Curricular initiatives for university students​

Cases  related to learning & teaching activities integrated in undergraduate, graduate or research degree programs, such as lecture material, assignments, class activities and projects, study trips, etc.

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Inspiring “Glocal” Change through “Creatinnovative” Ideas: Achieving SDGs Based on Partnerships and a Holistic Approach

case study 2021, Curricular initiatives for university students

Inspiring “Glocal” Change through “Creatinnovative” Ideas: Achieving SDGs Based on Partnerships and a Holistic Approach

Handong Global University, Republic of Korea and Tribhuvan University, Nepal foster leaders who are committed to solving social problems with “glocal”(global-local) perspective and “creatinnovative”(creative-innovative) ideas.
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King Juan Carlos University

Sustainability: Criteria and Decision-Making course.

Case studies 2020, Co-curricular initiatives for university students, Curricular initiatives for university students

Sustainability: Criteria and Decision-Making course.

Sustainability: Criteria and Decision-Making course. Description Institution King Juan Carlos University Organizations/areas of the university involved The Green Office of King Juan Carlos University and the whole university community in general, more focused on students. Country Spain More information… The Academic Credit Recognition course “Sustainability: Criteria and Decision-Making”, is an activity available for all bachelor’s […]
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Case studies to integrate and promote global issues in STEM education

Case studies 2020, Curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

Case studies to integrate and promote global issues in STEM education

Case studies to integrate and promote global issues in STEM education Description Institution Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Organizations/areas of the university involved Research Group “Engineering Sciences and Global Development” (EScGD), Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC); Escola de Cultura de Pau (School for a Culture of Peace), Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) Country Spain More information… […]

Whakawhitinga Kōrero: Interdisciplinary education on the SDGs through place-based video production

Whakawhitinga Kōrero: Interdisciplinary education on the SDGs through place-based video production Description Institution Victoria University Wellington Organizations/areas of the university involved This case study is staff-directed involving academics in the Schools of Design and Education, as well as participant staff from across the university. Funding for this case study was secured through a staff-run community […]
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Applied Social Entrepreneurship Course: A Hands-on approach towards society’s most wicked problems

case study 2021, Curricular initiatives for university students

Applied Social Entrepreneurship Course: A Hands-on approach towards society’s most wicked problems

Applied Social Entrepreneurship Course is a master’s level course that provides university students the opportunity to be social entrepreneurs for one semester, where they are challenged to identify and propose solution to SDG-related problems.
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university of bristol

Embracing interdisciplinarity: The Sustainable Development Goals as a route to cross-disciplinary dialogue in the classroom

Case studies 2020, Curricular initiatives for university students

Embracing interdisciplinarity: The Sustainable Development Goals as a route to cross-disciplinary dialogue in the classroom

Embracing interdisciplinarity: The Sustainable Development Goals as a route to cross-disciplinary dialogue in the classroom Description Institution University of Bristol Organizations/areas of the university involved Department of Computer Science; Faculty of Engineering; School of Chemistry; School of Geographical Sciences; Education Services; and others. University of Bristol Country United Kingdom More Info… The University of Bristol’s […]

Integration of the SDGs in a cross-Faculty interdisciplinary Masters course

Integration of the SDGs in a cross-Faculty interdisciplinary Masters course Description Institution Monash University Organizations/areas of the university involved Monash Sustainable Development Institute; Faculties of Science; Arts; and Business and Economics Country Australia More info… While planning and implementing a new Cross-Faculty Master of Environment and Sustainability (MES), launched in 2017, we aimed to achieve […]
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Integrating the UN SDGs into Resource Engineering Using an International, Collaborative Course Model

case study 2021, Curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

Integrating the UN SDGs into Resource Engineering Using an International, Collaborative Course Model

Exploring the opportunities and challenges for sustainable development in the context of mineral and energy resources: A case study of a collaborative engineering course between three universities.
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SDG Explorer – a new course on sustainability using SDGs as a guide

Case studies 2020, Curricular initiatives for university students

SDG Explorer – a new course on sustainability using SDGs as a guide

SDG Explorer – a new course on sustainability using SDGs as a guide Description Institution Business School Lausanne (BSL) Organizations/areas of the university involved A compulsory new course for all first-year bachelor students in business (BBA) Country Switzerland The main purpose of this course is to help all first-year bachelor students in business (BBA) understand […]
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Exploring PBL-SDG Innovative Strategies in Health Sciences Education to Contribute to the Sustainable Development

case study 2021, Curricular initiatives for university students

Exploring PBL-SDG Innovative Strategies in Health Sciences Education to Contribute to the Sustainable Development

This project explores how the SDGs and the sustainable competences can be transversely implemented in health sciences’ studies through the co-design and the sharing of innovative PBL-based learning aids.
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Balance of the Planet: Online Challenge Platform for Undergraduate Study and Multidisciplinary Collaborative Problem Solving

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Balance of the Planet: Online Challenge Platform for Undergraduate Study and Multidisciplinary Collaborative Problem Solving

A university-created cloud-based platform, which gamifies individual and team-based learning with students to form multidisciplinary undergraduate teams to create innovative solutions to one or more Sustainable Development Goal challenges.
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