Using key concepts from design thinking in combination with peer to peer learning (across contexts and disciplines) will enable converting cutting edge-knowledge pertaining to SDGs into action. The program will involve essential voices from South Asia, of academicians, decision makers, civil society, and importantly, from the grassroot level. The objective of the online academy is to build skills enabling the participants to contribute to, and take leadership in, the achievement of the SDGs with special focus on climate change, waste management and biodiversity.
Application is open until 1 March 2021 to master students, early career researchers (PhD & Post-docs) and junior professionals from South Asian countries (Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Maldives, Myanmar) and Switzerland.
Application link: bit.ly/K2A-academy
For enquiries, please contact: academy(at)swissnexindia.org
The program is offered by the Clusters of Cooperation in the Global South (CLOC) and is sponsored by Swiss Universities Development and Cooperation Network (SUDAC). K2A project leads: Prof. Swetha Rao Dhananka, Haute Ecole de Travail Social Fribourg – HES-SO and Prof. René Véron, University of Lausanne.
