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Co-funded by the Interreg Sudoe Programme, the Rural Transition Labs project drives innovation in rural areas of south-west Europe to improve their resilience to climate change.

Climate change is transforming the ecosystems and socioeconomic activities of the Pyrenees, one of the European regions most vulnerable to its impacts. The ISST joins the collective effort to face these challenges through the participation of Dr. Martí Rosas Casals and Dr. Oriol Travesset Baró in the LIFE Pyrenees4Clima project, a European initiative designed to improve the adaptation capacity of this territory.

"Exploratori dels Recursos de la Natura" (Exploration of Nature Resources) is a project of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in conjunction with the Berga City Council whose objective is to promote the scientific technological vocation, improve learning in secondary and higher education using as an axis a sustainable approach to nature's resources.

First edition of the new Blended Intensive Programme: Transdisciplinarity Methods for Dealing with Sustainability and Land Use Conflicts

A team of researchers from UPC and UB, led by UPC professors, has been selected to carry out an ambitious research project that seeks to revolutionize the teaching of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) in universities.

A Report on the Third International tdAcademy Summer School.

The Generalitat de Catalunya has recognized the excellence of professors Olga Alcaráz and Barbara Sureda, who are part of the team working on the project “Engineering Education for a Sustainable Future: Addressing Environmental Challenges”.

The Catalan coast is increasingly vulnerable to the risks of climate change due to its high urban density and the presence of infrastructures exposed to coastal erosion. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Managed Retreat offer sustainable alternatives to address these long-term risks, but face social resistance. The CoastSpace project, funded by the EU and led by the UPC and the UdG, seeks to create a planning model to implement a coastal adaptation strategy to climate change. The analysis of social perception and the implementation of participatory governance can be key to the success of these measures.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2nd edition of the BIP in Circular Economy that will take place from June 3rd to July 12th, 2024 in Porto, Portugal.

For more than ten years, ISST has been offering undergraduate students the possibility to be trained as experts in sustainability with the Master in Sustainability Science and Technologies (MCTS).