Teaching for a sustainable future

Book tailored support for your teaching teams and department

Stockholm University is committed to developing teaching that prepares students for the societal challenges of the future – while also contributing to the advancement of sustainable development. We offer departments practical and cost-free support in making this vision a reality in teaching and in interactions with students.

Together with you, we can explore how sustainability content and teaching methods can be integrated into subject-specific education, and how you can build a local structure to support this work.

We tailor the support to your needs – for example, in the form of a workshop, seminar, or lecture adapted to your specific activities and staff.

Contact

Veronica Flodin, Senior Lecturer 
Email: veronica.flodin@su.se

Iann Lundegård, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Email: iann.lundegard@su.se

Michael Håkansson, Senior Lecturer
Email: michael.hakansson@edu.su.se

Read more on What does sustainable teaching look like in practice?

Guide: Liberal education, democracy, and sustainable development

This guide (only available in Swedish) is designed for you as a university teacher who wants to explore how education can make a difference in a world facing major sustainability challenges.

The text weaves together theory and practice – with a particular focus on how the concepts of liberal education (Swe. bildning) and democracy are connected to sustainable development. What does it mean for you as a teacher if students are to be able to discuss and act on sustainability in an informed and democratic way, from within their own discipline?

Throughout the guide, you’ll encounter the author Iann Lundegård’s voice in dedicated sections. He shares insights from his own teaching experience, poses questions for your reflection, and offers concrete examples of how you can develop your pedagogical practice – including through five forms of democratic participation.

The guide has been developed by Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching (CeUL) to support your reflection on your role as a university teacher and to inspire teaching that contributes to a more sustainable future.

Guide: Liberal education, democracy, and sustainable development

Trust, AI, and sustainability in teaching – a keynote worth watching

The keynote speakers at the university’s Teaching Conference 2026 — Teaching for democracy and sustainability — were Rachel Forsyth and Mirjam Glessmer, educational developers at Lund University. Their presentation was titled Teaching for tomorrow: Trust, agency and sustainability in higher education. Central themes included how sustainability can be integrated into all teaching and the role trust plays in learning.

Mirjam Glessmer presented five perspectives on how sustainability can be woven into teaching: teaching about, with, in, through, and for sustainability. Her main point was that all courses can contribute — but that this requires teachers to make their responsibility visible and create opportunities for meaningful dialogue with students.

Rachel Forsyth focused on trust in a time of generative AI. She emphasized the importance of not avoiding the issue, but instead actively discussing AI with students. Experiences from focus groups show that students are asking for clear guidance on how these tools can be used in their studies and in their future professional work within their disciplines. Against this background, trust becomes crucial, she argued, as does making the democratic principles of education visible.

Keynote delivered at the Stockholm University Teachers' conference — teaching for democracy and sustainability on March 19, 2026. Recorded on the same occasion at Campus Albano. Length 40:11.