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Acce Educ – SDGs-Tangari et al – IMG affective mapping-300dpi

“Affective Mapping of Rio de Janeiro” strengthened children ́s role as city transforming agents in consonance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (2015).
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Embedding SDGs in University Pathways to Academic English and Research Skills

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Embedding SDGs in University Pathways to Academic English and Research Skills

An interactive educational simulation designed to teach participants new ways to learn about and take action for the SDGs.
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Building a Community of Practice for Sustainability Literacy at TU Dublin

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Building a Community of Practice for Sustainability Literacy at TU Dublin

Contributing to SDG 4.7.1, SDGliteracy is an embryonic community-of-practice aimed at equipping faculty with the necessary learning resources and assessment tools to develop the sustainability literacy of their students.
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Transformational learning approach to embedding UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty, in business curricula

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Transformational learning approach to embedding UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty, in business curricula

This case study relates to the “Poverty Alleviation and Profitability”, course. It adopts the SDG framework to challenge business students to re-image the role of the for- profit firm
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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 […]

Newton Smart Campus

Newton Smart Campus Description Institution Centro Universitário Newton Paiva Organizations/areas of the university involved Research, Extension and Innovation, Engineering and Architecture Country Brazil More information… The intensification of urbanization leads to various aggravating factors in an intensely populous city. Among them, we can mention: difficulties of urban mobility, increase in waste generation, and difficulties of […]

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)

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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)

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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CityAdapt: Partnerships with Universities for Long-term SDG Monitoring

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CityAdapt: Partnerships with Universities for Long-term SDG Monitoring

A long-term research programme within university research institutions to monitor the benefits of the implemented urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation interventions in Mexico, El Salvador and Jamaica.
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Massey University’s interdisciplinary Masters of the Sustainable Development Goals

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Massey University’s interdisciplinary Masters of the Sustainable Development Goals

Massey's Masters of the SDGs is an interdisciplinary degree incorporating core courses on sustainability with specializations in a broad range of disciplines including Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, Business and Economics.
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SDGLab Campus UAM

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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 […]

Market Opinion Surveys Tackling the SDG’s

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Market Opinion Surveys Tackling the SDG’s

Market Opinion Polls directly involving the public's inputs in the problem-solving discourse to attaining the SDG's
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The international Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Network

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The international Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Network

The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Network is a collaborative, global, multi-institutional network empowering student-voice in sustainability via digital conferences, virtual classrooms, and student participation at UNFCCC Conferences.
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Global Innovation Challenge

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Global Innovation Challenge

WMGIC is the premier intercollegiate hack-a-thon style international and sustainable development case competition aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration to create innovative solutions to current global issues.
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SLEAK 2.0

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SLEAK 2.0

SLEAK 2.0 is a case study in which three different faculties (theology, occupational therapy, sports) join forces to train life-skills in underprivileged adolescents and their support structures as part of student learning and community outreach. Through sharing interdisciplinary knowledge, collaboration, adaptiveness, and an innovative mind-set, we envision a catalytic, all-encompassing, impact for both staff, student and adolescent.
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Leveraging Local Knowledge through Global Practice

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Leveraging Local Knowledge through Global Practice

To establish a Master’s in Global Development Practice (MGDP) degree program at Harvard to prepare development practitioners with the knowledge and practical skills required to critically evaluate and address the multi-dimensional challenges of sustainable development.
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ChangEquality in Work University Activities

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ChangEquality in Work University Activities

Using SDGs and surrounding research as a basis to teach non-traditional MSc and DBA students to 1) summarize 2) paraphrase and 3) quote in academic reading and writing. Transferable to any English or Academic Skills course worldwide.
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Creative Enterprise Leadership Action Learning Network

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Creative Enterprise Leadership Action Learning Network

A practice field for 21st century leaders to design, lead, innovate and manage enterprise activity to close the gap between intention and action in aligning enterprise aims with global goals.
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Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development

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Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development

This case study shares the University of Strathclyde’s experience of embedding Research-Based Education for Sustainable Development in curricula, using an innovative RBE pedagogy called Vertically Integrated Projects for SDG-focused research.
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Sustainability Challenge

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Sustainability Challenge

Sustainability Challenge is an interdisciplinary university course jointly offered by Vienna's four largest universities. Students work on SDG-related service learning projects with partners or on their own sustainable business idea.
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The George Mason University Honey Bee Initiative

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The George Mason University Honey Bee Initiative

The George Mason University Honey Bee Initiative Description Institution George Mason University Organizations/areas of the university involved Led by School of Business and College of Science but in collaboration with the College of Education and Human Development, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Visual and Performing Arts, College of Health and Human Services, […]

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