SDG Detail

Making the makers and innovators for the SDGs

Initiative

Project description

The Geneva Tsinghua Initiative (GTI) was established in 2016 in response to the call to action of the 2030 Agenda, making it the first in the world to provide comprehensive education programmes for the SDGs. The initiative is a partnership between the University of Geneva, with its strong ties to international organizations, and Tsinghua University, China�s top university. All programs adopt a modern approach to open innovation characterized by a focus on challenge-based learning inspired by real-world problems, as well as collaboration through multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

Year 2016

Location China;Switzerland

Organization Geneva Tsinghua Initiative

Project aims

The initiative aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders who are equipped with the theoretical knowledge and skill sets required to tackle the complicated social and environmental challenges facing the world today.

Project outcome

So far, GTI has successfully run four years of summer schools that enabled more than a hundred students from across the world to develop and test their solutions to SDGs challenges.�The master programme will see its first batch of graduates this summer. All programmes allow students to work directly with UN organizations like WHO, ITU, UNDP, UNICEF, UNEP and etc, as well as grassroots NGOs and companies in countries like Switzerland, China, Senegal, Uganda and many more.