BASIC INFORMATION  

Name 

Staff Week „Driving Sustainability, the SDGs in Teaching and Research activities in Law Departments” 

Purpose  

The aim of  the SEA-EU Staff Week 2025 course  organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Naples „Parthenope” is to exchange good practices and initiatives for the implementation of the principles of sustainable development and the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda in teaching and scientific research conducted at the law faculties of the SEA-EU partner universities. The meeting is intended to identify future opportunities for inter-university cooperation in this area. 

Form and duration of the initiative 

International mobility will be carried out at the SEA-EU partner university, the University of Naples, from 21 to 23 October 2025.   

Detailed program  

UPN-STAFF-WEEK-SEA-EU-LAW-DEPARTMENT-2025.pdf 

Set of learning outcomes (competences):

1. The participant knows the fundamentals of the 2030 Agenda and understands the importance of sustainable development in legal education and research.
2. The participant is able to analyze and implement activities supporting the SDGs in teaching and international cooperation.
3. The participant is open to cooperation, acts ethically and actively promotes the values of sustainable development in the academic community.

Learning outcomes:

• Knowledge:
  1.1 the participant knows the assumptions of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of legal education;
  1.2 the participant understands the importance of integrating environmental and social issues into curricula and research conducted in law faculties;
  1.3 the participant has knowledge of good practices used in SEA-EU partner universities in the field of sustainable development;
• Skills:
  2.1. the participant is able to identify and analyse the university’s activities related to the implementation of the SDGs in scientific research and legal teaching;
  2.2. the participant is able to design elements of a sustainability-oriented curriculum;
  2.3. the participant is able to establish and develop international cooperation in order to implement the SDGs as part of the activities of the Faculty of Law;
• Social competences:
  3.1. the participant is open to international cooperation and the exchange of experience in the field of education and research on sustainable development;
  3.2. the participant acts in accordance with the principles of social responsibility, academic ethics and sustainable development;
  3.3. The participant is committed to promoting the values of the SDGs in their academic and professional environment.

Criteria for the assessment of learning outcomes:

Learning Outcome	Verification criteria	Form of verification
the participant knows the assumptions of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of legal education	1.1.1 the participant is able to list and briefly characterize the goals of the SDGs and indicate which of them are most often included in the curricula of law	Test
The participant understands the importance of integrating environmental and social issues into curricula and research conducted in law faculties	1.2.1 The participant can explain how the topic of sustainable development can be integrated into legal subjects and research	Test
the participant has knowledge of good practices used at SEA-EU partner universities in the field of sustainable development	2.1.1 the participant is able to identify specific examples of initiatives from SEA-EU partner universities regarding the implementation of the SDGs in the area of law.	Test
2.1. the participant is able to identify and analyse the university’s activities related to the implementation of the SDGs in scientific research and legal didactics	2.1.1 the participant provides a description of at least one project or initiative of his/her university, indicating the link with specific SDGs goals and analyzes them in terms of effectiveness and impact	Test
2.2. The participant is able to design elements of a sustainability-oriented curriculum	2.2.1 the participant prepares a draft syllabus or a module of classes taking into account the topics of SDGs and sustainable development in the legal context	Test
2.3. the participant is able to establish and develop international cooperation in order to implement the SDGs as part of the activities of the Faculty of Law	2.3.1 the participant identifies potential foreign partners and presents a proposal for a joint project or activity related to the implementation of the SDGs	Test
3.1. The participant demonstrates openness to international cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of education and research on sustainable development	3.1.1 The participant actively participates in discussions, shares examples of activities from his/her university and establishes contact with representatives of partner universities for future cooperation	Test
3.2. The participant acts in accordance with the principles of social responsibility, academic ethics and sustainable development	3.2.1 the participant is able to identify specific situations in which he/she was guided by ethical principles and social responsibility in academic or institutional work	Test
3.3. the participant is committed to promoting the values of the SDGs in his/her academic and professional environment	3.3.1 the participant presents activities or initiatives (e.g. workshops, publications, projects) in which he/she actively promoted the SDGs in his/her workplace or among students	Test

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INITIATIVE 

Mobility participants 

A person with the current status of an employee who is an academic teacher at the University of Gdańsk on the day of joining the recruitment process and the planned mobility may apply for recruitment for foreign mobility. Persons joining the recruitment process cannot apply for or carry out foreign mobility while on any leave. The declared level of English of the participant is at least B1.  

Recruitment 

Each person joining the recruitment process is required to fill in a special registration form https://forms.office.com/e/WqcpNR8Jq7 by July 2, 2025. One of the elements of the form is a cover letter justifying the choice of mobility, which should serve to improve the person’s competences in the field of professional development. 

The order in which the funding is awarded depends on the total number of points obtained – applications with a higher total number of points have priority in awarding funding and will be implemented according to the ranking list. 

Persons who have submitted a set of required documents and met the requirements for mobility may be qualified for mobility.   

Recruitment takes place taking into account the respect for horizontal principles described in the Project Regulations § 2 point 8. If you need support in the recruitment process for people with disabilities and special needs, please contact the coordinator of the task seaenergy@ug.edu.pl. 

Recruitment criteria

Recruitment results 

The committee verifying and evaluating applications is obliged to prepare a ranking list divided into a list of qualified, reserve and non-qualified persons. All persons taking part in the recruitment process will be individually informed about its results by e-mail by 04.07.2025 The list of winners will also be available on the https://sea-eu.ug.edu.pl/aktualnosci/ websitehttps://sea-eu.ug.edu.pl/aktualnosci/.  

RULES FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT 

Participation in the course/mobility for qualified employees of the University of Gdańsk who meet the criteria is free of charge. 

Funding 

Funding can be awarded for mobility in the period from 21 to 23 October 2025 plus two days for travel. The subsidy is paid in the form of a lump sum of  PLN 5250. The subsidy must cover the costs of travel, accommodation and allowances. A detailed list of co-financing rates can be found on the website. 

Pre-mobility documentation Persons who will be qualified for mobility are required to complete: 

• electronic pre-test, in which the participant independently assesses the level of his skills before the course, 
• request for a business trip on the employee portal, 
• transfer details, 
• registration on the NAWA platform confirming the eligibility of the project participant, 
• registration form of the organising authority.  

Post-mobility documentation  Persons who end their mobility are obliged to: 

• completing an electronic post-test, in which the participant independently assesses the level of their skills after the course, 
• present the original certificate of residence at the partner university.  

Completing the mobility 

Those who complete the mobility will receive a certificate of completion of the mobility.  

The verification of learning outcomes involves completing a post-test, in which the participant should obtain a higher number of points compared to the pretest in order to obtain a certificate of competence improvement.  Both tests are solved remotely via the Microsoft Forms application.    

Contact to the coordinator: seaenergy@ug.edu.pl 

The initiative is implemented as part of the project „Support for synergistic and complementary activities of the SEA-EU 2.0 – SEA-nergy project”, which is part of the NAWA programme „Support for European University alliances” from the European Funds for Social Development