Categoría: Case studies 2020

  • SDG Impact Assessment Tool

    SDG Impact Assessment Tool Description Institution Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development Organizations/areas of the university involved Teaching, utilization and research Country Sweden More information… sdgimpactassessmenttool.org/ https://www.unsdsn-ne.org/ Agenda 2030, with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is one of the most ambitious and important global agreements in recent history. Although the SDGs should be implemented by nations,…

  • Leave No One Behind

    Leave No One Behind

    Leave No One Behind Description Institution Monash University Organizations/areas of the university involved Monash Sustainable Development Institute Country Australia More information… Leave No One Behind is a program designed to support students to develop a social business idea that addresses a social inclusion challenge in the local community. It is particularly focused on students from…

  • 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…

  • Introducing the Sustainability Bootcamp and the SDGs: Western Sydney University

    A cross-disciplinary signature sustainability learning experience available for all students at Western Sydney University either embedded in programs or an an extra-curricula opportunity. Read More

  • SDGs in Practice : Innovation and Social Impact

    SDGs in Practice : Innovation and Social Impact

    SDGs in Practice: Innovation&Social Impact. Educating students on SDGs in the local context. The objective is to systematically solve problems at local level, making students as Champions For Change Read More

  • Communication campaign on the SDGs: “Set your SDGoals! YOU are part of the chain towards sustainability!”

    Communication campaign on the SDGs: “Set your SDGoals! YOU are part of the chain towards sustainability!” Description Institution Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universitat Politècnica de València UPV Organizations/areas of the university involved Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) Centro de investigación Arte y Entorno de la UPV CIAE Departamento de Dibujo de la Facultad de Bellas…

  • 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…

  • Sustainable Solutions: Students Localize the SDGs in Philadelphia

    Sustainable Solutions: Students Localize the SDGs in Philadelphia Description Institution University of Pennsylvania Organizations/areas of the university involved Undergraduates from four schools, several Penn research centers, city of Philadelphia, private sector, and community based organizations. Country United States Sustainable Solutions is a University of Pennsylvania student initiative to educate Philadelphia students (from high school to…

  • Developing Coursework and Supplementary Activities

    Developing Coursework and Supplementary Activities Description Institution University of Pennsylvania Organizations/areas of the university involved Weitzman School of Design, Penn Institute for Urban Research, Perry World House Country United States More information… This case describes a graduate level course in City and Regional planning, “Issues in Global Sustainable Development: Adapting Formality and Informality in Rapidly…

  • SDGs at the Theater

    SDGs at the Theater

    The University of Brescia, Italy has organized in the Theatre a series of events addressing each SDG to sensitize the academic community and the citizenship on the 2030 UN Agenda. Read More

  • The formation of the university community as a first step for the contribution to the SDGs. The case of Universitat Politècnica de València.

    The formation of the university community as a first step for the contribution to the SDGs. The case of Universitat Politècnica de València.

    The formation of the university community as a first step for the contribution to the SDGs. The case of Universitat Politècnica de València. Description Institution Universitat Politècnica de València Organizations/areas of the university involved Environmental Unit Institute of Education Sciences UFASU Centre for Development Cooperation Country Spain More information… The UPV assumed the integration of…

  • Case studies to integrate and promote global issues in STEM education

    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……

  • Positive Action: Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals in Social Service Community Projects in Higher Education at Tecmilenio

    Positive Action: Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals in Social Service Community Projects in Higher Education at Tecmilenio

    Tecmilenio teaches students about the SDGs to get them closer to their purpose in life and ways in which they can transcend by having a positive impact in their communities. Read More

  • RMIT-wide SDGs Project

    RMIT-wide SDGs Project

    The RMIT Sustainability Committee is currently undertaking an ambitious and innovative project to raise awareness, foster collaboration, maximise contributions to the SDGs, measure impact and communicate RMIT contributions toward achieving the SDGs across the entire University. The university‐wide SDGs Project, initiated in June 2018, has been structured to improve RMIT’s commitment and contributions to the…

  • Education for sustainability: initiatives from the RUS

    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…

  • SDG Index as a tool to learn about sustainable development

    SDG Index as a tool to learn about sustainable development

    SDG Index as a tool to learn about sustainable development Read More

  • Democratizing knowledge – MITx MicroMasters Programs

    Democratizing knowledge – MITx MicroMasters Programs

    Democratizing knowledge – MITx MicroMasters Programs Description Institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology Organizations/areas of the university involved MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics / MIT Office of Digital Learning Country United States More information… The goals of this case study are to introduce the impact on “learners” and “learning” of the MITx MicroMasters Program in…

  • Sustainability: Criteria and Decision-Making course.

    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…

  • Adapting SDG Academy Course to the Institutional Learning Curriculum

    Adapting SDG Academy Course to the Institutional Learning Curriculum

    Since SDGs are considered to be the framework for sustainable and social economic development for countries and communities across the world, they have to be integrated in the curriculum of high learning institutions. Read More

  • 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…

  • “Your move” – The gamification of the sustainable development goals

    “Your move” – The gamification of the sustainable development goals

    Students develop game ideas to teach sub-topics of the SDG’s, then attain market feedback on these ideas and present at a poster showcase. Read More

  • Sustainable Sainji: experiencing the sustainable development goals first-hand.

    Sustainable Sainji: experiencing the sustainable development goals first-hand.

    By living and working with the local community Sustainable Sainji provides students with a first-hand immersive experience of the complexities of addressing the SDG’s at a local level. Read More

  • The right to health in the global world

    This compulsory training unit is designed to ensure that every single medical student learns about present-day health inequalities in the global world by using the SDG framework Read More

  • Leveraging Local Knowledge through Global Practice

    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. Read More