SDGs Summer School - A residency for researchers on the SDGs - With IRD, AMU and the Learning Planet Institute

UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY OF PRESENT-DAY CHALLENGES AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

SDGS SUMMER SCHOOL

RESIDENCY FOR RESEARCHERS ON THE SDGS WITH THE IRD, AMU, AND LPI

Format: hybrid Language: French initially

Dedicated e-learning platform. Marseille

1 week sprint

Researchers, PhD students and professionals from the world

Every summer

PARTNERSHIP

Institute of Research for Development, University of Aix Marseille, Learning Planet Institute

OVERALL THEME/BACKGROUND

The SDGs Summer School, co-created by IRD, the University of AixMarseille, and AFD, assisted by the Learning Planet Institute, seeks to address sustainable development issues through an interdisciplinary, intercultural, and intersectoral approach. For one week, a hundred scientists (researchers, teacher-researchers, unit managers, PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, etc.) and stakeholders involved in implementing the SDGs will come together to collectively identify a solution for a joint research topic. Together, using methodologies and tools for collective exploration and collaborative design, participants become "sustainability scientists" focused on the SDGs.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The SDGs Summer School enables participants to: Assess the comprehensiveness of the SDGs and their interrelationships and bolster their knowledge on the subject. Create a group in which each person identifies and values their skills in order to establish cooperation in a spirit of understanding and goodwill. Practice interdisciplinary research and sprint work to find solutions to current and future global issues.

TEACHING METHODS & ACTIVITIES

The summer school offers a complete educational system based on co-building, articulating theoretical teachings on the challenges of the SDGs, individual and collective feedback to identify each person's skills, and finally collective exploration and collaborative methodologies. The groups of participants are supervised by a team of interdisciplinary and intercultural coaches and mentored by researchers and university professors.

WHAT WILL YOU GET OUT OF THIS TRAINING COURSE?

The summer school enables participants to strengthen their skills on the subject of a specific SDG chosen for each year and to understand the interactions with all the SDGs through a presentation of current research. You will be able to identify your skills and develop strong bonds with other participants. You will discover the methodologies of collaboration, interdisciplinary research, and sprint work that you can use to benefit your own projects.