{"id":30226,"date":"2019-03-27T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T12:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/?page_id=30226"},"modified":"2021-04-25T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T11:35:08","slug":"summer-school-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer School 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: -1px;\">SDG Summer School 2019: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: xx-large; letter-spacing: -1px; color: #7cda24;\">Scaling Education for the SDGs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eyeshenzhen.com\/pic\/2018-08\/24\/IMG4ccc6a3642e648473528412.png\" alt=\"Image result for summer school sdg geneva\" width=\"607\" height=\"290\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: large;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: large;\"><strong>Overview of 2019 Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30226 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/schermata-2019-07-17-alle-14-44-57\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Schermata-2019-07-17-alle-14.44.57-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/artyourlife\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ArtYourLife-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/sido-logo\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sido-logo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/pathshala-logo-new\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pathshala-Logo-New-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/iooi-logo\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IOOI-logo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/education-programs\/summer-school\/summer-school-2019\/logo-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;\">Key Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Theme:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;Scaling Education for the SDGs&#8221;. Projects inspired by challenges set by partner International Organisations (ITU, UNESCO, UNITAR)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates and Format:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a01 July- 28 July 2019<\/p>\n<p>Students will work in teams under the guidances of mentors from UNIGE and International Organisations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicants:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The SDG Summer School targets undergraduate (Bachelor) students from all relevant fields, and also considers well-motivated Master students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> 30 April 2019 (midnight Geneva). Confirmation of selection by 5 May 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration fee<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>CHF 2\u2019000 to be paid by 1 June 2019. Includes local accommodation at a Geneva Student Residence. Does not include travel or daily expenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For UNIGE and THU students<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Extended deadline 13 May 2019. Reduced fee of\u00a0CHF 500 (includes accommodation at a Geneva Student Residence).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prize:<\/strong> \u00a0Three of the summer students will be invited to the 2019\u00a0UNLEASH innovation event in Shenzhen, China (6-13 November 2019).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><b>SDG Summer School- Education Concept<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The SDG Summer School is inspired by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, launched by the UN in 2015.\u00a0 To achieve these goals, we need to enable today\u2019s youth to play an active and meaningful role in tackling them. The motivation of the SDG Summer School is for teams of university students, in close collaboration with International Organisations in Geneva, to conceive ways to use open data, crowdsourcing technologies, and low-cost open source solutions to achieve concrete steps towards the SDGs, at a local, regional or global level.<\/p>\n<p>The SDG Summer School is all about team-based problem solving and hands-on prototype development, going from a conception phase to producing practical demos. All accepted participants receive intensive mentoring and coaching to help transform their ideas into impactful projects, and become part of a global community of civic innovators. The SDG Summer School includes s<span lang=\"EN-US\">tudy visits to UN Agencies, International Organisations, NGOs and other partnering organisations in Geneva. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Summer School will end with a trip to Paris, where each team will be participating in the<strong>\u00a0Learning Planet Assembly (26-27 July)<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>This Year\u2019s Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This year\u2019s Summer School is inspired by the challenge of SCALING EDUCATION FOR THE SDGS. How can young innovators use CROWDSOURCING and OPEN DATA, combined with new technologies and social networks, to maximize the impact of SDG Education?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 1- SDGs in Schools<\/strong><br \/>New ways of embedding SDG education in primary, middle and high school<br \/><strong>Challenge 2- Online Education for SDGs<\/strong><br \/>Generating innovative learning platforms for SDG education<br \/><strong>Challenge 3- Hands on Learning and SDGs<\/strong><br \/>Integrating SDG learning in maker spaces, fab labs and libraries.