The University of Twente’s education initiative CLEAR (Chemistry Learning for Environmental Action and Responsibility) took the next step in early March with the symposium “Future-Proofing CSE for Sustainability.” The event marks the start of the further development of the innovative educational concept for the Bachelor’s program in Chemical Science & Engineering.
The symposium was organized with funds from the Dutch Education Award 2025, which CLEAR won last year. CLEAR focuses on training chemists who not only have strong subject-matter knowledge but also develop the skills to approach complex sustainability issues from various systems perspectives.
During the symposium, students, lecturers, and experts gathered to discuss how CLEAR chemistry education can be further developed. A CLEAR Challenge award was also presented to a student project for its proposal for a new Sustainability Analysis lab. Onno de Vreede, HCA coordinator at ChemistryNL, discussed the benefits of systems thinking for the career development of young chemists who have completed the CLEAR program.
