Teach Global Citizenship Network newsletter no. 22
Do you also want a broader knowledge & deeper
understanding of sustainability?
Do you also think that involvement in sustainability
issues is part of being a responsible citizen today?
Have you also thought that you need to deepen your
knowhow on United 17 Nations Sustainable Development Goals (DGS), and how to
reach them?
If
YES, then this free distance learning course (on university level) might be
something for you, too:
“Globalization: Past and Future” taught by Professor Sachs, this course covers the waves of globalization that have shaped the world over thousands of years. It posits that prioritizing global perspectives is not a “new-age” fad; we have always been a globalized world.
The course starts October 30th. Learn more and enroll here: https://courses.sdgacademy.
- About professor Jeffrey Sachs: http://jeffsachs.org/about/
Course summary
with more details.
What is SDG Academy?
“The SDG Academy
is one of the flagship programs of the UN Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (SDSN launched in 2012)
The SDG Academy
is committed to creating and curating the best educational content on the
Sustainable Development Goals and making it available as a global public good
through our online course portal. The SDG Academy has created 7 full-length
courses and 2 mini-courses since it launched in 2014 (under the original title
of SDSNEDU), and has had over 100,000 enrollments from students all over the
world. It is the ambition of the SDG Academy to reach 1 million students by
2020 through the education initiative.”
The 17 United Nations Sustainable Deveelopment Goals was adopted by all
the UN countries in 2016: - see overview and deepening of each goal at
All links were retrieved October 2016
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Teach Global Citizenship Network newsletter no. 22
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Oktober 2016, Copenhagen,
Denmark
Egon Hedegaard
Email: eghedegaard@gmail.com
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