With the establishment of the Sutainable Developement Goals(SDGs) framework developed by the United Nations, the concept of "SUSTAINABILITY"has become one of the biggest priorities in the world of international cooperation/developement.
Under the SDFs principle, many international organizations including the Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA) and the United Nations agencies have conducted various devleopment projects that attempt to tacle wicked problems such as poverty and climate change issues and create resilient societies in developing and fragile contries/regions.
However, are the projects really sustainabl? Are they really designed in a way that brings justice and empowers people of a project site in the long run?
This course fosters future developement practitioners, who can challenge and tackle issues of the SDFs framework, conventional developement projects, and greenwashing from both jmacro and micro interdisciplinary perspectives.
The course consists of the following contents throughout the semester:
1. Lectures and seminars by professors, teaching assistants, students/professionals from African countries, and officials of JICA and the United Nations agencies, etc.
2. SBC study camps with intensive discussions with course instructors, classmates, and external special guests in both a formal and informal atmosphere.
3. Individual projects and supplementary assignments.