<br \/><strong>Challenge 4- Challenge-based learning for SDGs<\/strong><br \/>Launching Global and Local Competitions around SDGs<br \/><strong>Challenge 5- Crowdsourcing for SDGs<\/strong><br \/>Exploiting Citizen Science, gamification, and social networks for SDG education<br \/><strong>Challenge 6- New Technologies for SDG Education<\/strong><br \/>Applying Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and other cutting-edge technologies for SDG learning<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Prize<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Three of this year\u2019s Summer School participants will be selected for the<strong> 2019\u00a0UNLEASH event<\/strong>. UNLEASH is a global innovation lab, which gathers 1,000 talents annually to collaborate on solutions to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This year<strong>, UNLEASH will be held in Shenzhen, China, from November 6-13, 2019<\/strong>. This is a chance to be one of the talents selected to be part of the leading platform for solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #e02b20; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -1px;\">ECTS Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SDG Summer School program is worth 6 ECTS credits at University of Geneva.<br \/><strong>Please verify with your University\u2019s Academic Advisor if the credits are transferable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SDGSummerSchool2019\">Fill in the application form here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for applications is 30 April 2019\u00a0<\/strong>(extended deadline for UNIGE and THU students, <strong>13 May 2019<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For all enquiries about the 2019 SDG Summer School, contact<strong> info@gt-initiative.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><b>SDG Summer School 2018\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>A snapshot of last year&#8217;s summer school, where the theme was &#8220;Mobile Health for the SDGs&#8221;, with WHO and ITU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src_webm=&#8221;http:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Introduction-SDG-2.mp4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.7&#8243;]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;] SDG Summer School 2019: Scaling Education for the SDGs &nbsp; Overview of 2019 Projects Key Information Theme:\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;Scaling Education for the SDGs&#8221;. Projects inspired by challenges set by partner International Organisations (ITU, UNESCO, UNITAR) Dates and Format:\u00a0\u00a01 July- 28 July 2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":29044,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>In September 2015, world leaders committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs. Over the next 15 years, governments will strive to achieve goals such as ending extreme poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change. To achieve these goals, we need to enable today\u2019s youth to play an active and meaningful role in tackling the SDGs. The motivation of the SDG Summer School is for teams of University students, in close collaboration with UN organizations, to conceive ways to use open data, crowdsourcing technologies, and low-cost open source solutions to tackle sustainable development.<\/p><p>The SDG Summer School is all about team-based problem solving and hands-on prototype development, going from a conception phase to producing practical demos. All accepted participants receive intensive mentoring and coaching to help transform their ideas into impactful projects, and become part of a global community of civic innovators.\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Study visits to UN Agencies, International Organizations, NGOs and other partnering organizations in Geneva will be organized.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>This year's Summer School will take place from 1 to 26 July in Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/p><h3><strong>2019 - This year\u2019s challenge<\/strong><\/h3><p>This year\u2019s Summer School is inspired by the challenge of SCALING EDUCATION FOR THE SDGS. 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UNLEASH is a global innovation lab, which gathers 1,000 talents annually to collaborate on solutions to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This year<strong>, UNLEASH will be held in Shenzhen, China, from November 6-13, 2019<\/strong>. This is a chance to be one of the talents selected to be part of the leading platform for solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing problems.<\/p><h3><strong>Conditions<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong><u>Application fees<\/u><\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>CHF 2\u2019000, including accommodation at a Geneva Student Residence. Fees do not include travel or other expenses.<\/p><p><strong><u>Special application fee for UNIGE students<\/u><\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>CHF 500.--<\/p><h3><strong>ECTS Credits<\/strong><\/h3><p>The SDG Summer School program is worth 6 ECTS credits.<br \/><strong>Please verify with your University\u2019s Academic Advisor if the credits are transferable.<\/strong><\/p><h4><strong>Apply to the Summer School:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SDGSummerSchool2019\">https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SDGSummerSchool2019<\/a><\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Deadline for applications is 30 April 2019<\/strong><\/p><p>If you need additional information on the 2019 SDG Summer School, contact<strong> info@gt-initiative.org<\/strong><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30226"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33044,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30226\/revisions\/33044"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}