French Institutes of Technology (IUTs) as Laboratories for Climate-Aware Decision-Making

François Fulconis (), Gilles Paché and François Grünewald ()
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François Fulconis: AU - Avignon Université, •JPEG - Laboratoire des sciences Juridiques, Politique, Economiques et de Gestion - AU - Avignon Université, CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique - AMU - Aix Marseille Université, AMU - Aix Marseille Université
Gilles Paché: CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon
François Grünewald: Groupe URD (Urgence Réhabilitation Développement)

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Abstract: Climatic change is not merely a natural disaster but a crisis of collective judgment, exposing the challenges that governance and educational systems face in navigating uncertainty. Constrained by outdated predictive models and indicators derived from a historically stable world, educators often prioritize analytical calculation over the capacity to perceive connections, anticipate complexity, and imagine possibilities. Consequently, approaching action as a balance between analytical rigor and creative intuition becomes essential. French Institutes of Technology (IUTs, "U" for University) exemplify this approach: their strong local engagement and close ties with professional sectors support a pedagogy grounded in real-world challenges, where decision-making confronts uncertainty and complexity. Through a rigorous integration of theory and practice, IUTs cultivate undergraduate students capable of exercising discernment in unstable environments, avoiding the creation of "hemiplegic" decision-makers confined to a single mode of thought. This perspective highlights that hybridization of knowledge and practical skills offers a powerful means of responding to the intellectual, social, and political disorientation revealed by contemporary climate crises.

Keywords: Decision-making; France; Institutes of Technology (IUTs); Pedagogical innovation; Uncertainty; Undergraduate students; Climatic change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-04
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Published in Journal of Education and Practice, 2026, 17 (4), pp.37-46. ⟨10.7176/JEP/17-4-05⟩

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