
- Business owners
- Entrepreneurs
- Students
- Teacher: Lydia Papadaki
- Enrolled students: 9
Circular Economy KPIs
The measurement and assessment of several key performance indicators (KPIs) in the context of circular economy efforts is the primary emphasis of this course. In order to evaluate the efficacy of circular economy ideas and practices, students will learn how to design, execute, and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs).
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance of circular economy in terms of challenges and opportunities
- Measure the CE Impact using different tools
- Learn and apply Circular Finance and Investment Metrics
- Experiment and reflect on circular KPIs on specific projects
- Managers
- Business owners
- Entrepreneurs
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Teacher: Stathis Devves
- Teacher: Conrad Felix Michel Landis
- Teacher: Lydia Papadaki
- Enrolled students: 8
SustainAgility – How Agile Ways Help to Continuously Improve Sustainability in Business
This course aims to introduce the connection between sustainable business transformation and agile ways of working in this process. Participants will learn to use agile patterns and logic to accelerate and adopt their change towards a more sustainable organisation.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Connect the agile basic knowledge with the sustainability challenges of the SDG 17
- Compare classic and agile approaches to management
- Connect agile execution to sustainable regulation and audits
- Utilise agile methods for business model innovation
- Introduce purpose-driven leadership in sustainability transformation
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Managers
- SME owners
- Students
- Teacher: Boris Gloger Consulting
- Teacher: Katharina Reuter
- Enrolled students: 3
How to Achieve a Sustainable Lifestyle?
How can you change your behaviour to follow a sustainable lifestyle? This course will give examples and solutions to answer this comprehensive question. The focus lies on practical tips and tricks to:
1) Recognise our behavioural misalignments and
2) How can we shift to sustainable behaviour?
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Understand why we behave as we do even though we know it is not sustainable
- Understand different behavioural patterns
- Analyse your own behaviour
- Understand and analyse “Sustainable Lifestyle”
- Apply methods to change your own behaviour
- Managers
- Business owners
- Entrepreneurs
- Students
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Thomas Winkler
- Enrolled students: 2
Unlock Your Potential as a Sustainability Leader
This course is open to all who want to explore their capacity to lead, unlocking the potential of their leadership style. Participants will be able to explore the topics of ethical and purpose-driven leadership while gaining insights into emotional intelligence and spiritual capital. Added value from this course is the opportunity to put the learning into daily practice in a personal action learning project and participate in a research project working with professionals from other organisations.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance and power of sustainability leadership
- Explain the role of leadership in initiating long-lasting changes in organisations
- Analyse the effects of purpose-driven leadership in nurturing the spiritual capital of the organisation
- Experiment and reflect on a set of techniques to manage your emotions at the workplace
- Adopt a leadership style with a long-lasting impact on sustainability
- Managers
- Business owners
- Entrepreneurs
- Students
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Angelina Taneva-Veshoska
- Enrolled students: 6
Practicing Mindfulness for Personal Energy Efficiency
This course is open to all who want to explore their own behaviour and experiment with a set of simple, practical techniques in the period of 4 weeks, reflecting on mindfulness of body, emotions, mind and self. Experiences and insights gained during this course will help participants adopt new habits of managing their personal energy and positively affecting their productivity and well-being.
Completing this course will equip you to:
- Discuss the importance and power of mindfulness
- Recognise unbalanced behaviour in their daily life
- Practice mindfulness techniques to enhance the awareness of their body, emotions, mind and self
- Analyse personal lifestyle and behaviour patterns which influence the mindfulness process
- Experiment and reflect on mindfulness techniques
- Adopt effective personal energy efficiency methods for a balanced life
- Professionals (from public and private institutions, NGOs)
- Managers
- Entrepreneurs
- Students
- Teacher: Rhonda Bowen
- Teacher: Angelina Taneva-Veshoska
- Enrolled students: 1
