15th Euro-Asia Online Summer School: “The Sustainable Development Goals and Global Governance: European and Asian Perspectives”

Mutual knowledge of the European and Asian perspectives on these global issues and how they should be dealt with is often lacking. The main goal of the summer school is to examine and compare how these major issues are being considered and tackled both in the EU and in Asia. In this regard, the goal of this summer school is to create an in-depth understanding of the SDGs from both a European and Asian perspective. At the end of the summer school you will:

•    Understand the emergence and development of the SDGs and how the different SDGs are interrelated

•    Understand the complexities of the 169 individual targets that are part of the 17 SDGs

•    Reflect on the challenges with which the SDGs are confronted

•    Learn from practitioners what the difficulties are in achieving the SDGs.

•    Gain an in-depth understanding of how international trade and trade policies affect sustainable development. 

The aim of the Euro-Asia Summer School ‘The Sustainable Development Goals and Global Governance: European and Asian Perspectives', organized by the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (Belgium), Hitotsubashi University (Japan), Seoul National University (South Korea), the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (South Korea) and the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (Spain), is to bring together talented students from Asia and Europe to study key aspects of global governance from comparative perspectives. This is a key opportunity for young talents to meet and interact and therefore to facilitate inter-cultural dialogues on global governance. 

The online summer school will consists of several activities taking into account that we work in different timezones. These activities include:

• A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Sustainable Development Goals bringing together 30 experts. The MOOC will be run on the edX Platform. The MOOC can be followed throughout and scheduled individually. It is important that you follow the MOOC modules before the online live sessions. More information on the MOOC is available here.

• A series of online lectures and debates with leading experts on selected SDG topics.

• SDG topics will be organised over ZOOM.

• An opportunity to work with fellow students from Europe and Asia and develop your own perspective on the SDGs which will be presented and discussed. 

• Students are also strongly recommended to follow the first 4 modules of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Sustainable Trade. More information here: https://www.edx.org/course/sustainable-trade

To apply, there is a list of requested documents to be submitted:

1. Detailed CV

2. Motivation letter

3. Copy of academic transcripts

4. Proof of English language skills

European and international students who are interested to participate in the summer programme will need to apply through the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies. Your contact person is Mr. Axel Marx: axel.marx@kuleuven.be

Korean students who are interested to participate in the summer school will need to apply through the Graduate School of International Studies (SNU). Apllications should be submitted through eugsis@gmail.com

Japanese students who are interested to participate in the summer school will need to apply through Hitotsubashi University. Your contact person is Prof. Atsushi Yamada: ats.ymd@r.hit-u.ac.jp

Applications are considered on a rolling-basis until 21st August. Applicants receive a decision on their application within 2 weeks after applying. The maximum amount of students allowed is 50. Tuition Fees are €200.