Sustainable development in KI’s education: Resource Bank and newly established network for teachers

Sustainable development network for teachers

The purpose of the newly established network is to support each other and other teachers at KI in the work of integrating education for sustainable development within planetary boundaries across all KI educational programmes. The network was initiated by participants in a training course on teaching for sustainable development and sustainable healthcare, which was piloted in autumn 2025. The course participants are the first members of the network, but it is open to all teachers engaged in this area

– Both the course and the Resource Bank were developed with funding from the Committee for Higher Education, with the aim of supporting teachers in the often challenging task of integrating education for sustainable development into KI’s programmes. A study conducted at KI in spring 2024 showed that many teachers were positive about the mission to teach for sustainable development but felt they lacked both knowledge and necessary support for the task. Both the course and the resource bank are important parts of this support, and I perceive that the course participants have already benefited from sharing both knowledge and experiences with each other. The newly created network is a logical next step to continue supporting each other and other teachers in this work, even after the course has ended, says Sara Widén, Course leader.