“There, like this, I was barefoot, walking on the grass, with a view of a flowering vegetable garden”delicious Paul Saada, 24 years old, graduate of INSA Lyon. The young engineer still laughs about his impossible trajectory: he grew up in a mold “very good student”then studied at a large school, now lives in a community, in a castle in Forges (Seine-et-Marne). Renamed Campus de la transition, this place aims to be “radical, but not marginalized in society”he is nuanced. There were about fifteen people among those on site: researchers, breakthrough engineers, teachers, as well as chefs, gardeners, craftsmen, volunteers… All participating in one way or another in the same project: transforming higher education to integrate the challenges of the ecological transition.
Before arriving here, Paul experienced a long inner journey, which began in his first year of engineering school. “After becoming aware of climate issues, I realized that there were no subjects on ecology or biodiversity in the curriculum and this really surprised me”he admitted. To try to change these boundaries, he became involved in several student groups. Together, they achieve small victories: “We managed to get ECTS credit approval (European credit transfer and accumulation system) so that ecological issues are integrated into training. We went from zero to 18 compulsory ECTS in these subjects during school”he said.
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