UN Sustainable Development Goals Introduction
Explore the UN SDGs through an interdisciplinary lens, examining their implementation, challenges, and interconnections in addressing global sustainability.
Explore the UN SDGs through an interdisciplinary lens, examining their implementation, challenges, and interconnections in addressing global sustainability.
This comprehensive course provides an accessible academic introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students gain in-depth understanding of all 17 SDGs, their 169 targets, and their role in shaping global social, ecological, and economic agendas through 2030. The course examines the SDGs' origins, development, and implementation framework, exploring how they address critical challenges like inequality, climate change, and poverty. Through expert insights and practitioner perspectives, learners understand the complex interconnections between different goals and the institutional infrastructure supporting their realization.
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What you'll learn
Understand the emergence, development and structure of the SDGs in the UN context
Analyze the interrelationships between different SDGs and their 169 targets
Evaluate how SDGs address global challenges like inequality and climate change
Examine the implementation mechanisms and institutional infrastructure for SDGs
Gain evidence-based knowledge about each SDG's background and reality
Recognize the interdependence of social, ecological and economic objectives
Skills you'll gain
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course provides an academic introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015. Through an interdisciplinary approach, it examines all 17 SDGs, their interconnections, and implementation challenges. The curriculum covers the historical development of SDGs, their relationship with earlier Millennium Development Goals, and their role in addressing global challenges. Students learn about the complex interplay between social, ecological, and economic objectives while gaining practical insights from field practitioners. The course emphasizes understanding the institutional framework and partnerships necessary for achieving these global goals.
The origin, development and idea of the SDGs
Module 1
SDGs and Society: Ensuring resilience and primary needs in society
Module 2
SDGs and Society: Strengthening Institutions for Sustainability
Module 3
SDGs and the Economy: Shaping a Sustainable Economy
Module 4
SDGs and the Biosphere: Development within Planetary Boundaries
Module 5
Realizing the SDGs: Implementation through Global Partnerships
Module 6
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Instructors
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Distinguished Legal Scholar and Criminology Expert
A distinguished academic and criminology expert pursuing her PhD at the University of Cambridge, she brings extensive expertise in criminal justice and human rights through her advanced degrees from Queen's University Belfast and the University of Chile. Her leadership extends to heading the Criminological Studies Group at Diego Portales University's Law Faculty, while also serving as the university's Law Degree Director since 2018. Her professional impact includes significant consultancy work with UNICEF, where she developed a "Restorative Justice Model for Adolescents in Conflict with the Criminal Law," and valuable contributions to the Center for Justice Studies of the Americas (CEJA), demonstrating her commitment to advancing criminal justice reform and human rights initiatives.
Architectural Theory and Modernism Scholar
Dr. Hilde Heynen serves as a Professor of Architectural Theory at KU Leuven, Belgium, where she has made significant contributions to understanding the relationships between architecture, modernity, and gender. Her influential work "Architecture and Modernity: A Critique" examines the complex relationship between critical theory and modern architecture. Her research spans architectural theory and criticism, modernism, and gender studies in architecture, resulting in notable publications including "Negotiating Domesticity," "Sage Handbook of Architectural Theory," and a recent intellectual biography of Sibyl Moholy-Nagy. Through her work, she continues to explore how architecture reflects and shapes social and cultural dynamics, particularly focusing on the intersection of modernism, gender, and architectural theory.
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