VCSE Guidebook/Conclusions/Bibliography

7.5. Bibliography
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1. Project website http://www.vcse.eu

2. Publications (conference proceedings, journals, books; printed and/or online)


 * VCSE e-learning case study is included in the UNECE Strategy for education for SD – database of case studies developed by the Expert Group on Indicators (more information at: http://www.unece.org/env/esd/SC.EGI.htm).
 * EVS was extensively discussed in “Crossing Boundaries – Innovative Learning for Sustainable Development in Higher Education”, Eds. Joop de Kraker/ Angelique Lansu/ Rejte van Dam-Mieras, 2007 VAS.
 * Peer-reviewed chapter on VCSE in a book on best practices in virtual campus development: R. Cörvers & J. de Kraker (in press) ‘Virtual campus development on the basis of subsidiarity: the EVS approach’, in: M. Stansfield & T. Connolly, Institutional transformation through best practices in virtual campus development: advancing e-learning policies. To be published by IGI Global.
 * VCSE best practice case-study included in European Publication, which will be used to inform the preparation of the next Progress Report on the EU Sustainable Development Strategy in Education.
 * Dlouhá, J. (2008): Networking European Universities through e-learning Envigogika (1/2008) Online www  ISSN: 1802-3061

3. Conferences and symposiums (national, international)


 * Two parallel national Eco Forums during the “Thessaloniki International Fair (HELEXPO)”: (a) The Eco Forum (Local/regional authorities and Environment) and (b) Eco2 Forum (Business and Environment), between 7-9/09/2008 in Thessaloniki.
 * Poster Presentation at the 4th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education: new challenges and emerging roles for human and social development in Barcelona, held by GUNI - The Global University Network for Innovation, in Barcelona, from the 31/3 – 2/4/ 2008 (http://www.gunirmies.net/k2008/).
 * VCSE-promotion during the national conference “Society and Environment: Climate Change and its consequences”, organized by the Greek Economic and Social Committee, 16/02/2008, Thessaloniki.
 * The project information was disseminated by CUEC at the third meeting of the UNECE Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development at Geneve in March 6-7 2008, and at the International Sustainable Campus network Conference, held 23rd to 25th April at ETH Zurich.
 * Promotion of the VCSE Project at the international Conference EMCSR March 08 (in Vienna). (19th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research).
 * Promotion of the VCSE Project at the International Business Summer School in Lublijana, July 2008.
 * Promotion of the VCSE Project at the ITdNet Meeting (International Transdisciplinary Network) in July 2008.
 * Promotion of the VCSE Project at the IRDO Conference June 2008 (Social Responsibility and Social Challenges) in Slovenia and plan further activities with IRDO.
 * WEEC2007
 * Leading the workshop of North-German Universities dealing with Higher Education for Sustainable Development, provided opportunities to LU to inform about the project and resulted in the invitation of two participants for the 2nd Central Demonstration Workshop.
 * CUEC joined the consortium of the proposed COST action “Sustainable Universities – increased efficiency and reduced consumption”, coordinated by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Slovenia. A member of the University of Maribor attended the 1st VCSE demonstration workshop and joined the VCSE partnership.
 * CUEC also networked with the PASDEL project (PrActising Sustainable Development through E-Learning) funded under the Leonardo da Vinci programme, member of which and attended the 2nd Central Demonstration Workshop in Prague. Ideas on how to network the outcomes of the 2 projects were discussed, particularly in terms of VCSE work group 4 learning activities in national language which can be networked with the Pasdel project, and
 * Pasdel project outcomes targeted at university level, which, providing funding becomes available might be translated into English and made available on the VCSE platform.
 * 4th World Environmental Education Conference, Durban (July 2007)
 * Education for Sustainable Development Conference, Berlin (Feb 07)
 * Moodle Conference, Dusiburg (March 07)
 * European Distance and E-Learning Network Conference, Naples (June 07)
 * Workshop “Higher Education for Sustainable Development”, Hamburg (Oct. 07)
 * Workshop “Transdisciplinarity in Teaching”, TU Darmstadt (Feb 08)
 * 4th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education, Barcelona (March 08)
 * 5th EMSU Conference, Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities, Barcelona (Oct 08)
 * Working together for Sustainability: On Campus and beyond. Congress of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), USA (November 2008).
 * International Advanced Research Workshop on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Slovenia (March 2007)
 * Sustainable Development: ideology or vision, Prague (December 2007)
 * 4th International Conference on Environmental Education, Ahmedabad, (November 2007)
 * -SCO (Shareable Content Objects) 2008: 5th Annual Conference on electronic teaching support, Brno (June 2008)
 * 6th International Conference Sustainable Development, Culture and Education, Eskisehir, Turkey (June 2008),
 * ECEL 2008, 7th European Conference on e-Learning, Cyprus (November 2008)

4. Networks (mailings; informal ptp contacts, discussions, meetings, e-newsletter, incl. Best Practice Guidebook)


 * EADTU (Task Force on Sustainable Development)
 * DHO (Dutch Foundation for Sustainability in Higher Education)
 * EVS-partners
 * Informal professional networks
 * NUN AG (North German University Network)
 * AG Hochschule, UNESCO Decade
 * Prague University Co-operation Agreement to Introduce and Conduct Sustainable Development and Environmental Studies (network of 5 Prague-based Universities)
 * Forum for University Teachers of Environmental Education
 * International Sustainable Campus Network
 * Charles University – faculties and Erasmus service
 * Oikos
 * Regional Centres of Expertise

5. On-site workshops (also on VCSE-universities)

Nine (9) materialized already and more planned to take place during 2008-2009. As a result as the on-site demonstration workshops six highly motivated invited universities attended the VCSE CDWs and subsequently joined in or expressed their interest to join the VCSE Network. More specifically:
 * Universities of Antwerp, Belgium
 * University of Leuven, Belgium
 * Prague Universities Agreement on Cooperation in Sustainable Development, Czech Republic
 * University of Oldenburg, Germany
 * University of Santiago de Compostela
 * University of Bremen, Germany
 * University of Potsdam, Germany
 * Forum for University teachers for Sustainable Development
 * Sustainable Development 2008 conference (EESD) (September 2008)

Furthermore, the future on-site demonstration workshops are due to take place at the following universities/networks:
 * University of Amsterdam, Dutch Network for Higher Education and Sustainable Development (DHO), the Netherlands
 * Technical University of Hamburg, Germany
 * Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
 * Open University of Greece, Patras, Greece
 * Aegean University, Lesvos, Greece
 * Technical University of Graz, Austria