Sustainable and Resilient Entrepreneurship: Economic sustainability, entrepreneurship, resilience and business-related sustainability challenges.

UniversityUniversity of Skövde
Field of StudyBusiness &amp
Description

The University of Skövde offers three online microcredentials in sustainable development during autumn 2026 to INGENIUM students. The courses are at undergraduate level and no prior knowledge is required. The courses give students the opportunity to explore sustainability from ecological, social and economic perspectives and to work with practical sustainability challenges in an international learning context. Students can choose one or several courses:

  • Ecological Sustainable Development
  • Social Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable and Resilient Entrepreneurship (this course)

Each course gives 3 ECTS credits and runs from 12 October to 29 November 2026. The courses are taught in English and delivered online.

The courses are built around modules, workshops and group work. The first module is shared by all three courses and introduces sustainable development and effective group work. The following workshops are adapted to the specific focus of each course, while still connecting ecological, social and economic dimensions of sustainability.

Through the courses, students collaborate with peers from different backgrounds and universities. They develop intercultural and interdisciplinary understanding, as well as skills in teamwork, communication, problem-solving and reflection on group development. These competencies are important for working with sustainability challenges in a globalized and multicultural world.

Format of Learning Material

Recorded videos and texts.

InstructorAdina Popa and others
Target Group

Undergraduate

Type of LearningOnline
Keywords / TagsEntrepreneurship Intercultural Studies Sustainable Development
Learning Outcomes

After completion of the course, the student shall be able to: Describe central concepts and processes in entrepreneurial resilience and the relationship to sustainability; explain what sustainable development means from the social, environmental and economical perspective and discuss the meaning of human behavior in relation to technology, nature, culture and society; work problem solving in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams; understand group development and how it is affected by an interdisciplinary and intercultural international context..

Contents and Methods

The course focuses on sustainable development and the challenges faced by various organizations, as well as how one can contribute to positive change for a more sustainable future. The content is structured around four workshops in which students collaborate in international and intercultural teams to solve tasks related to sustainable development, with a particular focus on economic perspectives, while also considering social and environmental aspects. The course offers opportunities to develop intercultural and interdisciplinary insights, as well as to strengthen skills in teamwork and communication-competencies that are essential for working in a globalized andmulticultural world and for actively contributing to a more sustainable society.

Type of Assessment

Group assignment (2.5 ECTS) and a shorter individual assignment (0.5 ECTS).

Study Materials

Materials are provided by the teachers on the course site.

Prerequisites to Enrol

No prior knowledge is required.

Type of CredentialCredits
ECTS3
Registrationhttps://www.his.se/en/microcredentials
Contact Details

adina.popa@his.se

Number of Study Places48
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