Sustainable development

Aim

Knowledge and Understanding

After completing the course, students are expected to:

• Provide an overview of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within Agenda 2030 and illustrate relationships between them.
• Identify a challenge related to achieving sustainability goals within Agenda 2030 and analyze this issue from temporal, cultural, and geographical perspectives.

Skills and Abilities

After completing the course, students are expected to:

• Gather, interpret, and compile information from scientific literature and the surrounding society relevant to a defined problem area within Agenda 2030.
• Identify different perspectives within an identified problem area based on information from relevant sources.
• Utilize various presentation techniques to communicate goals related to Agenda 2030.
• Communicate the results of their work on sustainable development in English, both in written and oral form.

Critical Thinking and Attitudes

After completing the course, students are expected to:

• Highlight their own and others' values in relation to societal challenges within Agenda 2030.
• Address value conflicts from different perspectives and explore potential solutions within the identified problem area

Content

The course is based on Agenda 2030, and participants work in groups on in-depth projects related to the Agenda 2030 goals. They also broaden their knowledge by familiarizing themselves with the work of other groups.

Interprofessional Communication Skills Participants practice interprofessional communication skills, and each participant's specific competencies are integrated into the studies. Inspirational lectures on sustainable development are provided at the start of the course.

The course includes project work related to relevant societal issues aligned with Agenda 2030.