BIP Living, Inquiring and Knowing: Outdoor Practices for Sustainability

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the University of Gävle for the in-person part of the Blended Intensive Programme Living, Inquiring and Knowing: Outdoor Practices for Sustainability.

During the week in Gävle, participants will engage in outdoor immersive experiences, collaborative learning activities, discussions, and reflections connected to sustainability, education, and transformative learning.

The programme brings together participants from different countries, disciplines, and professional backgrounds to explore new ways of knowing, learning, and relating to the world around us.

About the course

This Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) explores outdoor practices and immersive learning experiences as approaches to sustainability education and research.

Through theoretical perspectives, practical outdoor activities, collaborative reflections, and discussions of real-world examples, participants will explore how sustainability can be understood and practiced in everyday life, education, and society.

Programme overview:

Module 1: Online, June 1 to 6th
Education for Sustainability in Outdoor Context

Module 2: In-Person, June 14th to 19th
Outdoor Immersive Experiences, Gävle Sweden

Module 3: Online, June 22 to July 3th
Transformative Learning Experiences

Module 4: Online, July 6th to 10th
Outdoor Research in Action: Envisioning the Future

The in-person week in Gävle

The in-person part of the programme takes place at the University of Gävle from 14–19 June.

The week will include:

Outdoor immersive learning experiences
Workshops and collaborative activities
Discussions and reflective sessions
Field-based explorations
Group work and presentations

Further details and schedules will be shared with participants before the start of the course.

Travel instructions

By airplane

At present there are over 150 non-stop destinations to Stockholm/Arlanda International Airport within Europe and trains depart to Gävle every hour from right below the Sky City terminal.

Arlanda is only 60 minutes away from Gävle by train. Well upon arrival in Gävle, you can reach just about anything by foot, by bike, bus or taxi. The hotels as well as The University of Gävle are all centrally located and within walking distance. There are also local transportation and buses available for those who prefer.

Tickets and train schedules you will find on this page: sj.se/en Länk till annan webbplats.

By train

A convenient way of travelling longer distances in Europe is via a night train service, and a staple way to get to Stockholm is using the EuroNight train Berlin-Hamburg-Stockholm (16h/12h trip, sleeping berths or sleeping cabins available). Also using this Night Train to return from Sweden to Germany. Several connecting direct trains are then available from Stockholm to Gävle (1,5 h trip).

Our suggestion is, where possible, to find connecting trains to Berlin Hbf or Hamburg Hbf, allowing for at least one hour between connecting trains. Suggested routes found below (all, except trips to Oradea, tested and tried successfully by University of Gävle staff travelling for EU GREEN).

Magdeburg: Magdeburg – Berlin, several direct daily train services, c.a 2h trip.
Wroclaw: Wroclaw – Berlin, several direct daily train services, c.a 4h trip.
Angers: Angers – Paris – Karlsruhe/Cologne – Hamburg, several daily train services, c.a 8h trip.
Parma: Parma – Milano – Basel – Hamburg, some daily train services, c.a 14h trip.
Oradea/Extremadura/Evora: Possible by first connecting with national train services and night train service (to Paris/Berlin).
ATU: Possible by first using ferry Dublin-Holyhead, train Holyhead-London-Brussels-Hamburg (using Eurotunnel under channel)

Hotels in Gävle

There are several hotels in Gävle in various price ranges. You can find information about accommodation in Gävle on the Visit Gävle website. There you can also find other useful information for visitors to Gävle.

Visit Gavle Länk till annan webbplats.