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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢Our Annual Report 2025 is LIVE!

Key highlights:
✅ Launched 5 new courses
✅ 95K learners on edX
✅ Thriving alumni communities building SDG impact
📖 Full report: buff.ly/9CaRsS6

#SDGs #Education #AnnualReport2025 @unsdsn.org

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 3d

Alongside @unsdsn.org's Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET), we supported an energizing event during #ClimateWeekNYC: "Accelerating Africa’s Energy Transition through Innovation, Gender Inclusion & Sustainable Partnerships."

📖 Read more on our blog: sdgacademy.org/accelerating...

Accelerating Africa’s Energy Transition through Innovation, Gender Inclusion & Sustainable Partnerships

SDG Academy and the SDSN's CEET joined experts in the green and digital transitions to discuss accelerating Africa's energy transition.

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 3d

🌎Join SPA and @unsdsn.org on Oct 9, 11am AST, for “Amazonian & Caribbean Youth Voices On the Road to COP30”! Hear #youth perspectives on climate solutions & #COP30 priorities.

✍️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#TheAmazonWeWant #YouthClimateAction

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Join the SDG Academy's Shannon Kobran as she debates whether #GlobalCitizenshipEducation perpetuates Western ideologies and fails to address local contexts🌍✨

📅 Nov 13, 2025 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/JxhFJlo
🎁 Use code ShannonK20@ICTE25 for 20% off!

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 9d

A new report by @theeauc.bsky.social, produced in partnership with @unsdsn.org, showcases how universities are integrating sustainability into learning and teaching. 🌍

Read the report and case studies👉https://www.eauc.org.uk/sdg_accord_progress_report_2025

Join the webinar on 4 Nov👇

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 Join the #GlobalMDP Challenge 2025!

From Oct 13, 2025, to Jan 18, 2026, collaborate with peers from 35 universities in 24 countries to tackle real-world sustainable development challenges.

🔗 Register by October 10: tally.so/r/n9eYy1

#MDPxSDGs

Global MDP Challenge 2025

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 9d

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Yakov M. Rabkin, historian and Professor Emeritus, for a wide-ranging discussion on the history of Zionism, Jewish thought, and the modern state of Israel.

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 10d

Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. We have several courses on sustainable food systems and #SDG2: Zero Hunger.

🫒 Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective: buff.ly/2XQ70l5

🥕 Feeding a Hungry Planet: buff.ly/7RMkG05

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 15d

🧑‍🎓 And learn more about planetary boundaries from Johan Rockström himself in our free course on edX.

Click here to get started 👉 www.edx.org/learn/space/...

SDGAcademyX: Planetary Boundaries | edX

Can our planet continue to support the current scope of human activity?

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 15d

🚨Breaking news from our partners at @sthlmresilience.bsky.social🚨

Seven out of nine planetary boundaries have breached the safe operating zone for humanity.

But as long as we keep working towards scaleable solutions, there is reason to hope.

📑 Read the new report below👇

Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 15d

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 15d

The SDG Academy's Head of Education and Training, Shannon Kobran, sat down with sustainability training platform Vyra to kick off #SDGWeek and discuss the need for a new way of thinking about how we do business.

Find us on Vyra 👉 vyra.com/provider/sdg...

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It's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Week! Can you really have an… | Vyra

It's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Week! Can you really have an impact and build a financially secure career? Vyra Founder Jack Dwyer sat down with Shannon Kobran, the Head of Education at the ...

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations on the launch of #AgesofGlobalization! 🌍

Developed by @unsdsn.org, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, #Mission4point7, SDGs Today & Global Schools, AoG connects the historical roots of today’s challenges to practical solutions for a more sustainable future.

Learn more👇

SDSN @unsdsn.org · 17d

Today, following a year-long beta roll-out, #AgesofGlobalization (AoG) launched its Alpha Version at "Education for Peace & Planet: From Histories to Futures," a full-day event held alongside #UNGA80 and #ClimateWeekNYC.

🔗 Learn more about the Launch:

“Ages of Globalization” Launches During UNGA & NYC Climate Week, Advancing Education for Peace & Planet

NEW YORK (September 22, 2025) — Following a year-long beta roll-out, the Ages of Globalization (AoG) initiative officially launched its Alpha Version at Education for Peace & Planet: From Histories to Futures, a full-day event held in conjunction with the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) and NYC Climate Week.

