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Calling all university LCA teachers! Join a mentored Academy network for teachers in your time-zone
August 14, 2026 by ILCA
The International Life Cycle Academy offers mentored self-organized teacher networks in four different time zones: From Pakistan to SE-Asia, Far East Asia and Oceania, The Americas, and Europe/Africa. We welcome all tenured university personnel to participate in sharing of knowledge, teaching experiences, and educational material within Life Cycle Assessment and related holistic, quantitative sustainability impact assessment methods.
The International Life Cycle Academy offers supervision/mentoring of each teacher network by Academy members or invited experts up to a limit of 25 hours annually. Meetings will take place online at least four times a year and will be planned by each group individually according to the interests of the participants. Participation is free of charge.
To participate you must send from your university e-mail an application to info@ilca.es with the topic “Academy network for teachers”. The body of the e-mail should contain the following:
- Your commitment to participate actively in the teacher network and openly share experiences and teaching materials;
- Your stated willingness and ability to reserve time for attending a minimum of four meetings;
- Your CV, indicating at least your name, education, university position, and experience with LCA educational activities or planning;
- A statement [Yes/No] to be willing to be responsible for organizing meetings, meeting agendas, and providing meeting notes. This is not a requirement for participation, but the establishment and maintenance of the self-organized network depends on at least one person to be willing to take on these tasks. There is no financial compensation for this task.
The call is open until further notice. You will receive an invitation to an introductory meeting as soon as enough teachers within your time zone have expressed interest.
Scholarship opportunity for LCA courses for university teachers 2026
June 15, 2026 by ILCA
The International Life Cycle Academy is offering two scholarships to support teachers who want to attend one of our courses and improve the incorporation of Life Cycle Assessment into their curriculum. This initiative aims to help passionate educators gain valuable knowledge in Life Cycle Assessment, even if they or their institutions don’t have the financial means to join our regular courses. Scholarships must be used within one year of being awarded.
Application Deadline:
15th of August 2026.
Requirements:
- Basic experience with or knowledge of LCA principles
- Holding a teaching position at a university
- Teaching focus related to or environmental/sustainability assessment
- Ability to demonstrate how LCA knowledge will benefit their teaching activities
- Commitment to incorporating LCA methodology in course curriculum
- Ability to arrange time off from teaching responsibilities to attend a course
To apply, please submit:
- Professional CV
- Short (250 words) motivation letter describing how the knowledge from the course will enhance your teaching and benefit your students.
- Letter of recommendation from your superior, confirming the ability to take time off from teaching duties to attend a ILCA course within one year of being awarded the scholarship.
Submit your application to us here: info@ilca.es
Support for local organizers of on-site ILCA courses
October 29, 2025 by ILCA
Would you like to organise a course on an LCA-related topic in your local area? You can now apply for economic support from the International Life Cycle Academy (ILCA) to cover costs of the planning and logistics of arranging a course.
As part of ILCA’s mission to ensure availability of LCA-related training to all interested parties, we are looking to expand the geographical reach of our courses. We therefore wish to partner with local organisers around the world who seek to provide LCA training in their local area.
ILCA will provide an up-front payment of up to 800 EUR per course day to cover costs of planning and logistics of arranging an on-site, in-person course on an LCA-related topic. In addition, after a successful course, ILCA will pay the local organiser 1/6 of the revenue obtained from the course. ILCA will handle invoicing of course fees and payment to teachers.
Full details and proposal requirements are available here
The 2025 scholarship winners announcement
September 1, 2025 by ILCA
Before the summer break, ILCA announced the offering of a new scholarship opportunity to support university teachers who wanted to attend our courses and improve the incorporation of Life Cycle Assessment into their curriculum. This initiative was aimed at helping passionate educators gain valuable knowledge in Life Cycle Assessment, even if they or their institutions didn’t have the financial means to join our regular courses.
The winners of the 2025 ILCA scholarship for educators
We received 13 applications that lived up to all criteria, but these three stood out above the rest:
2025 Scholarship Recipients:
- Dr. Mohamed Beidari (Polytechnic School of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
- Dr. Claudia Alanis (UAEMEX, Mexico)
- Ramesh Khanal (Nepal Engineering College, Nepal)
Congratulations to all three recipients.
To make our decision we looked at each candidates’ teaching experience, commitment to incorporating LCA methodology in course curriculum, and demonstrated ability to benefit their students with enhanced LCA knowledge.
To all applicants – thank you for applying.