COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE TIME OF THE AGENDA 2030: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

Docente responsabile

EMANUELA COLOMBO

CCS proponenti

Ingegneria Energetica

CFU

5

Ore in presenza

32

N° max studenti

25

Criteri di selezione

The selection process includes the evaluation of:

1. Transcript of Records from the previous academic career;
2. Curriculum Vitae, including work experience and personal achievements;
3. Motivation letter stating the specific interest in the program covered by this call.

The selection will be carried out by a committee that will include a member from the proposing Study Course and, where possible, external representatives.

Students deemed eligible will be invited to a second phase of the selection process, which will be based on the outcome of an individual interview.

Parole chiave:

Peer Education, SDGs, Students Engagement, Sustainable Development

Tag

Circular economy, Natural resources, Environmental and social sustainability

Descrizione dell'iniziativa

The proposed program is an innovative educational path aimed at capable, competent and highly motivated young talents in relation to the problems of sustainable development. Students are selected on the basis of their curriculum vitae, academic career and a motivational letter. The program alternates moments of individual learning, linked to MOOCs courses, with seminars through listening and learning from experience as well as opportunities for proactivity such as peer education activities in schools. At the same time, a group activity of a planning nature is also planned.The passion in action program proposed here expands the cohort of students involved in educational paths related to sustainable development activated with the "Engineering for Sustainable Development" HONORS PROGRAM, active since 2015 for the Master's Degree Courses of the Schools of Industrial Engineering and the Information and Civil, Environmental and Territorial Engineering and for the engineering study courses of the School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering.The educational path includes 4 distinctive elements:

Use of the MOOC on the POK platform of the Politecnico di Milano: Higher Education for Sustainable Development Goals (about 50 hours) and introduction to Global Citizenship Education (4 hours)

Participation in seminar-type training activities with internal, national or international experts on sustainable development issues for a total of approximately 16 hours of seminar. Experts from some Non Governmental Organizations members of Colomba will participate (Acra, Aspem, Cast, Cesvi, Guardavanti, Manitese, Medicus Mundi, Project for People, We World). The seminars will include training lessons on sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda.

Proactive participation for a total of hours equivalent to about 65 hours in research and dissemination activities on education for sustainable development. In particular, children can be involved in various activities, such as

Sustainability education for middle and high school students,

Awareness campaigns for young people in relation to International Cooperation.

Participation in seminars on communication issues in the field of international cooperation and on relations with institutions (8 hours).
Thanks to the participation in the cycle of conferences, students will be exposed to a wide variety of topics and interlocutors; this will have positive effects on the training of young talents with a particular sensitivity towards Sustainable Development.

Periodo di svolgimento

dal September 2025 a February 2026

Calendario

Lecture 1
Date: 24/09/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: Introduction to the course - Course features - The Three assets of the programme; MOOC on SDGs – Introduction; Identification of Sustainable Development module for High School: objective definition and stakeholder analysis; "Formulation of SD module for High School: action plan from the preparation of materials to delivery including work subdivision SDG 4". 

Lecture 2
Date: 01/10/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: SDG 4 with Manitese and SDG 3 with Medicus Mundi 

Lecture 3
Data: 08/10/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: SDG 10 with MLFM and SDG 11 with Project for People 

Lecture 4
Date: 15/10/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: SDG 5 with Acra and SDG 8 with Iscos 

Lecture 5
Date: 22/10/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: SDG 12 with ASPEM, Celim and SDG 13 with Ipsia 

Lecture 6
Date: 29/10/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: SDGs perspective and communication/advocacy with Guardavanti 

Lecture 7
Date: 05/11/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: Teamwork 

Lecture 8
Date: 12/11/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: Teamwork 

Lecture 9
Date: 19/11/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: Teamwork 

Lecture 10
Date: 03/12/2025
Time: 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
Activity: Giornate della cooperazione