ESG4PMChange - The ESG Imperative for the Project Management World: Alliance for Developing and Empowering Changemakers

Funding Agency : Co-funded by the European Union

The project aims to enhance the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into the project management domain, address skills mismatches and shortages, and foster innovative competence-oriented learning ecosystems to empower future project management professionals.

The ESG4PMChange project is a unique opportunity for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers, Project Management (PM) professional associations, and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to collaborate and co-create innovative solutions to address sustainability challenges in project management, boost innovation through cooperation and knowledge sharing, and create a large-scale multiplier effect for powerful change with the potential to be transferred across Europe and worldwide.

The overall objective of the ESG4PMChange project is to bridge the gap between ESG demands and the current state of project management education and training. 

The project's objectives are designed to explore dynamic job market needs and disruptive trends, develop and implement a comprehensive ESG PM framework, design and pilot a problem-oriented curriculum, self-paced training programs, a professional mentorship scheme, and establish enabler-driven Living Labs as a platform for innovation and collaboration. 

The learning ecosystem, comprising formal (problem-oriented curriculum model), non-formal (self-paced training program), and informal learning (professional mentoring program and Living Labs), reflects the needs of the job market and ensures that learners are equipped with the skills and knowledge required to contribute to sustainable and resilient businesses and have a positive impact on society.

The complementarity of the combined elements of the program provides a holistic approach to learning that reflects the needs of the job market and ensures that learners are prepared for the evolving demands of the project management profession.

Participants:

1 UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU - RS (Coordinator)
2 ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA - Department of Management (DiSA)
3 WYZSZA SZKOLA INFORMATYKI I ZARZADZANIA Z SIEDZIB - PL 
4 Higher Educational Institution - Institute for Business -MK 
5 SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU - HR 
6 Project Management Association-PMI Serbia Chapter - RS 
7 Project Management Institute Northern Italy Chapter APS - Italy 
8 PMI Poland Chapter -  Poland 
9 PMI Udruga za upravljanje projektima Hrvatska - Croatia 
10 Energy Net DOO - Serbia 
11 ESG EDU-LAB - Serbia 
12 FUTURE FOOD INSTITUTE ETS - Italy 
13 Revas spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia - Poland 
14 Sparky solution d.o.o. - Croatia 
15 STEFAN VUCKOVIC PREDUZETNIK POSLOVNI KONSALTING - Serbia 
16 SYNTEA SPOLKA AKCYJNA - Poland 
17 Foundation Academy of Banking and Information Techno North - Macedonia 

Unibo-DiSA Team Leader: Matteo vignoli

Unibo-Disa Team: Alessandro Grandi, Francesca Regoli, Claudia Pacciolla, Sara Zanni

Budget: 1,547,631.95€

Duration: November 2024-December 2027

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.