Brief Description:
Through panel discussions,
small-group breakout activities, and peer interaction, an engaging five-day
online programme encourages deep conversation on subjects connected to the UN
and its partners’ work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development and the Paris Agreement.
This course is about
In the midst of global disruption
and uncertainty, global dialogue and action are more crucial than ever. In this
context, the virtual UN Summer Academy will focus on key barriers to realising
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development beyond COVID-19, particularly in
the areas of health and well-being, economic change, and climate action.
The virtual United Nations Summer
Academy in 2022 builds on the success of two earlier virtual editions in 2020
and 2021, as well as eight face-to-face editions. The Academy, like previous
iterations, combines academic rigour with cutting-edge thinking, providing
participants with unparalleled opportunities for learning and networking. It
promotes and facilitates dialogue among thought and action leaders working to
implement the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. In an online-based system,
participants will debate transformative approaches essential for the 2030
Agenda’s implementation, as well as genuine examples and experiences from
various country settings and stakeholder perspectives.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded, Partially Funded
Language Requirement: Not
Required
Language of Instruction: English
Offered by: United
Nations Systems Staff College (UNSSC)
Length: 5 days
Cost: 500 USD (Scholarship available)
Start date: 27 June 2022
End date: 1 July 2022
Deadline: 13 May 2022
Format: Online
Program Objectives
Participants who successfully
complete the UN Summer Academy will:
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Have benefited from unique
networking possibilities and demonstrated a greater understanding of the roles
of various development partners;
·
Be exposed to best
practices and conceptual approaches to sustainable development.
·
Demonstrate a better
knowledge of the major problems and possibilities for sustainable development
after COVID-19.
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Demonstrate an in-depth
grasp of the major concepts behind the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Benefits of Scholarship:
·
The Academy blends
academic rigor with cutting-edge thinking, allowing members to benefit from
unprecedented learning and networking opportunities.
·
It promotes and enables
the communication between thinking and action leaders who are presently working
to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
·
Participants will explore
transformational methods needed for the 2030 Agenda’s implementation, as well
as real examples and practices from various national settings and stakeholder
viewpoints.
·
Participants will
participate in a variety of expert inputs and peer-to-peer learning, knowledge
sharing, and collaborative co-creation, using experiential learning approaches.
·
Participants in the Summer
Academy will get certificates from the United Nations System Staff College.
·
Participants will have
access to the UNSSC’s online social learning environment with
training and background materials and the option to keep connected with
colleagues.
Target Audience
·
UN young professionals,
national and local government representatives, civil society members,
academics, private sector representatives, and a small number of doctorate and
master’s students are among those who can grab this opportunity.
·
Applicants will be chosen
based on their professional/academic background and motivation statement.
Scholarships
The state of North-Rhine
Westphalia supports 62 full scholarships, covering expenses for the five-day
online learning event to provide highly qualified individuals with the
opportunity to participate in the online UN Summer Academy.
You must satisfy the following conditions to be considered for a
scholarship:
·
Have a background in
sustainable development, either professionally or academically;
·
Be able to function as a
multiplier by implementing and passing on what you’ve learned.
·
Make yourself accessible
to contribute actively. The virtual Summer Academy is synchronous, which means
that participants are required to be online at the same time every day from
June 27 to July 1, 2022 (either 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CEST or 2:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. CEST).
Eligibility:
·
applicants from any
country can apply
·
No age limitation
·
Education Level: School,
Undergraduate, graduate and/or PhD
How to Apply?
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Before you begin, please
read the instructions carefully.
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Step 1: Please
use this link to
access the Scholarship Application Form. Before completing the Scholarship
Application Form, please read Steps 2 and 3.
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Step 2: Please
return to the current tab and register for the UN Summer Academy by clicking
the “Add to cart” button.
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Step 3: Once your
course registration has been approved and is pending approval, please go to the
Scholarship Application Form open in the other tab and fill out and submit the
form.
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The application for UN
Summer Academy 2022 is online. You can register yourself using the following
link.
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For further details,
Kindly refer to UNSSC’s website.
Deadline: 13
May 2022
