Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North
The course will address sustainability from practical perspectives exploring the industrial and business life in Northern Norway. Visiting regional nature gems adds an important component to the holistic Artic experience making students’ stay in Northern Norway an unforgettable educational journey.
The course includes an online session which will take place on the 6th of June, Thursday 12.00-14.00, which is outside the Summer School week in Bodø.
The one-week intensive course uncovers a sustainable blue economy in the context of Northern Norway. The course is activity-based with company visits and field trips to provide insights into how regional marine and maritime-related industries achieve blue growth in balance with environmental sustainability and for the benefit of local communities.
The course includes an online session which will take place on the 6th of June, Thursday 12.00-14.00, which is outside the Summer School week in Bodø.
After completing the course, students should obtain the following knowledge, skills and general competencies:
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the Methodology of Scenario Planning, a strategic tool used to foresee future changes.
- Understanding of the current challenges and opportunities associated with Sustainable Blue Economy.
- Familiarizing with the key issues that shape Blue Economy in Northern Norway and the High North.
Skills:
- Can apply the methodology of scenario planning in relation to varied cases and contexts.
- Can use AI for building and visualizing scenarios.
- Can reflect on the subject of the implication of a Sustainable Blue Economy in the High North context.
- Can work in a group and divide tasks between the group members.
General competences:
- Can complete a comprehensive project as a participant in an international group.
- Can verbally present views in a discussion on Sustainable Development in the High North in English.
- Can read and assess course literature critically
The course Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North is connected to a project at Nord University through which the participation costs for five students can be covered. When you apply for the course Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North, you need to pay the registration fee of NOK 1000. When you have completed the course, you will be refunded NOK 1000 through the special funding scheme. The first five students who register for the course will be selected for this and reimbursed after the completion of the course Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North. In addition, accommodation (single room + breakfast) from Monday July 1 to Friday July 5 will also be arranged and covered by the university for the same five selected students. The university arranges the reservation of the rooms which are located in a hotel in Bodø city centre.
Lectures envisage the primary teaching form and will be delivered in plenary sessions.
Guest lecturers will also be arranged, as well as case studies with the following presentations and discussions.
Every student is supposed to learn from many sources, and active interaction and discussion with others in a team is presumably the most important.
Working in teams will be stimulated under the group assignment and it is assumed that all the students will be active and, in this way, will contribute considerably to individual learning.
That is why the course presupposes an intensive self-study of the Required readings by the students followed by class discussions.
Effective knowledge- and competence building largely depends upon each student’s ability to organize his or her time in teams and individually.
Participation (OD)
Presentation (MU)
