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Summer Academy - Sustainable Finance
Sustainable finance is transforming the financial sector. Expanding ESG regulation, climate risk requirements, carbon accounting standards, biodiversity frameworks, and transition finance strategies are redefining how financial institutions manage risk, allocate capital, and create long-term value.

Sustainability Leadership
Get ready to make a difference in a world where sustainability is no longer an option, but a necessity. With this Sustainability Leadership course from Universidad Europea, you will develop the essential skills to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into business strategy, positioning yourself as a leader of change.

Air Pollution
This Air Pollution course at Newcastle University will discuss major pollutants, their sources and their effects (environmental and health).

Deep-sea sediments off the Al Wajh Carbonate Platform, Red Sea - Sample preparation and analysis (Internship)
This Deep-sea sediments off the Al Wajh Carbonate Platform, Red Sea - Sample preparation and analysis (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) covers the Red Sea records climatic and associated sea-level and hydrological changes throughout the Quaternary.

International Environmental Policy and Law (Online)
International Environmental Policy and Law (Online) at University of Derby is suitable for individuals with compliance responsibilities within organisations or those seeking to improve their knowledge and understanding of international environmental policy and law.

Sustainable Maritime Operations Access Course
This Sustainable Maritime Operations Access Course from MLA College is a short introductory module that aims to give you an overview of the breadth of today’s offshore and maritime operations, as well as providing an introduction into distance learning and academic research and writing.

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Growth and Defense in Plants (Internship)
This Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Growth and Defense in Plants (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) aims to dissect the molecular framework underlying the dual function of these protein complexes.

Pathways to a Better Future - Concepts and Projects for a Transformation to Sustainability
The Pathways to a Better Future - Concepts and Projects for a Transformation to Sustainability course from Freie Universität Berlin introduces students to the grand challenges of today’s world (for example climate change, loss of biodiversity, the crossing of planetary boundaries) and the necessity for action to save the conditions for human life on this planet.

Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance
This Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance programme from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management will give you the opportunity to learn about the role of NDCs in the broader context of climate action, the different facets of NDC contributions, and the resulting financing that enable ambitious climate action in the long-term.

Experimental Review of Fluid Pressure Effects on Sheared Granular Materials (Internship)
This Experimental Review of Fluid Pressure Effects on Sheared Granular Materials (Internship) project is offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Predicting Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes from Genomic Biomarkers (Internship)
This Predicting Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes from Genomic Biomarkers (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) involves integration of genomic and phenomic data, generated by high throughput phenotypic assays using an off-the-shelf machine learning method.

Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing
The Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing Certificate from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management criteria and impact investing have gained a lot of traction in recent years and will become even more prominent as economies recover from the pandemic.

Health and Environment
Dalhousie University's Health and Environment programme offers you the opportunity to discover new ways to improve the well-being of your community by learning from experts in health and wellness. With its courses and certificates, you can gain valuable skills and knowledge to help others be healthy and productive.

Urban Economics. Key Drivers of City Development
The Urban Economics. Key Drivers of City Development course at Freie Universität Berlin provides an introduction to the field of urban economics. It focuses on stylized facts, basic microeconomic concepts, and empirical applications. Special attention is paid to social problems in cities, including housing, public transit, crime, and the role of local governments.

Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance
This Certified Expert in Biodiversity Finance course from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management is designed to deepen your understanding of risks associated with biodiversity loss and empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to support the preservation of Earth's diverse ecosystems as financial actors.

Sustainability - Social Ecology Summer School
Sustainability - Social Ecology Summer School at University of Pécs aims to provide students with a holistic understanding of sustainability by combining theoretical lectures with practical engagement.

Tools for Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Problems (Online)
Tools for Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Environmental Problems (Online) at University of Derby is a postgraduate-level module for your CPD which has had input from IEMA. It introduces you to several tools used to prevent and overcome environmental problems, particularly environmental management systems (EMS) and environmental audits.

Statistical Properties of Induced Earthquakes (Internship)
This Statistical Properties of Induced Earthquakes (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) teaches you how the earthquakes caused by human activities that involve extracting or injecting fluids into the subsurface and modifying subsurface stresses around pre-existing faults.

Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance
This Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance course from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management provides the basics of finance and investment for assessing the financial viability of investments in adaptation projects.

Safeguarding our Daily Bread from Wheat Rust Diseases (Internship)
The Safeguarding our Daily Bread from Wheat Rust Diseases (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) covers the mechanism of non-cannonical resistance genes and supports their efforts to engineer wheat plants with improved disease resistance.