About a year ago, I wrote this:<\/p>\n
We are encouraged to take both the\u00a0Copernicus Alliance<\/a>, and EAUC\u2019s LiFE (Learning in Future Environments<\/a>), seriously, as major initiatives supporting sustainability and learning, and I have no doubt that, for those involved, there is something to be gained by membership. \u00a0But those involved seem as rare as a Vice Chancellor who\u2019s got a good word to say about ESD. \u00a0Building on what remained of the Copernicus Campus<\/a>, the Alliance<\/a> currently has 19<\/span> members across Europe, more than a third of which are in Austria (with over half of these in Graz). \u00a0 Similarly (although over a shorter time, and only in the UK) LiFE<\/a> has 17<\/span> university members signed up. <\/span><\/p>\n
Who will be the first to 25, I wonder? \u00a0My money (though not much of it) is on LiFE as it seems to have more to offer institutions, even if they are ponderously slow to appreciate this.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Well, there are now<\/a> 15<\/span> university members of LiFE, which is something of a backward step, and 21<\/span> universities in Copernicus<\/a>, (more than a third of which are still in Austria). \u00a0This\u00a0is not exactly a great leap for<\/span>ward.<\/p>\n
So, what does this say about LiFE<\/em> <\/strong>or Copernicus<\/em><\/strong>?<\/strong> Are they are<\/strong> too pricey for what they offer? \u00a0Or is what they are offering not felt appropriate by those that might join? \u00a0Or is it just that there's a tide ebbing against the joining of such things?<\/p>\n
And will they both still be around in 12 months time? \u00a0Well, this time, my money (though still not much of it) is on Copernicus<\/em><\/strong> because of its smart linking with UN processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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