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International Student Leader Meeting for SDGs

The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings and the SDGs Center Universitas Diponegoro recently launched a new student program entitled the "1st International Student Leader Meeting"…

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Urban environmental health to infuse SDGs in the classroom

In this video, Charles-Antoine Rouyer, a course director at York University's Glendon campus, discusses how he infuses the SDGs into his courses using urban health and human environmental health…

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Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development

The first of its kind in UK Higher Education, and winner of the 2020 International Green Gown Award for Student Engagement (in a large institution) and the AASHE Campus Sustainability Research Award,…

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Curriculum for SDGs at Abdullah Gül University

The main purpose of Abdullah Gül University's Global Issues & Responsibilities (GLB) Curriculum is to increase students and faculty members' awareness and sensitivity towards the…

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How Kateb University's LMS Offered Access to Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic that stopped class-based education in Afghanistan, Kateb University developed its own Learning Management System (Kateb LMS) to enable the students and professors…

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Exploring the SDGs at McMaster University

Canada's McMaster University has created its first course on exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The students come from all academic backgrounds and levels of study, proving that one…

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Community Conversation | SDG Students Program | 25 May 2021

In this Community Conversation, Theresa Yung, Project Lead for SDSN Youth's SDG Students Program, discussed campus SDG Student Hubs as an actionable and impactful way to mobilize students to…

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Community Conversation | Tahl Kestin, SDSN AusNZPac | 24 Mar 2021

In this Community Conversation, SDSN AusNZPac Manager Tahl Kestin presented on SDSN's Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Universities guide, followed by a discussion on how Community members…

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Community Conversation | Luís Veiga Martins, NOVA SBE | 1 Feb. 2021

Our first Community Conversation of 2021 took place on February 1, and was led by Luís Veiga Martins, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Sustainable Impact at Portugal's Nova…

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Community Conversation | John Dilyard, St. Francis College | 24 Nov. 2020

Our first Community Conversation took place on November 24, 2020, and was led by John Dilyard, Professor of Business at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, USA. John began with a…

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Interconnected and Indivisible: Strengthening post-secondary education for sustainable development

On September 23, 2020, the SDG Academy was proud to host a dynamic and interactive virtual event on the sidelines of the 8th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development. The event,…

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Where Next? Reimagining Further Education for the Future

On July 8, 2020, the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) hosted this special event alongside the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF). Higher Education plays a vital role…

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Engaging Online: Teaching and Learning with the SDG Academy

This webinar introduces the free online resources available through the SDG Academy and ideas on how to integrate those resources into online lessons. This is a recording of a live webinar that…

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Professional Profiles in the Agrifood Sector

In this chapter, Massari discusses how universities, educational institutions, and professors need to adjust their focuses and take responsibility for institutional innovation. Academic structures…

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The Role of Universities and SDSN

In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of universities in contributing to global partnerships for achieving the SDGs. He explains the history and formation of the Sustainable Development…

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The Case of the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation

What is the appropriate institutional framework to implement sustainable development in forest landscapes? There is not necessarily an ideal framework, so new ones, such as the Amazonas Sustainable…

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