SDG Solution Space

🚀 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗕𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲! 🌍✨

The 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗱 is back—bigger, bolder, and ready to empower students to tackle global challenges! 🌱💡

We’re calling on 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 to support student-led sustainability innovations worldwide! 🌍

📍 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
🎓 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 – Participate in an SDG-related event to qualify (Bachelor’s, Master’s & PhD students).
🏫 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 – Organize SDG-related events (summer schools, hackathons, innovation labs).
🤝 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 – Design real-world challenges & mentor students.
💰 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 – Support innovation & help youth scale impact.

📢 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: Want to host an SDG Innovation Event, mentor changemakers, or support specific challenges? Fill out the Expression of Interest form now!

📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! The finals take place in 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, at the University of Geneva’s SDG Solution Space.

✨ 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Stay tuned for upcoming 𝗦𝗗𝗚 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀—your gateway to the Olympiad!

🔗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼!

The SDG summer school brings two exciting opportunities to you as a PhD student that will give you 2 ECTS:

Propose a challenge related to your research: Your accepted challenge will be the focus of a student team you'll coach and mentor throughout the summer school.

Coach a team tackling challenges from other organizations: Your guidance will drive students to address real-world issues.

Join us from July 1st to 26th, 2023, to lead, inspire, and collaborate on planetary health solutions. Don't miss out on this enriching experience!

🏆 What is the SDG Olympiad?

The SDG Olympiad is an annual competition empowering youth to tackle concrete challenges using citizen science tools. Your solutions can contribute to achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals! You can find more information about the SDG Olympiad here.

📅 Save the Date

1 to 26 July: SDG Summer School in Geneva
29th of September: Conclude with a grand Award Ceremony in Paris
The required time investment is approximately 1-2 hours per day (Monday-Friday).

All PhD students interested in coaching a team can share their CV and motivation letter with [email protected]

Students who would like to propose a challenge for the summer school should write a 500-word summary of the proposed challenge and email it to [email protected] and [email protected].

→ Application deadline : 30th of April

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to mentor a team of students!

🌐✨ Be part of the change! 💪

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