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New Open Online Course on the SDGs - Achieving the SDGs: Global Goals and National Interests.
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM)
The course covers a number of interesting issues such as financing, CSR, agenda-setting, and aid, with examples from countries such as China, Rwanda, India and Malawi.DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM), Norway
An Introduction to Farmer-Led Irrigation Course
Global Development Institute (GDI)
Improving agricultural productivity is key to achieving food security, economic growth and rural employment in Africa – and irrigation plays a vital role. In the last few years, there’s been a growing recognition of the contribution and potential of farmer-led irrigation systems. Farmer-led irrigation development appears to exceed the extent of all public and corporate irrigation schemes. This free, online introductory course provides a summary of the many practical and policy questions which are raised by the phenomenon of farmer-led irrigation development in Africa. The course is aimed at practitioners, researchers and students interested in finding out more about the issues around farmer-led irrigation. It can be completed at your own pace and has been optimised to work in locations with low bandwidth. It features introductions to key concepts, interviews with farmers engaged in irrigation, practical advice and policy implications around farmer-led irrigation. Links to further reading and more information are included for those who wish to interrogate the topic more deeply.DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Global Development Institute (GDI), United Kingdom
Upcycling for Change—a New Free Online Course Drawing on CUSP Research · CUSP
Type of recognition:Future Learn
Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)
Upcycling is a way to combine creative ideas with a passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship. On a new massive open online course, drawing on CUSP research course, people can learn how to apply the key concepts of upcycling to real-life practice, and explore the link between upcycling and the Sustainable Development Goals, and learn about successful international case study examples.Type of recognition:Future Learn
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), United Kingdom
Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development
Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. Whether you are from an industrialized or a developing country, whether you are employed in a company, an NGO, an international organization or a government. Whether you are an academic, an independent entrepreneur, or simply a passionate individual, this course is for you.
You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty. Through practical examples, we will demonstrate how you can take your initiative from a blank sheet of paper through to large-scale deployment of your technology innovation.
This course is not just about coming up with a nice idea, or designing a nice prototype, but more importantly, about sustainably deploying it at large scale. It fosters an entrepreneurial approach, as you will learn how to design business models that are relevant to address development-related challenges. It encourages co-creating the solution with the key stakeholders involved, including the affected populations.
Coming-up with solutions that are more affordable and more durable, that require less use of consumables and electricity while still being economically viable, concerns all of us, and not just the people living in poverty.
There is no previous knowledge required.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Learn how to use technology innovation as a tool to fight poverty and enable sustainable development.Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. Whether you are from an industrialized or a developing country, whether you are employed in a company, an NGO, an international organization or a government. Whether you are an academic, an independent entrepreneur, or simply a passionate individual, this course is for you.
You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty. Through practical examples, we will demonstrate how you can take your initiative from a blank sheet of paper through to large-scale deployment of your technology innovation.
This course is not just about coming up with a nice idea, or designing a nice prototype, but more importantly, about sustainably deploying it at large scale. It fosters an entrepreneurial approach, as you will learn how to design business models that are relevant to address development-related challenges. It encourages co-creating the solution with the key stakeholders involved, including the affected populations.
Coming-up with solutions that are more affordable and more durable, that require less use of consumables and electricity while still being economically viable, concerns all of us, and not just the people living in poverty.
There is no previous knowledge required.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Doctorate Program in Inclusive and Sustainable Development (PDF)
The program is a multidisciplinary doctorate degree, encompassing Doctoral Theses in various disciplines (Economics, Business, Education, International Relations, Philosophy, Engineering, etc.) in which significant results in the program's lines of investigation can be obtained.
Objectives
The Doctorate Program in Inclusive and Sustainable Development primarily aims to provide the knowledge, competence and skills related to scientific investigation required to obtain the doctorate degree, according to the provisions of Royal Decree 99/2011, regulating the offical teaching of doctorate programs. The final part of the study program involves writing and defending a Doctoral Thesis which includes original research resutls.
Fundación ETEA para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (Fundación ETEA)
The Doctorate Program in Inclusive and Sustainable Development at University Loyola Andalucia seeks to train researchers, from a multidisciplinary, practical approach, in the field of inclusive and sustainable development. It is expected that the doctoral student is capable of approaching from a scientific standpoint the analysis, planning and solving of specific problems in the area of development in disadvantaged territories and countries.The program is a multidisciplinary doctorate degree, encompassing Doctoral Theses in various disciplines (Economics, Business, Education, International Relations, Philosophy, Engineering, etc.) in which significant results in the program's lines of investigation can be obtained.
Objectives
The Doctorate Program in Inclusive and Sustainable Development primarily aims to provide the knowledge, competence and skills related to scientific investigation required to obtain the doctorate degree, according to the provisions of Royal Decree 99/2011, regulating the offical teaching of doctorate programs. The final part of the study program involves writing and defending a Doctoral Thesis which includes original research resutls.
