The International Learning Network on Sustainable Design (LeNSin)

This paper presents the international Learning Network of networks on Sustainability (LeNS_in) project, an international multipolar network of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) aimed at the internationalization, intercultural cross-fertilization and accessibility of higher education on Design for Sustainability, focused on Sustainable Product-Service Systems and Distributed Economies, promising models to couple environmental protection with social equity/cohesion and economic prosperity. The objective is to foster a multipolar learning by- sharing knowledge diffusion across the HEIs with an open/copyleft ethos, accessible even in lower income contexts. The project, recently awarded by the EU commission (Erasmus+ Programme), involves 4 Chinese core partner (Wuhan University of Technology,Tingshua University, Hunan University, Jiangnan University) and 27 Worldwide (Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India, Europe) universities of design.