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<\/span><\/p>\nDates:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a06 July – 31 July 2020<\/span><\/p>\nLocation: <\/span>exceptionally, the SDG Summer School will be online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTheme: <\/strong>Innovating for a sustainable post-pandemic world.<\/p>\nUN Partners:<\/strong>\u00a0AI for Good Global Summit, International Telecommunication Union.<\/p>\nFormat:<\/strong>\u00a0students work in multidisciplinary teams guided by mentors from several Universities and International Organisations.<\/p>\nApplicants: \u00a0<\/strong>the Open Seventeen Summer Challenge is for high-school, undergraduate (Bachelor) and Master students from all fields of study.<\/p>\nApplications:<\/strong>\u00a0the application deadline is 10 June\u00a0<\/span>on the Goodwall platform. See the Open Seventeen Summer Challenge<\/a> website for details.<\/p>\nRegistration fee<\/strong>: <\/strong>exceptionally free of charge due to online format.<\/p>\nPrizes:<\/strong>\u00a0top teams will get cash or in-kind prizes on a weekly basis and top projects will be invited to participate in international innovation events. \u00a0<\/p>\nCheck the Open Seventeen webpage<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] SDG Summer School 2020: Open Seventeen Summer Challenge [Online Event] Innovating for a\u00a0Sustainable Post-Pandemic World\u00a0 Dates:\u00a0\u00a06 July – 31 July 2020 Location: exceptionally, the SDG Summer School will be online.\u00a0 Theme: Innovating for a sustainable post-pandemic world. UN Partners:\u00a0AI for […]<\/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":"
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>
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.\u00a0Study visits to UN Agencies, International Organizations, NGOs and other partnering organizations in Geneva will be organized.<\/span><\/p>This year's Summer School will take place from 1 to 26 July in Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/p>2019 - This year\u2019s challenge<\/strong><\/h3>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>
Challenge 1- SDGs in Schools<\/strong>
New ways of embedding SDG education in primary, middle and high school
Challenge 2- Online Education for SDGs<\/strong>
Generating innovative learning platforms for SDG education
Challenge 3- Hands on Learning and SDGs<\/strong>
Integrating SDG learning in maker spaces, fab labs and libraries.
Challenge 4- Challenge-based learning for SDGs<\/strong>
Launching Global and Local Competitions around SDGs
Challenge 5- Crowdsourcing for SDGs<\/strong>
Exploiting Citizen Science, gamification, and social networks for SDG education
Challenge 6- New Technologies for SDG Education<\/strong>
Applying Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and other cutting-edge technologies for SDG learning<\/p>Prize<\/strong><\/h3>This year\u2019s Summer School projects will compete to win an invitation to the 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, 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>Conditions<\/strong><\/h3>Application fees<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong>CHF 2\u2019000, including accommodation at a Geneva Student Residence. Fees do not include travel or other expenses.<\/p>Special application fee for UNIGE students<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong>CHF 500.--<\/p>ECTS Credits<\/strong><\/h3>The SDG Summer School program is worth 6 ECTS credits.
Please verify with your University\u2019s Academic Advisor if the credits are transferable.<\/strong><\/p>Apply to the Summer School:\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SDGSummerSchool2019<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>Deadline for applications is 30 April 2019<\/strong><\/p>If you need additional information on the 2019 SDG Summer School, contact info@gt-initiative.org<\/strong><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31013"}],"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=31013"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33033,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31013\/revisions\/33033"}],"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=31013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dates:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a06 July – 31 July 2020<\/span><\/p>\n Location: <\/span>exceptionally, the SDG Summer School will be online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Theme: <\/strong>Innovating for a sustainable post-pandemic world.<\/p>\n UN Partners:<\/strong>\u00a0AI for Good Global Summit, International Telecommunication Union.<\/p>\n Format:<\/strong>\u00a0students work in multidisciplinary teams guided by mentors from several Universities and International Organisations.<\/p>\n Applicants: \u00a0<\/strong>the Open Seventeen Summer Challenge is for high-school, undergraduate (Bachelor) and Master students from all fields of study.<\/p>\n Applications:<\/strong>\u00a0the application deadline is 10 June\u00a0<\/span>on the Goodwall platform. See the Open Seventeen Summer Challenge<\/a> website for details.<\/p>\n Registration fee<\/strong>: <\/strong>exceptionally free of charge due to online format.<\/p>\n Prizes:<\/strong>\u00a0top teams will get cash or in-kind prizes on a weekly basis and top projects will be invited to participate in international innovation events. \u00a0<\/p>\n Check the Open Seventeen webpage<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] SDG Summer School 2020: Open Seventeen Summer Challenge [Online Event] Innovating for a\u00a0Sustainable Post-Pandemic World\u00a0 Dates:\u00a0\u00a06 July – 31 July 2020 Location: exceptionally, the SDG Summer School will be online.\u00a0 Theme: Innovating for a sustainable post-pandemic world. UN Partners:\u00a0AI for […]<\/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":" 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> 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.\u00a0Study visits to UN Agencies, International Organizations, NGOs and other partnering organizations in Geneva will be organized.<\/span><\/p> This year's Summer School will take place from 1 to 26 July in Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/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> Challenge 1- SDGs in Schools<\/strong> This year\u2019s Summer School projects will compete to win an invitation to the 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, 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> Application fees<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong>CHF 2\u2019000, including accommodation at a Geneva Student Residence. Fees do not include travel or other expenses.<\/p> Special application fee for UNIGE students<\/u><\/strong>: <\/strong>CHF 500.--<\/p> The SDG Summer School program is worth 6 ECTS credits. Deadline for applications is 30 April 2019<\/strong><\/p> If you need additional information on the 2019 SDG Summer School, contact info@gt-initiative.org<\/strong><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31013"}],"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=31013"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33033,"href":"https:\/\/gt-initiative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31013\/revisions\/33033"}],"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=31013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/span><\/p>\n2019 - This year\u2019s challenge<\/strong><\/h3>
New ways of embedding SDG education in primary, middle and high school
Challenge 2- Online Education for SDGs<\/strong>
Generating innovative learning platforms for SDG education
Challenge 3- Hands on Learning and SDGs<\/strong>
Integrating SDG learning in maker spaces, fab labs and libraries.
Challenge 4- Challenge-based learning for SDGs<\/strong>
Launching Global and Local Competitions around SDGs
Challenge 5- Crowdsourcing for SDGs<\/strong>
Exploiting Citizen Science, gamification, and social networks for SDG education
Challenge 6- New Technologies for SDG Education<\/strong>
Applying Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and other cutting-edge technologies for SDG learning<\/p>Prize<\/strong><\/h3>
Conditions<\/strong><\/h3>
ECTS Credits<\/strong><\/h3>
Please verify with your University\u2019s Academic Advisor if the credits are transferable.<\/strong><\/p>Apply to the Summer School:\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/SDGSummerSchool2019<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>