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Public-private partnership to teach and implement SDG through a Master course at the University of the Basque Country
Description/achievement of initiative

The Masters aims to train people on sustainability and the environment, with an interdisciplinary and critical perspective on knowledge aimed at solving real problems. From a multidisciplinary approach, this master offers not only knowledge but also motivations, attitudes and values to achieve a solution to the existing problems of sustainability in our society.

Implementation methodologies

The Master Degree in Environment Sustainability and SDG of the University of the Basque Country (60ECTS) is offered, for the third consecutive year, and after seven editions of the posgraduate course Specialist Environment and Sustainability (30ECTS). It has been acknowledge with 60 credits and it will be imparted at the University of the Basque Country Science and Technology Faculty (Leioa campus).

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

The specific Master in Environment, Sustainability and SDG (60 credits) is mainly composed of 6 modules: Module 1: SUSTAINABILITY, A GLOBAL VIEW (8 credits) Module 2: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL DIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (8 credits) Module 3: EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE (5 credits) Module 4: SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE: EXPERIENCES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT MODELS (4 credits) Module 5: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES (20 credits) Module 6: PERIOD OF INVESTIGATION (15 credits) The first 4 are masterly lectures, workshops and field trips and the fifth will consist in practices at enterprises/institutions and the last one it is a project tutorised by teachers who have took part in the course. The face-to- face classes (module 1 to 4) will be from october 2018 to february 2019 (afternoons, from 16.00 to 20.00) in the Science and Technologie Faculty, Leioa. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The assessment will be conducted on the basis of attendance at in-class sessions, an exam on course content, the practices at enterprises, and the writing up and defence of the final dissertation.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

MANAGEMENT Directors: Professor Miren Onaindia, Professor on Ecology (University of the Baque Country) Dr. Ibone Ametzaga, PhD in Ecology (University of the Baque Country) Others: Including Chairs and PhDs from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and from others universities, likewise civil servants from the UN, autonomous and national institutions and bodies; and NGO members.

Partner(s)

University of the Basque Country, Regional Government of the Basque Country, Environment Department, Department of Education, Institute of Oceanography, Center for Agricultural Research, EKOS, County Council of Biscay, UNESCO, Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre,Cristina Enea Fundazioa,ELHUYAR, ZABALKETA Association for Cooperation, ONU-Habitat Barcelona, Basque Culinary Center, AGIRI-Archaeological association
Progress reports
Goal 4
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.5 - By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.6 - By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.7 - By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.a - Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.b - By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
4.c - By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
Goal 17
17.9 - Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the sustainable development goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation
17.16 - Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.17 - Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

Data, monitoring and accountability
17.18 - By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
07/2018
Brochure
Staff / Technical expertise
25 staff, academic and professional from different institutions
Financing (in USD)
30,000 USD
In-kind contribution
Contribution from UNESCO Chair at the University of the Basque Country

Basic information
Time-frame: October 2016 - September 2019
Partners
University of the Basque Country, Regional Government of the Basque Country, Environment Department, Department of Education, Institute of Oceanography, Center for Agricultural Research, EKOS, County Council of Biscay, UNESCO, Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre,Cristina Enea Fundazioa,ELHUYAR, ZABALKETA Association for Cooperation, ONU-Habitat Barcelona, Basque Culinary Center, AGIRI-Archaeological association
Countries
Contact information
Miren Onaindia, Professor, miren.onaindia@ehu.es
United Nations