Microcredential in Local Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges, affecting all sectors of activity, and can only be addressed with the involvement and participation of all citizens. Therefore, it is essential to raise awareness and provide access to the best scientific knowledge about the causes and consequences of global warming and climate change, as well as strategies to tackle these issues. This microcredential aims to equip professionals from regional and local administrations, consulting firms, and private sector organizations from various fields (municipal councils, decentralized state services, technical environmental consulting and planning offices, SMEs in the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors) with the knowledge and tools for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Microcredential in Environmental Management Tools
This microcredential will contribute to the European Green Deal, in a general sense, by providing organizations with tools to improve their environmental performance through evaluation, reporting, and continuous improvement, such as reducing energy consumption, resource use, waste production, and greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the microcredential will help strengthen the competitiveness of European industry by supporting the green transition and providing tools for the adoption, management, evaluation, and dissemination of non-polluting technologies and products. The microcredential will also help create more resilient local economies and foster environmentally innovative business cultures. Lastly, it will contribute to the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, specifically Sustainable Development Goals 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and 13 (Climate Action). More broadly, the microcredential will also contribute to SDG 9 (Quality Education).
Microcredential in Introduction to Virtual and Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) typically provide visual (but also multisensory) experiences through specialized hardware, such as VR goggles (Head Mounted Displays). The emergence of low-cost systems allows for the development of viable applications in an increasing number of situations. However, developing these applications presents a challenge, as it is necessary to track the user to display information according to their position and orientation. Human factors also pose complex and difficult challenges, as these systems can easily impact user comfort, health, safety, and privacy if not developed using an appropriate methodology. This microcredential aims to introduce the fields of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality, addressing basic concepts, methods, and tools that will allow students to better understand the issues involved in developing simple applications.
Microcredential in Modeling and Simulation for Industry
The objective of this training program is to establish ongoing partnerships with industries and services that use CAE tools, with the aim of continuously providing and updating the essential content required for the correct and optimized use of the commercial solutions they typically integrate. The training strategy will leverage a broad foundation, based on the scientific principles of these techniques, while also addressing specific applications and tools arising from the needs of companies and the trainees themselves. Thus, in addition to using the tools selected by UA in these areas for conducting case studies, the aim is for trainees to consolidate their knowledge and skills by applying the learning to the platforms used in their companies and to the specific challenges of their work environments. This marks a significant difference compared to traditional training in these fields, which is typically confined to specific academic pathways or provided by the suppliers of the commercial tools, often focusing solely on their specific use rather than on fostering a critical understanding of the subject matter.
Expert in Wood Structures
Wood structures
Specialist in Wood Construction Systems
Wood construction systems
Expert in Timber Structures Intervention
Timber structures intervention
Calculation of timber structures course
Calculation of timber structures
Postgraduate Course in Wood Design and Construction
Wood construction systems and wood-based products available on the market.
Master’s degree in wood structures, construction and design
A specialized postgraduate course in the emerging wood sector
