The CLUVEX project Round Table (RT) discussion on “Fostering Climate Change Awareness and Cultivating Green Skills Among Youth for a Sustainable Future” took place on 16th April 2025 during the 2nd International Research-To-Practice Conference on “Climate Services: Science and Education” (https://cs2025.onu.edu.ua; Odessa, Ukraine).
The RT (about 2h of presentations and discussions) was arranged and hosted by the Mechnikov Odessa National University (ONU, Ukraine) for teachers, researchers, experts, and students at all levels of education who are interested in virtual exchanges (the CLUVEX Virtual Exchange Week, VE Week) for learning and discussing the latest scientific knowledge on climate change from multidisciplinary perspectives: natural sciences, social sciences and the arts. In total, 33 persons (20 online and 13 onsite) attended the RT.
During the CLUVEX RT, a series of oral presentations was delivered by the Univ Helsinki (UH, Finland), the ONU), and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK, Ukraine) team members and included: Overview of the CLUVEX project – by Hanna Lappalainen (UH); Guidebooks on Virtual Exchanges (VEG), Climate Literacy (CLG), and Climate Messenger Code of Conduct (CMC) – by Valeria Ovcharuk (ONU); Sumup about the CLUVEX Trainings-for-Moderators – by Olga Shevchenko (TSNUK); Summary about the moderators’ involvement in the 1st Virtual Exchange (VE) Week for students – by Laura Riuttanen (UH), and Summary about the students’ involvement in the 1st VE Week – by Aleksi Vauhkonen (UH).
The Call-for-Students to attend the 2nd VE Week (12-16 May 2025) was announced and promoted among the participants of the RT. Participants of the RT plan to share announcement with students of their own as well as collaborating Universities. The Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University (BTNAU) showed interest to join CLUVEX as Associated Member.
Several Ukrainian participants – Nataliia Bulat, Mykyta Rozvod, Valeriay Ovcharuk and Inna Khomenko – shared their personal experiences in moderating groups of students online during the 1st VE Week (in Oct 2024). The lecturers – Hasmik Movsesyan (Yerevan State University, YSU, Armenia) and Inna Khomenko (ONU) – shared also their personal experiences in delivering lectures online on plenary session of the 1st VE week.
See 2nd Call-for-Students to participate online in the 2nd VE Week (12-16 May 2025).
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