prof.dr.ir. AEJ (Arjen) Wals

Arjen Wals is a Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability at Wageningen University. He also holds the UNESCO Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development. Wals is alo a Visiting Professor at Norwegian Life Science University in Ås where he supports the development of Whole Schools Approaches & Sustainability.

His recent work focusses on transformative social learning in vital coalitions of multiple stakeholders at the interface of science and society. His teaching and research focus on designing learning processes and learning spaces that enable people to contribute meaningfully sustainability. A central question in his work is: how to create conditions that support (new) forms of learning which take full advantage of the diversity, creativity and resourcefulness that is all around us, but so far remain largely untapped in our search for a world that is more sustainable than the one currently in prospect?

He writes a regular research blog that signals developments in the emerging field of sustainability education: www.transformativelearning.nl

For a short intorduction to his work have look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqB4ryiS4cY (Should the video below not be shown in the display)

• UNESCO (1-7-2009/31-12-2027)
  
• Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (2-12-2024/1-12-2026)
  Advies innovatievoorstellen vanuit het voortgezet onderwijs ten behoeve van vernieuwing en verbetering van techniekonderwijs met speciale aandacht voor duurzaamheidsaspecten.
• Oulu University Finland (1-3-2025/1-9-2026)
  Advising on the quality of the Frontiers of Arctic and Global Resilience (FRONT) research programme