University staff and processes​

Cases related to building capacity and ownership for education for SDGs among faculty members and university staff, and creating internal structures and processes to support its implementation.

Politecnico di Torino

Education for sustainability: initiatives from the RUS

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

Education for sustainability: initiatives from the RUS

Education for sustainability: initiatives from the RUS Description Institution Politecnico di Torino / RUS Organizations/areas of the university involved the Italian Network of Universities for Sustainable Development (RUS) Country Italy The activities of the Network of Universities for Sustainable Development (RUS) are not only aimed at transferring knowledge, but rather at operating in an organic […]

Improving university governance by accelerating progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals: the POLITO case study

Improving university governance by accelerating progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals: the POLITO case study Description Institution Politecnico di Torino Organizations/areas of the university involved Green Team / Living Lab / Facility Management / Communication / Other Administrative Areas (Library cataloguing / Research & teaching support / IT / etc.) Country Italy The Politecnico […]
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The SDG Undergraduate Research Group: Undergraduate Leadership in the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Co-curricular initiatives for university students, Community at large, University staff and processes

The SDG Undergraduate Research Group: Undergraduate Leadership in the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The SDG Undergraduate Research Group (SURG) is an undergraduate-led learning and leadership group affiliated with the UC Berkeley Office of Sustainability and motivated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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The World’s Future SDG Simulation

Co-curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

The World’s Future SDG Simulation

The World’s Future is an interactive educational simulation designed by IIASA and the Centre for Systems Solutions. SDSN Canada is training representatives from 10 member institutions to run the simulation and engage students, staff, and faculty across Canada. We hope the simulation will teach participants new ways to learn about and take action for the SDGs through an interactive experience to better understand the interconnected nature of the SDGs and the tradeoffs required to achieve them. We created a Community of Practice with member trainees and are sharing resources on hosting, marketing, and learning from the simulation.
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Accelerating Education for the SDGs: New Higher Education Sector Guidance on Education for Sustainable Development

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Accelerating Education for the SDGs: New Higher Education Sector Guidance on Education for Sustainable Development

This major new Guidance document supports universities in incorporating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within their curricula and offers context, ideas and examples for staff and students.
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Refugee Teaching Certification Program for Egyptian and Refugee Teachers Enabled by Blended Learning (RefTeCp)

case study 2021, Co-curricular initiatives for university students, Community at large, Curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

Refugee Teaching Certification Program for Egyptian and Refugee Teachers Enabled by Blended Learning (RefTeCp)

RefTeCp is a European Commission funded project (Erasmus + CBHE) that focuses on embedding refugee pedagogy into course curricula and develop a Diploma program on refugee teaching and pedagogy.
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Sustainability course – developing an open interdisciplinary sustainability course to all students

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

Sustainability course – developing an open interdisciplinary sustainability course to all students

Sustainability course is an interdisciplinary online course for all undergraduate students. It utilises engaging learning methods to empower students to gain expertise in understanding and solving complex sustainability challenges.
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Sustainable Development and Green and Digital Enterprises Innovations

case study 2021, Community at large, University staff and processes

Sustainable Development and Green and Digital Enterprises Innovations

This initiative is focusing on research and study programs on Green and Digital concepts towards gender- WOMEN AND YOUTHS empowerment for sustainable poverty, extreme hunger, climate change and social injustices eradication. It highlights areas of gender friendly Green and Digital Enterprises Innovations for sustainable living and development.
The University of the West Indies

Infusing Education for Sustainable Development into Curricula: Efforts of the School of Education at The University of the West Indies (Mona Campus, Jamaica)

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

Infusing Education for Sustainable Development into Curricula: Efforts of the School of Education at The University of the West Indies (Mona Campus, Jamaica)

This case study focuses on efforts by the School of Education at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica to infuse Education for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals into programme and course development and delivery.
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Policy for implementation of best practices of SDGs within the scope of theses, dissertations and other technical, scientific, technological productions and innovation of the Postgraduate Program in Natural Resource Management and Local Development in the Amazon (PPGEDAM) of the Environment Center (NUMA) of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA)

case study 2021, Co-curricular initiatives for university students, Community at large, Curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

Policy for implementation of best practices of SDGs within the scope of theses, dissertations and other technical, scientific, technological productions and innovation of the Postgraduate Program in Natural Resource Management and Local Development in the Amazon (PPGEDAM) of the Environment Center (NUMA) of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA)

The theses, dissertations and scientific productions developed under the Postgraduate Program of PPGEDAM/NUMA/UFPA should refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to which they are aligned.
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Live-in-LabsⓇ – A Unique participatory approach for building sustainable Communities

case study 2021, Co-curricular initiatives for university students, Community at large, Curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

Live-in-LabsⓇ – A Unique participatory approach for building sustainable Communities

An interdisciplinary, experiential learning academic program in developing sustainable rural communities for students at Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham and universities worldwide. The Program engages participants in 17 UNSDG's and 117 SDG targets.
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SDGLab Campus UAM

Case studies 2020, Co-curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

SDGLab Campus UAM

SDGLab Campus UAM Description Institution UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID Organizations/areas of the university involved Sustainability Policy, Operations, Teaching and Research, Community Outreach Country Spain More information… In the month of May of 2018, the Vice-Rector for Campus and Sustainability and the Vice-Rector for Institutional Relations, Social Responsibility and Culture of the Autonomous University of Madrid […]
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SDGs Ambassador Programm at Universität Hamburg

Case studies 2020, Community at large, University staff and processes

SDGs Ambassador Programm at Universität Hamburg

SDGs Ambassador Programm at Universität Hamburg Description Institution Center for a Sustainable University (KNU), Universität Hamburg Organizations/areas of the university involved Center for a Sustainable University (KNU), all faculties of Universität Hamburg Country Germany More information… The SDGs serve as framework for Universität Hamburg’s (UHH) general strategy and the work of the UHH Center for […]

One SDG at month, sustainability antennas’ project.

One SDG at month, sustainability antennas’ project. Description Institution Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industirales de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Organizations/areas of the university involved Students, faculty and staff involved in sustainability antennas project. Country Spain The ETSII-UPM case. From 2011, a distinctive project was developed at our institution and it was called “Sustainability […]
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Collaborative online international learning (COIL) as a timely equity-sensitive strategy of higher education internationalisation@home in post-pandemic times: a case study from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

case study 2021, Co-curricular initiatives for university students, Community at large, Curricular initiatives for university students, University staff and processes

Collaborative online international learning (COIL) as a timely equity-sensitive strategy of higher education internationalisation@home in post-pandemic times: a case study from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Collaborative online international learning (COIL) as a timely equity-sensitive strategy of higher education internationalisation@home in post-pandemic times: a case study from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
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