CIRODD SUMMER SCHOOL ON SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION
May 6 to June 3, 2024
Accredited graduate training to develop key competencies for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in partnership with the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD) at the École de technologie supérieure.
Overview
The Summer School on Societal Transformation is an intensive, experiential, inter-university, accredited graduate training that aims to develop five key competencies in sustainability put forward as a reference framework for academic program development.
The communication of this framework with that of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) allows for a systemic vision of sustainable development.
In this course, students will understand complex sustainability problems and provide an integrated analysis of their environmental, social and economic aspects by:
- measuring SDG targets
- analyzing indicators
- benchmarking and building data models
While offering the opportunity to localize the issues through real-life case studies, this course will focus on acquiring an understanding and application of multi-stakeholder collaboration and strategic planning for sustainable transitions as well as developing data and system models to solve real-world problems.
Eligibility criteria
- Students must be at the graduate level;
- Have a good understanding of sustainable development (field of study, research or employment) and the sustainable development goals;
- Experience in collaborative work and/or a strong desire to develop reflective and collaborative practices;
- Be able to work and communicate in one of Canada's two official languages (English and French);
- Be available to participate in activities, according to the Quebec time zone (EST);
- Have access to a computer (or tablet) and a stable high-speed internet connection.
Advantages
Students
Get credits for graduate-level courses from Concordia University.
Professional participants
This training meets the requirements of the “1% Act” for employee skills development (Skills Act) to which employers are subject to with a payroll exceeding $2 million.
Benefitting from partnerships
The course has been developed jointly in a strategic partnership enhance the reach and impact in Quebec and Canada and strengthen opportunities for international collaboration and impact.
Our proud partners include:
- Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD) at ÉTS
- Concordia University
- EDS Institute at Laval University
- Acadia University
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université de Montréal
- Maison de l’Innovation sociale (MIS) in Montréal
Costs
Eligible student participants: amount equivalent to the tuition fees of their institution.
Professional participants from:
- Municipalities: $1,295
- Non-profit organizations: $995
Registration
For more details, visit the CIRODD Summer School on Societal Transformation page.