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Sustainable Development Goals

A scientific approach to 17 Goals for the 21st Century

Registration

The registration takes place via RWTH Online and is possible until October 3rd. Further information about the registration process can be found in our FAQ.

All students can participate in a course. You can choose two preferences. For this, please use priorities 1 (highest) and 2 (second highest). Click here for an example. Please think carefully about how you indicate your priorities. It is not possible to re-register. If you have not been assigned a place in the project after the end of the assignment and are still interested in participating, please contact sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de directly.

(If you have any problems with the registration or with RWTHonline, please contact Mrs. Sibel Yildirim (IPW), also stating your matriculation number: sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de. Ms Yildrim will be availbale from October 3rd for problems with the registration process. Manual registration during the registration period is not possible.)

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Academic Responsibility

Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Carmen Leicht-Scholten

Research Unit for Gender and Diversity in Engineering Sciences, RWTH University Aachen

Univ.-Prof. Dr. sc. pol. Oliver Lorz

Research Unit for International Economic Relations, RWTH University Aachen

Contact Person

Schedule

Start

25.10.2021

Time

Monday, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Place

Digital (Zoom)

Contents

„The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, and peace and justice. The Goals interconnect and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve each Goal and target by 2030.“

(United Nations, https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/)

With the adoption of Agenda 2030, a further milestone was set in 2015 in the global sustainability debate for sustainable development. The Agenda sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that address the five core messages of people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.

In this interdisciplinary course, various SDGs are addressed by experts from different fields. In WS21/22, the focus is particularly on the topics of inequality and justice.

Learning Outcomes

Students should be familiar with the SDGs and understand their role as political objectives and models for a worldwide development process. They should be able to differentiate between the Millennium Development Goals and the SDGs and understand the relevance of the SDGs, especially for Western nations.

The students should be able to evaluate issues from their respective studies under the paradigm of sustainability. They should identify how the work in their subject areas contributes to solving the problems identified in the SDGs. In addition, students should learn to evaluate different career paths in terms of global sustainability.

Program

To be announced. The following sessions are already planned:

Zwischenüberschrift

25.10.2021

Opening Session

Prof. Dr. Carmen-Leicht Scholten, Prof. Dr. Oliver Lorz

RWTH Aachen University

22.11.2021

Goal 3:  Good Health and Wellbeing

Prof. Sebastian Vollmer

Universität Göttingen

06.12.2021

Goal 17:  Partnerships for the Goals

Fredrik Björk

Universität Malmö

13.12.2021

Goal 1 & 8:  No Poverty & Decent Work and Economic Growth

International Federation for the Economy for the Common Good e.V.

20.12.2021

Goal 1 & 10: No Poverty & Reduced Inequalities

Prof. Dr. Andreas Koch

Universität Salzburg

17.01.2022

Sustainability at the RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Ulrich Rüdiger & Stabsstelle für Nachhaltigkeit

RWTH Aachen University

24.01.2022

Goal 11 & 12: Sustainable Cities and Communities & Responsible Consumption and Production

Prof. Dr. Heba Aziz

German University of Technology, Oman

xx.xx.2020

Titel der Veranstaltung

Dozent*in

Lehrstuhl/Institut/Organisation

Procedure/Work method

Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation.

Certificate

Certificate of Participation (0 CP)
Protocol with critical analysis  (2 CP, not graded)
Essay 10-15 pages (3 CP)
Essay 15-20 pages (4 CP)

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