CUG releases Wuhan Consensus
- Source:chinadaily.com.cn |
- Updated: November 7, 2022
The China University of Geosciences (CUG) released a consensus co-developed by multiple educational institutions worldwide at a forum focusing on promoting the habitability of the Earth through education, as part of the activities celebrating the university's 70th anniversary on 6th Nov.
Global universities, research institutions, primary and secondary schools, as well as all sectors of society are called on to implement the new geosciences education and promote a harmonious co-existence between man and nature in a timely manner, according to the consensus.
It proposed a new paradigm of geosciences education that transcends anthropocentrism, dismissing the utilitarian idea of acquiring the knowledge of geosciences solely as a means to guarantee human survival and development. Instead, it should teach and explore the ways of how human beings could better get along with the Earth.
The consensus also said new geosciences education has to conduct a systematic reconstruction of the knowledge system of current disciplines such as geology, geophysics, geography, atmospheric science and marine science, and integrate the latest advances in science and technology to continuously develop new curricula and knowledge modules.
It also said a pluralistic educational paradigm should be established to precisely fit different audiences. Collaborations among different tiers of geosciences education are marked with a due division of labor and effective interconnectedness through elementary education, secondary vocational education, higher education and public education, according to the consensus.
