Curriculum Design for a Secure Carbon Management System: Co-creation Sprint Workshop

Co-designing Türkiye’s Secure Carbon Management Future

Established as a transnational partnership between Aston University (UK), Abdullah Gül University, and Bodrum Institute (Türkiye), this project aims to address the strategic challenges posed by Türkiye’s new climate legislation and emissions trading laws. Funded by the British Council as part of the “Going Global Partnerships”, the initiative focuses on co-developing an innovative 30-credit micro-credential module tailored to the strategic needs of the manufacturing sector.

We recognise that carbon management is often viewed as a complex and costly administrative burden, with cyber security concerns remaining a significant barrier. To overcome this, our ‘Integrated Intelligence’ approach combines Artificial Intelligence, sustainability, and robust cyber security to make these systems practically viable and trusted by businesses.

Workshop Programme and Scope This workshop is not a series of passive lectures; it is a rigorous stress-test designed to transform the Turkish Climate Law from a perceived regulatory burden into a strategic industrial advantage.

• Date: Gala Dinner on 17 May, Workshop on 18-19 May (09:00-15:30).
  
  
• Day 1: Operational Reality & Construct Validation
  
  
  
  • Gap Analysis: Aligning pedagogical constructs with the Turkish National ETS and the latest regulatory requirements.
    
    
  • Friction Mapping: Identifying operational “pain points” where cybersecurity protocols might clash with factory-floor efficiency.
    
    
  • Interdisciplinary Integration: Critical evaluation of the nexus between AI-driven carbon accounting and data encryption to ensure the logic is robust for non-specialists.
    
    
• Day 2: Global Scalability & Policy Impact
  
  
  
  • The Logic Audit: A deep-dive review of the “Secure Carbon Management” framework to ensure visual and pedagogical integrity.
    
    
  • International Standardisation: Mapping local constructs to global benchmarks, including EU CBAM, GHG Protocol, and ISO 14064, to ensure the curriculum is modular and globally generalisable.
    
    
  • Policy Sprint: Drafting actionable advice for the Turkish Ministry to bridge the gap between SME capabilities and national climate goals.
    
    
  • Consensus Building: A final decisive vote on the curriculum draft to secure alignment before the pilot summer schools.
    
    

Who Can Participate? Experts or stakeholders in the Turkish manufacturing sector, policymakers, and representatives from NGOs or SMEs are invited to participate.

Important Information

• Location and Expenses: The workshop will be hosted by Bodrum Institute in Bodrum, Türkiye. Essential travel and subsistence costs for the workshop are covered by the project budget for a limited number of participants.
  
  
• Impact: Participation is entirely voluntary. Your perspective will directly influence a Policy Brief to be delivered to Turkish government ministries.
  
  
• Data Protection: No individual comments will be attributed to specific experts or organisations in any reports or publications. Data will be stored securely on Aston University’s encrypted systems.
  
  

If you are interested in helping shape this national transition, please feel free to contact the research team.