Jenny Valcke

This project builds on the results of two previous KI Ped projects: Digital Learning Activities for Integrating Global Sustainable Development in Health Professions Education (REF 20200903) and EECHO-Health (REF FoUI-989608). Both projects highlighted the skills students need and the importance of improving teachers’ pedagogical strategies to effectively integrate transformative education for sustainable health into higher education. Despite ongoing efforts to incorporate the 2030 Agenda across Karolinska Institutet’s activities, gaps remain in the pedagogical approaches required to prepare future graduates. Such integration is essential because it promotes holistic and transformative learning approaches that are critical for addressing global challenges. The Teaching for Tomorrow (TfT) project aims to support course leaders within the programmes in Biomedicine, Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), and Global Health in embedding transformative education for sustainable health into their teaching. This initiative is vital to ensure that future graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to address global health challenges and contribute to sustainable health outcomes. Through a series of workshops addressing gaps in teaching practice, university culture, and the professional development of educators, the TfT project will help ensure that future generations of health and medical professionals are better prepared to advance sustainable health. In turn, this will contribute to a more resilient and effective healthcare system that is better equipped to respond to complex health challenges. The project aligns with KI Strategy 2030, KI’s Pedagogical Policy, and KI’s Eight Principles for Integrating the 2030 Agenda into Education. By doing so, it will strengthen Karolinska Institutet’s position as a leader in innovative pedagogy for sustainable health.