ENVR8163 The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations

ENVR8163 The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations

Number of Credits

2

Offering School

China-UK Low Carbon College

Course Instructor

Yuquan Zhang

Course Level

Postgraduate

Language of Instruction

English

First Day of Class

Thursday, September 26th, 2024

Last Day of Class

Thursday, January 9th, 2025

Course Component

Lecture

Mode of Teaching

Synchronous 

Course recordings available for students.

Meeting Time

Week 2-17: Thursdays, 16:00 pm- 17:40 pm 

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Time Zone

Beijing TimeUTC+8

Restrictions

-

Course Description

Aiming to spread the knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations and to evoke the interest in international governance that promotes exchanges between different cultural backgrounds, this course provides the international audience a China perspective on SDGs. For each SDG, this course will introduce the basics, review the development status of China’s relevant work, elaborate on case studies of China or other countries and regions, and discuss the potential challenges.

The participants are expected to master the definitions of SDGs, gain an understanding of China’s work in the arena of sustainable development, and develop analytical skills under a multi-faceted SDG framework. Also, the participants are encouraged to brainstorm solutions that will help realize the SDGs with their own expertise. The UN SDGs were adopted in 2015, consisting of 17 SDGs that cover the societal, economic, and environmental challenges. Specifically, the SDGs include 1) no poverty, 2) no hunger, 3) good health and well-being, 4) quality education, 5) gender equality, 6) clean water and sanitation, 7) affordable and clean energy, 8) decent work and economic growth, 9) industry, innovation and infrastructure, 10) reduced inequalities, 11) sustainable cities and communities, 12) responsible consumption and production, 13) climate action, 14) life below water, 15) life on land, 16) peace, justice and strong institutions, and 17) partnerships for the goals.

Assessment Format

1. Attendance:10%
2. Active participation in and contribution to classroom discussion:30%
3. A term paper in group effort (suggesting 3 members; length not exceeding 2000 words, the sum of figures and tables not exceeding 5) :60%

Syllabus

English