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TED – Teaching Environmental Democracy (UCLy website)

Erasmus+ KA220-HED Cooperation Partnership (2025–2028)

TED – Teaching Environmental Democracy is an Erasmus+ cooperation project in higher education aimed at developing an innovative European training programme on environmental democracy through deliberative democratic methods and active student participation.

The project brings together universities and organisations from France, Italy, and Greece to design a joint academic programme combining environmental law, democratic participation, sustainability, and civic engagement. One of TED’s main innovations is the creation of a Students’ Assembly, allowing students to actively engage in deliberative processes on concrete environmental challenges affecting different European ecosystems.

The programme combines:

• common courses on EU environmental law, sustainable development goals, and democratic participation;
• specialised modules dedicated to mountain, maritime, urban, and Mediterranean ecosystems;
• seminars, coaching activities, and practical case discussions;
• international student mobility and a joint certification.

TED promotes innovative teaching methodologies that combine traditional academic learning with participatory democracy tools, fostering critical thinking, active citizenship, and environmental awareness among students.

The project also aims to create a transferable and scalable educational model that can later be adopted by other universities and institutions across Europe.

Partners

• Catholic University of Lyon – UCLy (France) – Project Coordinator
• University of Salento (Italy)
• CESUE – Centre for European Union Studies / FocusEurope (Italy)
• Athinaiki Agora for Democracy & Culture Foundation (Greece)

Dr. Stefania Attolini serves as Project Coordinator and leads the overall implementation and strategic development of TED

Duration

2025–2028

Programme

Erasmus+ KA220-HED – Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education

Versione Française 

TED – Teaching Environmental Democracy

Projet Erasmus+ KA220-HED de coopération dans l’enseignement supérieur (2025–2028)

TED – Teaching Environmental Democracy est un projet Erasmus+ visant à développer un programme européen innovant de formation à la démocratie environnementale à travers des méthodes de démocratie délibérative et la participation active des étudiants.

Le projet réunit des universités et organisations de France, d’Italie et de Grèce afin de concevoir un parcours académique commun associant droit de l’environnement, participation démocratique, durabilité et citoyenneté active. L’une des principales innovations du projet est la création d’une Assemblée des étudiants, permettant aux participants de prendre part à des processus délibératifs portant sur des défis environnementaux concrets liés à différents écosystèmes européens.

Le programme comprend :

• des cours communs sur le droit européen de l’environnement, les objectifs de développement durable et les instruments de participation démocratique ;
• des modules de spécialisation consacrés aux écosystèmes montagneux, maritimes, urbains et méditerranéens ;
• des séminaires, activités de coaching et études de cas pratiques ;
• une mobilité internationale étudiante et une certification commune.

TED promeut des méthodologies pédagogiques innovantes combinant enseignement académique classique et outils de démocratie participative, afin de renforcer l’esprit critique, la citoyenneté active et la sensibilisation environnementale des étudiants.

Le projet ambitionne également de créer un modèle pédagogique transférable et reproductible par d’autres universités et institutions européennes.

Partenaires

• Université Catholique de Lyon – UCLy (France) – Coordinatrice du projet
• Università del Salento (Italie)
• CESUE – Centre for European Union Studies / FocusEurope (Italie)
• Athinaiki Agora for Democracy & Culture Foundation (Grèce)

Dr Stefania Attolini assure la coordination générale ainsi que le développement stratégique du projet TED

Durée

2025–2028

Programme

Erasmus+ KA220-HED – Partenariats de coopération dans l’enseignement supérieur

Versione Italiana

TED – Teaching Environmental Democracy

Progetto Erasmus+ KA220-HED di cooperazione nell’istruzione superiore (2025–2028)

TED – Teaching Environmental Democracy è un progetto Erasmus+ volto a sviluppare un innovativo programma europeo di formazione sulla democrazia ambientale attraverso strumenti di democrazia deliberativa e partecipazione attiva degli studenti.

Il progetto riunisce università e organizzazioni di Francia, Italia e Grecia per creare un percorso accademico comune dedicato al diritto dell’ambiente, alla partecipazione democratica, alla sostenibilità e alla cittadinanza attiva. Una delle principali innovazioni del progetto è la creazione di una Students’ Assembly, che consentirà agli studenti di partecipare direttamente a processi deliberativi su sfide ambientali concrete riguardanti diversi ecosistemi europei.

Il programma prevede:

• corsi comuni sul diritto ambientale europeo, gli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile e gli strumenti di partecipazione democratica;
• moduli specialistici dedicati agli ecosistemi montani, marittimi, urbani e mediterranei;
• seminari, attività di coaching e discussione di casi pratici;
• mobilità internazionale degli studenti e una certificazione congiunta.

TED promuove metodologie didattiche innovative che combinano insegnamento accademico tradizionale e strumenti di democrazia partecipativa, con l’obiettivo di sviluppare spirito critico, cittadinanza attiva e consapevolezza ambientale.

Il progetto mira inoltre a creare un modello educativo trasferibile e replicabile da altre università e istituzioni europee.

Partner

• Université Catholique de Lyon – UCLy (Francia) – Coordinatore del progetto
• Università del Salento (Italia)
• CESUE – Centre for European Union Studies / FocusEurope (Italia)
• Athinaiki Agora for Democracy & Culture Foundation (Grecia)

La Dr.ssa Stefania Attolini è coordinatrice del progetto TED e ne dirige l’implementazione generale e lo sviluppo strategico.

Durata

2025–2028

Programma

Erasmus+ KA220-HED – Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education