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2023 INDEX Symposium Singapore Management University 4 - 6 October 2023

Type:

Workshop

Dates:

04 Oct 2023 - 06 Oct 2023

Partners:

Singapore Management University (SMU)

INDEX stands for "Industry Project-Based Experiential Learning". From 4 to 6 October 2023, Singapore Management University (SMU) and SMU-X organised the inaugural INDEX Symposium. Over 70 participants from 10 countries - university leaders and education practitioners - shared their experiences and perspectives on the various models and options of experiential learning, its challenges, and necessary resources. How can education institutions create a curriculum that evolves from mere content teaching to engaging students in active, real-life learning situations? We conducted a workshop on "Circular Education: Every Stitch Counts" at the Symposium - an experiential and hands-on learning experience for the international participants to showcase how circularity and sustainable consumption practices can be embedded in the curriculum. Deans, Professors, Higher Education and Experiential Learning Experts and Lecturers - had to switch roles, sit on sewing machines and create sustainable products out of pre-loved school uniforms. Most resources and materials in our education systems have a rather short and linear lifespan. Our session demonstrated how we can keep these resources in circulation, maximise their use and apply principles of the Circular Economy in the education context - for example, by repurposing a school uniform into a laptop bag. During the Symposium, we also presented our current partnership with the SMU-X Course on Teambuilding and Leadership led by Professor Hanoi Lok, where collaborate with over 40 students on a perception study on the SG Green Plan and sustainable consumption practices at home and at school.

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