Sustainable Development Academy | SDA

The Sustainable Development Academy is a short programme on the UN Sustainable Development Goals that combines workshops, field trips, and multidisciplinary project work on a real-life sustainability challenge. Participants work in teams and present practical solutions with support from experts.

Minimum GPA

None stated.

English requirements

English at least at B2 level (CEFR).

Accepted bachelor fields

Open to bachelor's and master's students from any field as well as other interested participants; relevant backgrounds include environmental science, social sciences, economics, political science, and engineering.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

No

Tuition fee

None; this is a short course rather than a semester-based degree programme.

Semester contribution

None stated for semester enrolment. The official short-course fee is 850 EUR and covers courses, field trips, workshops, course material, city tours, the certificate, and the supporting cultural programme.

ECTS credits

3

Funding info

Tuition: None; this is a short course rather than a semester-based degree programme. Semester contribution: None stated for semester enrolment. The official short-course fee is 850 EUR and covers courses, field trips, workshops, course material, city tours, the certificate, and the supporting cultural programme.

The programme develops practical sustainability, teamwork, and problem-solving skills for participants working on sustainability challenges in academic, civic, or professional contexts.

• 1

  Technology of Circular Economy

  University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer

  Emden · Master of Engineering · English

• 2

  Environmental Challenges and Human Responses

  RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

  Landau in der Pfalz · Master of Science · English

• 3

  Integrated Water Resources Management (Master of Science)

  Technische Hochschule Köln (University of Applied Sciences)

  Köln · Master of Science · English

• 4

  Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology (PhD)

  University of Göttingen

  Göttingen · PhD · German, English

• 5

  Landscape Ecology (LandEcol)

  University of Hohenheim

  Stuttgart · Master of Science · English