An interdisciplinary summer course about the UN Sustainable Development Goals in research and practice
In a world of different colliding crises, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework and platform from which solutions and changes can be developed. This two-week summer course will introduce and discuss the SDGs in theory and practice from an interdisciplinary, research-based and critical perspective. We will question how these goals can act as drives for change, social innovation and sustainability – locally, nationally and globally.
Critical Edge Alliance summer course on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
This course enables you to acquire research-based knowledge about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the practical application of the framework and mechanisms for monitoring progress and impact. Through the lens of the SDGs the course explores a selection of key global challenges such as migration, food chains, sustainability and circular economies, urbanization, social innovation and entrepreneurship. We address issues of inequality and social inclusion, partnerships and collaboration in relation to the practical application of the SDGs, while questioning the means and challenges in this implementation - locally, nationally, internationally and globally.
Participants will acquire skills in analyzing, comparing and assessing selected issues and methods to advance solutions for the SDG framework; conceptualize relevant theories and contextualize complex spatial problems within the UN SDGs; and analyze application of the SDGs in different contexts including in governance.
The course includes both lectures, debate sessions, curated and supervised workshops, field and company visits, and panel debates with stakeholders and actors working with the SDGs in the public, non-governmental and private sectors. Hosted and designed by Roskilde University, the course is developed in collaboration with the Critical Edge Alliance and will include guest lectures delivered by professors from partner universities within the Alliance.
Date: 14-25 August 2023
Venue: Roskilde University
Level: Master's degree
ECTS credits: 5
Course information: Read more on study.ruc.dk
Application deadline (2nd call): 10 May 2023
We have vacant study places for students from RUC or another Danish university with a pre-approval and students from partner universities with a nomination. Please note that paying guest students can not apply for the vacant places.
Application
The application form can be found below.
For a clear application process, the required documents are listed here:
- Documentation of achieved Bachelor’s degree
- Pre-approval (from partner or Danish Universities)
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact us at gaestestuderende@ruc.dk
Admission
Admission for students at Roskilde University
RUC students* must apply for pre-approval from their respective study boards.
The course corresponds to 5 ECTS credits. The course requires a Bachelor's degree.
*Students from the MSc in Geography are automatically eligible for admission and do not require pre-approval.
Admission for students enrolled at a Danish university with a pre-approval from the home institution
The course corresponds to 5 ECTS credits. The course requires a Bachelors degree.
The Application form "Framing solutions and drivers for change?" for students from other Danish universities can be found here.
Admission for students from partner universities with a nomination from the home institution
The course corresponds to 5 ECTS credits. The course requires a Bachelor's degree.
If you want to use an exchange agreement, you must be accepted and nominated by your home university. Please contact the international office of your home university for nomination procedure.
Fees
Students enrolled at a Danish university with a pre-approval from the home institution do not have to pay fees. Students from universities in the EU, an EEA-country or Switzerland with an exchange agreement with RUC do not have to pay fees.
Students from universities in countries outside of the EU, EEA or Switzerland with an exchange agreement with RUC do not have to pay. Students from universities of the Critical Edge Alliance (CEA) with exchange agreements do not have to pay.
If you want to use an exchange agreement, you must be accepted and nominated by your home university. Please contact the international office of your home university for nomination procedure.
Guest student at RUC
For general information about being a guest student at RUC, read more here
The course takes place on campus at Roskilde University. RUC cannot offer accommodation on campus. Hotel, hostel and Airbnb accommodation are available in Roskilde city and Copenhagen.