2. RCE-Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Normal University Sustainable Development Education Centre 2013.11.28 Inner Mongolia Higher Schools Environment and Sustainable Development Innovation Lecture

3. I. Project Background

4. ◆ Mongolian traditional ecological culture comes from hunting and nomadic life, it guided the Mongolians to survive and develop. ◆ The Mongolian traditional ecological culture only make a greater contribution to the human development, but also one the most valuable human legacies and treasures. ◆ Mongolian unique way of living, such as yurt, the round corral, the bullpen car, medicine, tea, Shamanism and wild bury shows the experience and wisdom of how Mongolians protect and use the prairie ecological environment. It shows the unique and creative character of sustainable development. ◆ Mongolians involve ecological environment protection in their daily life by laws, habit, morality and religions.

5. Research Topic: The Mongolian traditional ecological culture and sustainable development research

6. Ⅱ :Value of the project The project focuses on the topic of “Inner Mongolian Ecological Environment and Prairie Sustainable Development”. It tries to protect the prairie ecological environment of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and promote the sustainable development of prairie. It also explores an effective model and system of environmental and sustainable development education in the higher education organizations in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also increasing the environmental protection awareness and capacity of college students

7. RCE-Hohhot and Inner Mongolia Normal University has continuously organized three terms “Inner Mongolia Higher Schools Environment and Sustainable Development Innovation Lecture” program since 2009. Each term recruits 50 graduated students. Now the lecture has its own teaching material, called >. The project has been generalized in several higher education organizations in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

8. First term: 2009.9-12, the topic is “Inner Mongolia Ecological Tourism and Prairie Sustainable Development” Second term: 2011.9-12, the topic is “Inner Mongolia Traditional Culture and Prairie Sustainable Development” Third term: 2011.3-7, the topic is “Inner Mongolia Region POPs pollution distribution characters and Prairie Sustainable Development”

9. Ⅲ. Project Implementation （ 1 ） Classroom lecture ， 10 credit hours （ 2 ） Field trip ， 8 credit hours （ 3 ） Group research ， 10 credit hours （ 4 ） Presentation and discussion ， 10 credit hours

10. （ 1 ） Classroom lecture Lecture: Mongolian traditional ecological culture characteristics and the practical value Time: two hours Lecturer: Professor Wei Zhiyong Main contents of this course including: (1) the characteristics of Mongolian traditional ecological culture; (2) reality value of the Mongolian traditional ecological culture; (3) the basic way of inheritance and innovation of the Mongolian traditional ecological culture;

11. （ 2 ） Field trip ： Visit Musem to obtain first hand information on Mongolian traditional ecological culture

12. Mongolian traditional religious sacrificial festival “Thousand Lantern Festival” in La Ma temple

13. （ 3 ） Group research

14. （ 4 ） Presentation and Discussion

15. Group 2: Mongolian traditional ecological culture characteristics and the practical value

16. Ⅳ Project Effect: Leadership Creativity Groupwor k Environment Awareness Social Responsibility Projec t

17. Mutiple Disciplines Students are major group Practics Research Regional Community Service Project Universities Communities

18. Ⅴ Major Accomplishment: ● explore an effective model and system of environmental and sustainable development education in the higher education organizations in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also increasing the environmental protection awareness and capacity of college students ● Promote student centered, multidiscipline and practical way of teaching in higher schools. ● Promote higher schools using community resources as well as communication and cooperation ● Encourage higher schools to cooperate with local education bureaus and environmental protection bureaus in order to construct a environmental education network. The higher schools will play an important role in promoting sustainable development education in elementary schools and middle schools. With more effort, a complete and formal environment education system and model significant environment education area will be set up!

19. Compile and published 《 Sustainable Development Education in Higher Education 》 The project has been generalized in several higher education organizations in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region