How can digital innovation contribute to a more sustainable future – and where does it create new challenges?
This interdisciplinary Micro-Credential explores the Twin Transition, bringing together Europe’s digital and green transformation. Participants discover key concepts and technologies of Industry 4.0 and 5.0, explore their environmental, social and economic impacts, and learn how Technology Assessment can support responsible decision-making.
Working in an interdisciplinary team, participants apply practical assessment tools, examine different stakeholder perspectives and develop recommendations for more responsible and sustainable technological development.
5 ECTS | EQF Level 6 | English | Online | Free of charge
Open to students and professionals from all disciplines who are interested in digitalisation, sustainability and technological change.
This course provides learners from diverse backgrounds with a strong foundation in the principles and practices of research ethics and integrity. It is designed to support students, researchers, professionals, policy-makers, and the wider public in understanding how responsible science underpins credibility, transparency, and societal trust.
For students, it offers an essential introduction to ethical reasoning and academic honesty. For researchers and academics, it deepens awareness of evolving standards that safeguard scientific quality. For industry professionals, it clarifies regulatory expectations and ethical norms in technology-intensive sectors. For the general public, it opens a window onto how science works, why integrity matters, and how ethical challenges shape innovation, safety, and sustainability.
Participants will gain practical tools to engage responsibly with research, communicate science ethically across audiences, and critically assess scientific claims in an era of misinformation and rapid technological change. The course also equips learners to reflect on their own responsibilities, whether as scientists, professionals, or informed citizens — in promoting ethical knowledge creation and dissemination.
This course provides learners from diverse backgrounds with a strong foundation in the principles and practices of research ethics and integrity. It is designed to support students, researchers, professionals, policy-makers, and the wider public in understanding how responsible science underpins credibility, transparency, and societal trust.
For students, it offers an essential introduction to ethical reasoning and academic honesty. For researchers and academics, it deepens awareness of evolving standards that safeguard scientific quality. For industry professionals, it clarifies regulatory expectations and ethical norms in technology-intensive sectors. For the general public, it opens a window onto how science works, why integrity matters, and how ethical challenges shape innovation, safety, and sustainability.
Participants will gain practical tools to engage responsibly with research, communicate science ethically across audiences, and critically assess scientific claims in an era of misinformation and rapid technological change. The course also equips learners to reflect on their own responsibilities, whether as scientists, professionals, or informed citizens — in promoting ethical knowledge creation and dissemination.