Education

Following the recent curriculum reform, a compulsory course in sustainability is offered to all bachelor's degree students.

In the first year, the course “Business, Sustainability, and Transition” provides students with the keys to understanding climate change and its environmental and social impacts. After completing an interdisciplinary online course, students take a course in the second semester taught by Frédéric Ooms and Bruno Gemenne. As part of this course, they participate in the 2 Tonnes workshop (a serious game about carbon footprints). Finally, the Welcome Sprint is an integral part of this course.

In the second year, the course “Businesses facing the challenges of the Anthropocene” focuses more on the issues of social and environmental transition within companies. It is taught by Sybille Mertens and Antoine Huberland.

In 2027, a new course will be launched for third-year bachelor : « Ethical leadership and responsible management ».

 

Many courses are directly related to sustainability, in all years of study

Many courses also deal with sustainability indirectly

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At the master's level, all Management students must choose from three courses :

• Sustainable Finance
• Life Cycle Management
• Reporting and Metrics for Sustainability

A common course is offered after these courses, based on the serious game Choco Mission, which explores the cocoa industry.

Master's students in Economics must take the course in energy economics.

At Master level, we propose 4 trainings in direct link with sustainability:

A master’s degree of Management of Social Enterprises and Transition (in French and English – classic format: 120 credits over 2 years).

Three specialized master degrees: 

• Master de spécialisation en Management environnemental (in French)
• Master de spécialisation en Sustainable and Climate Finance (in French and English)
• Master de spécialisation en économie sociale (in French)

In a world confronted with climate change, social inequality and the collapse of biodiversity, let’s rethink our growth model.

SMEs no longer have a choice. They will have to meet sustainability requirements in their product offerings, their value propositions and in their management in the broadest sense. Large companies are mobilising to find tools and solutions. However, these are often not adapted to SMEs.

This certificate trains key players in the sustainable transformation of SMEs, ready to promote and lead change within companies.

Through this course, you will acquire the necessary skills to provide SMEs with advice on sustainable product design and the various strategic, energy, digital, financial, logistical, commercial and human management transitions that this requires.
As well as theory, this course is designed to immerse you in practice through interactive teaching methods centred on real-life case studies.

The S’LAB is involved in developing and running this university certificate.

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S'LAB is involved in developing this mission as part of the HEC Entrepreneurs master's program.

Through the “Impact” mission, students identify potential entrepreneurial projects that could provide a solution to one or more of the UN's sustainable development goals.

The themes of the textile industry and sustainable food have been addressed in previous years.

Faced with the challenges of social and environmental transition, are Walloon companies ready to rise to the challenge? What key strategies and practices are they implementing to ensure this transition? What are the major obstacles and how can they overcome the challenges that lie ahead?

By participating in our workshop, students will have the opportunity to discover and implement a digital sustainability management tool called “SDG Impulse” in a business setting. Developed by the Centre for Social Economy at HEC Liège, this software aims to help SMEs develop their sustainability strategy based on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

By immersing themselves in the realities of a company's operations, students will discover the challenges of sustainability reporting while conducting an assessment of a company's sustainable practices using SDG Impulse.

As part of a new course unit at HEC Liège, we are developing a computerized, interactive “serious game” for master's students in Management.

Based on the case study of the Galler company, this educational game will allow students to experience the decision-making trade-offs and ethical dilemmas faced by companies in their transition to sustainable economic models.