Fundación ETEA para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (Fundación ETEA), Spain
MA Globalisation, Business and Sustainable Development
- Is globalisation leading to increasing international inequality and poverty, or does the expansion of international trade in goods and services provide new opportunities for developing countries?
- How can we make sense of emergent trends such as fair trade, social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and sustainable consumption?
- Does globalisation call for a radical overhaul of existing international, national and local institutions?
- And why is it so difficult to solve global environmental problems such as climate change?
Gain comprehensive knowledge in the field of globalisation, business and sustainable development and equip yourself with the necessary skills to pursue a career in this fascinating area. You’ll integrate different disciplinary perspectives to analyse the economic, political, social and environmental dimensions of globalisation. You’ll consider the resistance to globalisation and how this has played out in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
This course adopts a unique interdisciplinary approach, making UEA the perfect place to help you gain that all-important competitive edge.
School of International Development, University of East Anglia (DEV)
The process of globalisation is central to an understanding of the contemporary world. The nature of this process and its implications for international development are hotly debated and you’ll tackle key questions including:- Is globalisation leading to increasing international inequality and poverty, or does the expansion of international trade in goods and services provide new opportunities for developing countries?
- How can we make sense of emergent trends such as fair trade, social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and sustainable consumption?
- Does globalisation call for a radical overhaul of existing international, national and local institutions?
- And why is it so difficult to solve global environmental problems such as climate change?
Gain comprehensive knowledge in the field of globalisation, business and sustainable development and equip yourself with the necessary skills to pursue a career in this fascinating area. You’ll integrate different disciplinary perspectives to analyse the economic, political, social and environmental dimensions of globalisation. You’ll consider the resistance to globalisation and how this has played out in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
This course adopts a unique interdisciplinary approach, making UEA the perfect place to help you gain that all-important competitive edge.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
School of International Development, University of East Anglia (DEV), United Kingdom
Cooperation and Development
Contenu
Les défis du développement dans les pays du Sud
Les cours seront donnés soit en français soit en anglais:
Semaine 1 : Introduction au cours « Coopération et Développement » (thèmes principaux qui seront abordés, structure du cours et de l'examen) et présentation par deux étudiants partis travailler sur le terrain avec Ingénieurs du Monde.
Semaine 2 : Réduction de la pauvreté, MDGs, SDGs, projection conférence TedX
Semaine 3 : Théories et histoire du développement
Semaine 4 : Film sur des modèles de développement alternatif et discussion
Semaine 5 : Technologies pour le Sud - technologies essentielles
Semaine 6 : Technologies pour le Sud - présentation du travail en groupe
Semaine 7 : Examen écrit (40% de la note finale)
Semaine 8 : Développement rural - Les TIC pour le développement au Burkina Faso
Semaine 9 : Innovation dans les pays du Sud
Semaine 10 : Acteurs internationaux (ONU, WB, FMI)
Semaine 11 : Les défis liés au développement urbain dans le Sud
Semaine 12 : Discussion sur des articles de journaux en lien avec le développement
Semaine 13 : Travailler pour la direction du développement et de la coopération suisse (DDC) aujourd'hui
Semaine 14 : Examen écrit (40% de la note finale)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Ce cours abordera les défis majeurs du développement auxquels font face les pays émergents et en développement. L'étudiant-e se focalisera sur des projets de développement visant la réduction de la pauvreté, le développement urbain et rural, l'entrepreneuriat social et les technologies essentielles.Contenu
Les défis du développement dans les pays du Sud
Les cours seront donnés soit en français soit en anglais:
Semaine 1 : Introduction au cours « Coopération et Développement » (thèmes principaux qui seront abordés, structure du cours et de l'examen) et présentation par deux étudiants partis travailler sur le terrain avec Ingénieurs du Monde.
Semaine 2 : Réduction de la pauvreté, MDGs, SDGs, projection conférence TedX
Semaine 3 : Théories et histoire du développement
Semaine 4 : Film sur des modèles de développement alternatif et discussion
Semaine 5 : Technologies pour le Sud - technologies essentielles
Semaine 6 : Technologies pour le Sud - présentation du travail en groupe
Semaine 7 : Examen écrit (40% de la note finale)
Semaine 8 : Développement rural - Les TIC pour le développement au Burkina Faso
Semaine 9 : Innovation dans les pays du Sud
Semaine 10 : Acteurs internationaux (ONU, WB, FMI)
Semaine 11 : Les défis liés au développement urbain dans le Sud
Semaine 12 : Discussion sur des articles de journaux en lien avec le développement
Semaine 13 : Travailler pour la direction du développement et de la coopération suisse (DDC) aujourd'hui
Semaine 14 : Examen écrit (40% de la note finale)
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- French
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
International Development MA
This course attracts students from a variety of backgrounds. It will develop your professional skills in development research and practice. You'll go on a unique placement-based dissertation that combines work experience with academic research. You'll also carry out hands-on research during an overseas field class. Our graduates have gone on to work for a wide variety of organisations, including the World Bank, the British Red Cross, UNDP, WildAid, World Vision and Save the Children. This MA draws on our research strengths and internationally-recognised expertise in the areas of social and environmental justice, rural and urban development, governance, citizenship and sustainability. Our teaching involves industry and sector specialists, which means you can make connections and contacts with a global network of expertise beyond the University.
Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID)
Develop a critical understanding of the subject area through coursework, applied training and professional activities – and acquire the skills for a career in international development.This course attracts students from a variety of backgrounds. It will develop your professional skills in development research and practice. You'll go on a unique placement-based dissertation that combines work experience with academic research. You'll also carry out hands-on research during an overseas field class. Our graduates have gone on to work for a wide variety of organisations, including the World Bank, the British Red Cross, UNDP, WildAid, World Vision and Save the Children. This MA draws on our research strengths and internationally-recognised expertise in the areas of social and environmental justice, rural and urban development, governance, citizenship and sustainability. Our teaching involves industry and sector specialists, which means you can make connections and contacts with a global network of expertise beyond the University.
DegreeLanguage
- English
Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID), United Kingdom
International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability MSc
You will explore the political, economic and social forces that promote and prevent social and environmental justice around the world. These include people’s struggles for wellbeing and sustainability and the visions that inspire them; and the roles of state, society and market actors. Transcending geographical binaries of Global North and South, you will consider areas of complementarity and trade-off between economic development, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
This specialist master’s combines skills and knowledge of international development with an in-depth focus on social justice, wellbeing and sustainability. Innovative learning approaches promote investigation of particular cases and issues drawing out connections and contradictions between different actors, analytical perspectives and across global, regional, national, and local scales. The course provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in a placement leading to a work-based project.
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS)
Develop the skills and understanding to tackle the global challenges of development, social justice and sustainability. Whether you are a graduate aiming to make a difference in the world, or a professional wishing to deepen your knowledge and critical thinking, this course is for you.You will explore the political, economic and social forces that promote and prevent social and environmental justice around the world. These include people’s struggles for wellbeing and sustainability and the visions that inspire them; and the roles of state, society and market actors. Transcending geographical binaries of Global North and South, you will consider areas of complementarity and trade-off between economic development, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
This specialist master’s combines skills and knowledge of international development with an in-depth focus on social justice, wellbeing and sustainability. Innovative learning approaches promote investigation of particular cases and issues drawing out connections and contradictions between different actors, analytical perspectives and across global, regional, national, and local scales. The course provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in a placement leading to a work-based project.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS), United Kingdom
MSc Sustainable Development (Online)
Meeting the SDGS requires extensive transformations in the way markets, civil society and states work in much of the world. These sustainability transformations will need to be impassioned and practical, bridging different socio-economic sectors, knowledge disciplines and policy silos. They will need knowledgeable social entrepreneurs, engaged scholars and committed political activists, equipped to work across silos and sectors, with suitable interdisciplinary skills.
It is such entrepreneurs, scholars and activists that this distinct Masters aims to empower. Delivered by three of the most proficient research units in this area, the Science Policy Research Unit, School of Global Studies and Institute of Development Studies, this interdisciplinary Masters will help develop conceptual and constructive skills based on interrogating knowledges across multiple disciplines. It will enable you to contribute effectively to the realisation of the SDGs through widespread sustainability transformations.
Duration
This course is part-time and can be completed in a minimum of two years and maximum of four. Students have the opportunity to step on and off the course, pausing their studies if their work or life commitments require.
Course start dates
There are six start dates every academic year, providing maximum flexibility for our students; July | September | November | January | March | May
IDS
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton
Taught 100 per cent online, study the University of Sussex’s world-renowned MSc Sustainable Development at a time and place that suits you. In September 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Aiming to end poverty and hunger while achieving gender equality, peace, responsible production and consumption, urgent climate action, as well as caring for life on land and below water, the Goals are challenging and ambitious.Meeting the SDGS requires extensive transformations in the way markets, civil society and states work in much of the world. These sustainability transformations will need to be impassioned and practical, bridging different socio-economic sectors, knowledge disciplines and policy silos. They will need knowledgeable social entrepreneurs, engaged scholars and committed political activists, equipped to work across silos and sectors, with suitable interdisciplinary skills.
It is such entrepreneurs, scholars and activists that this distinct Masters aims to empower. Delivered by three of the most proficient research units in this area, the Science Policy Research Unit, School of Global Studies and Institute of Development Studies, this interdisciplinary Masters will help develop conceptual and constructive skills based on interrogating knowledges across multiple disciplines. It will enable you to contribute effectively to the realisation of the SDGs through widespread sustainability transformations.
Duration
This course is part-time and can be completed in a minimum of two years and maximum of four. Students have the opportunity to step on and off the course, pausing their studies if their work or life commitments require.
Course start dates
There are six start dates every academic year, providing maximum flexibility for our students; July | September | November | January | March | May
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, United Kingdom
IDS
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