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 16d

Check out @unsdsn.org's Jeffrey Sachs and Guillaume Lafortune on UN SDG:Learn's "SDG Learncast."

"Rethinking Multilateralism for the Post-2030 Era": www.unsdglearn.org/.../sdgs-and....

"Europe at a Crossroads": www.unsdglearn.org/podcast/euro...

#podcast #SDGs #UNGA80 #Sustainability

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 21d

It's #EqualPay Day!

The gender pay gap isn't just unfair—it holds back entire economies.

Want to learn how to build more equitable workplaces? Our FREE SDG 8 course with @unu-wider.bsky.social covers decent work strategies that benefit everyone.

Enroll now 👉 buff.ly/GVxxqbc

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SDSN @unsdsn.org · 22d

The Conference on #UNReform has opened with remarks from SDSN President Jeffrey Sachs.

Discussions will focus on how rivalries, funding gaps, excessive vetoes, & weak enforcement of international law have challenged the UN’s ability to respond effectively to global crises.

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 22d

We're thrilled to be joining the Fireside Chat on "Leading with Purpose: Youth & the #SDGs" at the #JCI #GlobalYouthDialogue 2025!

Head of Education and Training Shannon Kobran will discuss how education empowers youth to drive impact.

Register now 👉 buff.ly/fXb2JkW

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations to the #BuildSkills Academy, which has developed 12 innovative courses to promote sustainable practices in the construction sector.

We’re proud to contribute to this project upskilling Europe for the twin transitions.

More information 👉 buildskillsacademy.com/2025/09/16/1...

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 24d

You can now find us on SkillUp, empowering students across Southeast Asia with in-demand skills and pathways into employment!

👉 skillup.global/en/preview/t...

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 24d

The California Baptist University Master's of Social Work uses our "Understanding Poverty and Inequality" MOOC to explore how policy impacts inequality, examine historical and social contexts of poverty, and ensure no one is left behind.

Read more on our blog 👉 buff.ly/rH0KEfa

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 24d

Our partners at Sunway University are conducting a market survey for their PhD in #SustainableDevelopment program.

Help them out by taking the survey. 👉 buff.ly/cEfrhNl

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · 27d

🎓 We offer online Master's Programs in #SustainableDevelopment through our partnerships with Sunway University and @ucddublin.bsky.social. These programs offer flexible and accessible courses of study, and are perfect for working professionals!

Learn more and apply now 👉 buff.ly/TvFf6ei

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢 Now available: Transforming Education for Sustainable Development, a new book produced by @unsdsn.org's #MDPGlobal Association

The book features #ESDFor2030 lessons from 35+ universities across 5 continents.

🔗 Order your copy today 👉 www.routledge.com/Transforming...

#SDGs #HigherEd

Transforming Education for Sustainable Development: Global Perspectives from Classroom to Practice

Transforming Education for Sustainable Development documents and disseminates learning around education for sustainable development and associated pedagogical approaches, techniques, and experiences t...

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SDSN @unsdsn.org · Sep 9

🌍 On Sept 17, join @unsdsn.org’s high-level brainstorming on UN Charter Reform. Spots are limited, so register today!

🗓 When: Sept 17, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Where: New York, USA
🔗 Register: UNCharterReformConference.eventbrite.com/?aff=socialm...

#UnitedNations #UNGA80 #ClimateWeek

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SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · Sep 4

Last month, the SDG Academy's Shannon Kobran joined the ASEAN TVET Conference #ATVET2025 to discuss the critical role of TVET in building resilient economies across #ASEAN.

Read her blog 👉 buff.ly/VW2m5rG

#AYOS2025 #ASEANYearOfSkills #SkillsForTheFuture

SDG Academy @sdgacademy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Go back to school with the SDG Academy! Nearly all of our courses relaunched on edX on September 1, giving you a full year to learn at your own place.

Explore and enroll at www.edx.org/school/sdgac...

Want to earn a Verified Certificate? Use code SKILLSEDX25 before September 10 for 30% off!

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SDSN @unsdsn.org · Sep 1

🌍 Next week, #UNGA80 kicks off in NYC, where the spotlight will be on urgent global challenges.

We will host several events designed to address immediate crises & to rethink & strengthen the global systems needed for peace, sustainability, & equitable development.

🔗 www.unsdsn.org/news/sdsn-at...

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