Guido Schmidt-Traub, Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network

1. Universities and the
Sustainable Development Goals
Guido Schmidt-Traub
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
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2. The Sustainable Development Goals
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3. Preliminary SDG Dashboard for OECD
countries
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SDG1 SDG2 SDG3 SDG4 SDG5 SDG6 SDG7 SDG8 SDG9 SDG10 SDG11 SDG12 SDG13 SDG14 SDG15 SDG16 SDG17
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Rep.
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

4. The vital role of universities for the
SDGs
1. Innovation, growth, and technology diffusion
2. Problem solving for the SDGs
3. Teaching of the SDGs
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5. Knowledge & growth
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6. Innovation & unemployment
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Germany
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Netherlands
Austria
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
UK
Ireland
Italy
Slovenia
Estonia
Spain
Hungary
Czech
Latvia
Poland
Greece
Portugal
Slovakia
Croatia
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Romania

7. Patent hotspots (2009 OECD data)
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8. Problem solving: Major directed
sustainable development transformations
1. Health & population
2. Education & innovation
3. Sustainable agriculture
4. Clean energy
5. Healthy & productive cities
6. Circular economy
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9. Example:
The Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project
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10. Teach the SDGs: SDSNedu
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Our vision is to create the global online academy
on sustainable development.
Our goal is to reach 1 million learners in
developed and developing countries by 2020.

11. Full-length
courses
(live & on-demand
“MOOCs”)
Mini-series
Webinars &
livestreams
Curated
resources
Curated content on
sustainable development
Led by a global faculty of
renowned experts
Available in flexible
formats

12. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
(SDSN)
1. Support the SDGs and Climate Agenda
2. Build global network of problem solvers
3. Promote solution initiatives and long-term
pathways
4. SDSN.edu: Education for sustainable
development
www.unsdsn.org
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13. The growing SDSN network: 450 members
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14. More information:
Website: www.unsdsn.org
Email: guido.schmidt-traub@unsdsn.org
Twitter: @GSchmidtTraub
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