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Social Sciences

Introduction to Sustainable Development

When:

23 June - 27 June 2025

School:

Maastricht Summer School

Institution:

Maastricht University

City:

Maastricht

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

English

Credits:

2 EC

Fee:

499 EUR

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Introduction to Sustainable Development

About

In today's world, sustainability is pervasive and encompasses a broad range of topics. Therefore, this course aims to provide students with a comprehensive vision of sustainability concepts and theories. Moreover, it seeks to equip students with the necessary tools to critically assess everyday challenges and devise sustainable solutions, considering social, economic, and environmental dimensions. During this course, we will learn about climate change through a card game and discussions, we will learn about economy in form of doughnut, we will comprehend what degrowth really means, we will understand how inequalities, may they be of gender or of social status, disturb a sustainable approach,... But the most important is that as a young adult, the student will come to the class to share their experience and debate about the most relevant issues that the world faces.

Course leader

Manon Gillessen

Target group

This course is designed for bachelor or masters students who are keen to deepen their understanding of sustainability.

Course aim

• Understand the concept of Sustainable Development;
• Understand the different theories that results from Sustainability;
• Being able to explain a modern issue based on the theories seen in class;
• Being able to conduct research in academic disciplines related to sustainable development;
• Understand the basic vocabulary related to Sustainable Development;
• Being able to summarise the ways towards a sustainable transition.

Fee info

Fee

499 EUR, Tuiton Fee

Interested?

When:

23 June - 27 June 2025

School:

Maastricht Summer School

Institution:

Maastricht University

Language:

English

Credits:

2 EC

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