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The SDG Academy creates and curates graduate-level courses on sustainable development for learners around the world.
From sustainable cities to human rights to climate action, each of our courses addresses the fundamental challenge facing our world today: How do people, communities, businesses and governments coexist, cooperate and collaborate to save the one planet we have?
The SDG Academy's courses are fully interactive, so you can meet, debate and learn from both our global faculty of sustainable development experts and your fellow learners.

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The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development (edX)

Self Paced
The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development (edX)
Free Course
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Categories
Education
Sci: Biology & Life Sciences
Social Sciences
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Arabic
Bengali
Russian
Hindi
The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development (edX)
Children are our future – so how do we give them the best beginning for a happy and healthy life? What does a successful early childhood care program look like? How has a child’s brain developed at the age of 3? How does nutrition impact the future well-being of a child into adulthood?
Early Childhood Development
Child Development
Sustainable Development
Education
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Self Paced
Free Course
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Education
Sci: Biology & Life Sciences
Social Sciences
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
English
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Arabic
Bengali
Russian
Hindi

Understanding Poverty and Inequality (edX)

Self Paced
Understanding Poverty and Inequality (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Categories
Social Sciences
Effort
Beginner
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Understanding Poverty and Inequality (edX)
Explore the many facets and faces of poverty and inequality, and discover opportunities for individuals, countries, and a global community to help ensure that no one is left behind. In September 2015, 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and committed themselves [...]
Poverty
Inequality
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals
SDGs
Identity
Social Exclusion
Climate
Economic Growth
Global Inequality
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Social Sciences
Beginner
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English

Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development (edX)

Self Paced
Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Categories
Sci: Environment
Effort
Beginner
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development (edX)
What is a sustainable city? Learn the basics here. According to the United Nations, urbanization and population growth could result in an increase of 2.5 billion people into urban populations by 2050, with associated impacts ranging from increased transportation needs to more building. How do we make cities sustainable [...]
Sustainable Development
Sustainability
Sustainable Cities
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
Urban Environment
Energy Systems
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Sci: Environment
Beginner
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
22.00 EUR
English
English

Climate Change Science and Negotiations (edX)

Self Paced
Climate Change Science and Negotiations (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Categories
Sci: Energy & Earth Sciences
Sci: Environment
Science
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Climate Change Science and Negotiations (edX)
Humanity is up against a tight timeline to address climate change. Learn how we can deeply decarbonize the global energy systems, and put the world on a 2°C pathway. In this course, learn solutions to mitigate the effects of the global greenhouse gas emissions causing temperature rise, and how [...]
Climate Change
Energy
Environment
Business
Carbon Emissions
Sustainability
Earth
Energy Systems
Decarbonization
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Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Sci: Energy & Earth Sciences
Sci: Environment
Science
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English

Age of Sustainable Development (edX)

Self Paced
Age of Sustainable Development (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Categories
Social Sciences
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
5-10 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Portuguese
Russian
Age of Sustainable Development (edX)
Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it. Sustainable development is the most urgent challenge facing humanity.
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Sustainable Development Goals
Renewable Energy
Human Rights
Economic Development
Poverty
Sustainable Food
SDGs
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Social Sciences
Intermediate
Self-Paced
5-10 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English
Portuguese
Russian

Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet (edX)

Self Paced
Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Categories
Sci: Environment
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet (edX)
How do we turn commitments to reducing the effects of climate change into action? Harmful emissions, the degradation of the earth’s resources and global warming have loomed large for decades. With the negotiation and ongoing ratification of the sweeping Paris Agreement, commitments to reducing the effects of climate change [...]
Climate Action
Climate Change
Global Warming
Sustainable Development
Greenhouse Gases
Emissions Reduction
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Sci: Environment
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English

Sustainable Cities (edX)

Self Paced
Sustainable Cities (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Categories
Sci: Environment
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
5-10 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Hindi
Russian
Sustainable Cities (edX)
Learn how government, the private sector, and other actors can support sustainable urban development. Did you know that experts estimate an additional three billion people will live in cities by 2050? What will the impact be on the current world population – half of which currently lives in cities [...]
Cities
Sustainable Cities
Sustainable Urban Development
Urban Development
Governance
Land Management
Urban System
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Sci: Environment
Intermediate
Self-Paced
5-10 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English
Hindi
Russian

How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (edX)

Self Paced
How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Categories
Sci: Environment
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
5-10 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Russian
Malay
How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (edX)
The world has adopted an ambitious agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Learn how we can achieve these goals through careful planning and engagement of diverse stakeholders.
Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development
SDGs
Activism
Sustainable Value Chains
Sustainable Food
Smart Cities
Digital Technology
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Sci: Environment
Intermediate
Self-Paced
5-10 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English
Russian
Malay

From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems (edX)

Self Paced
From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Categories
Sci: Environment
Sci: Biology & Life Sciences
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems (edX)
How can we preserve, restore, manage and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems? Join us as we explore this question in the Brazilian Amazon and around the world. In this course, you’ll learn the science behind the capacities of various ecosystems including extinction rates, desertification and how their physical makeup has [...]
Sustainable Development
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Ecosystems
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDGAcademyX
SDG Academy
Sci: Environment
Sci: Biology & Life Sciences
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English

Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact (edX)

Self Paced
Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact (edX)
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Categories
Sci: Energy & Earth Sciences
Effort
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
Languages
English
English
Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact (edX)
We need to understand the science behind global warming to avoid the most damaging and irreversible climate change impacts on people and planet. Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge of our time. Human activity has already warmed the planet by one degree Celsius relative to pre-industrial times, and [...]
Climate Change
Science
Global Warming
Climate System
Carbon Emissions
Atmospheric Science
Energy Balance Models
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Self Paced
Course Auditing
EdX
SDG Academy
SDGAcademyX
Sci: Energy & Earth Sciences
Intermediate
Self-Paced
1-4 Hours/Week
43.00 EUR
English
English