The Sustainable Development Goals Certificate

Last week, the first cohort of students of the Sustainable Development Goals Professional Certificate programme met together for the first time to take part in the SDGs Leadership Seminar, organised by the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs.

As a member of the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN), the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs offers the SDG Professional Certificate, a joint global programme providing innovative training in international collaboration and problem-solving around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Throughout the week, all 18 students met with public policy actors, international organizations, local associations and private sector representatives to gain a better understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals. To help them develop their own entrepreneurial projects related to the SDGs, they participated in design-thinking workshops, SDG Master Classes, and field work activities.

This international programme is composed of four member universities of the GPPN, in association with partners from the public and private sector as well as members from civil society:

Columbia SIPA, New York
Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
LKY School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Singapore
Sciences Po School of Public Affairs, Paris

The SDG Professional Certificate allows students to develop entrepreneurial skills and to work with public policy students from participating GPPN universities. It provides an opportunity for students to develop concrete projects rooted in their local environments, and to showcase them to an international audience of academics, practitioners and policymakers specializing in the SDGs.

As part of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda, having specialized knowledge and hands-on experience on how to meet the SDGs is in high demand from government agencies, international organizations, private companies and social sector at every scale.

To see the full week programme, click here.