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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.

Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures
The Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures course at Freie Universität Berlin introduces students to the politics, governance and ethics of sustainability.

Sustainable Transformation
This Sustainable Transformation summer course from CBS International Business School will teach you how to recognize meaningful solutions and critically assess practices such as greenwashing.

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.

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.

Reinventing Rural: Transformative Solutions in Innovative Rural Areas, the Tuscany Case
This Summer School explores how small farms impact on transformative solutions in innovative rural areas while contributing to local prosperity and food and services provisioning for the society.

Leveraging Ecological Economics to Advance the Sustainability Transition
Upon completion of the summer school, students will understand the founding epistemological and analytical tools of ecological economics, which will be used to explore current sustainability challenges and the recent concepts of post growth/degrowth.

Framing Livestock and Agriculture Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability (FLAIRS)
The program will provide theoretical and practical training on the definition, framing, and dissection of the environmental and economic sustainability (with hints on the social aspects) in agri-livestock systems and its value chain, with particular emphasis on the integration of plant and animal production with natural environments, and their interaction with the needs of the human societies.
The Circular City - Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem
In this The Circular City - Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem from University of Amsterdam, students are taught how to leverage the potential of cities via a new paradigm for urban planning and design: urban metabolism.
Sustainable Cities and Societies
The Sustainable Cities and Societies course from UCL Summer School will focus on the intersection of the climate crisis, energy demand, buildings and the wellbeing of people.
Prague Summer School on Development, Sustainability and Globalization
The aim of this Prague Summer School on Development, Sustainability and Globalization offered by Schola Empirica is to enrich the discussion on most relevant aspects of continued globalization and the challenges arising for global development.
Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability
The Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability programme at the University of Groningen will be based on good international practices and standards, lessons learned on the ground and practical case studies, and will include a technical site visit to a resettlement site.
Sustainable Buildings and Green Cities - Summer School
In this Sustainable Buildings and Green Cities - Summer School at RWTH Aachen University, you explore the energy efficiency of buildings on a micro-level, and consider districts on a macro-level.
SMU Global Summer Programme
Gain new insights and perspectives on Asia, Sustainability and Digital Intelligence from Singapore Management University faculty with this SMU Global Summer Programme.
Summer School for Climate Change Research
The aim of the 4th International Bachelor Summer School for Climate Change Research offered by University of Bern is to bring together highly motivated, open-minded bachelor students who are interested in Climate Change Research and are enrolled in any of the following fields of study: natural/climate sciences, economics, social sciences or law.
Summer Programme Sustainable Business
This holistic Summer Programme Sustainable Business programme offered by Rennes School of Business will provide students with conceptual frameworks and practical ideas to understand how organisations and managers can optimise economic, social, and environmental performance to deliver a sustainable business strategy.
DISC - Design and Innovation for Sustainable Cities
The DISC - Design and Innovation for Sustainable Cities course offered by University of California, Berkeley is designed for college students interested in learning how to address the urgent issues of climate change, urban health, and social equity through design of the built environment.
Finance 4 Development
Join the one-week summer school, Finance 4 Development offered by University of Antwerpand delve into financial instruments that drive global sustainable development. Discover how funding for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is structured, examining both its strengths and limitations. You will learn about the gaps and challenges in designing and implementing these mechanisms.
Strategic Marketing and Branding
Participants of this Summer Program will develop the necessary strategic agility to deliver tangible marketing results, supported by practical skills and innovative strategies for leadership roles in strategic marketing and branding.
Sustainable Development Academy
The Sustainable Development Academy program at the University of Potsdam allows participants to engage critically and effectively with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).