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Tsinghua University

Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship: SDG4 (Quality Education)

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Overview

Complete the individual assignment by December 21 and compete in the "24-hour SDG Open Hack" with assigned global team members between December 24-26 to receive the 1 academic credit/ transcript from Tsinghua University, as well as certificate of completion from Tsinghua, Geneva, and UN, and enter SDG Open Hack competition to win an individual cash prize of up to 300 USD

 

By completing it  on SDG4, you will:

  • get an overview of the UN SDG: its essence and progress

  • learn about the SDG4 targets and indicators, and choose the primary targets that your project is addressing

  • gain insights from best practices of SDG4 projects

  • complete simple market research and brainstorm on potential solutions

  • put together a winning SDG4 project proposal, by following the step-by-step guide.

 

This is a part of the SDG Open Hack 2021 (organized by Tsinghua University) and the Global Massive Open Online Challenger intiative 2021. The Global Massive Open Online Challenge is a global COMPETITION for students, which requires massive CREATIVITY, encourages open COLLABORATION, and offers learning through online COURSES to help address the UN Sustainable Development Goals locally.

Syllabus

  • About GMOOC, SDG Open Hack, Prerequisites
    • Course prerequisite: "Transforming Our World"
    • Suggested material: Introduction to Social Innovation & Sustainable Business Model
    • Suggested material: COVID-19 and the SDG
  • “Why” | Find a problem (target) worth solving
    • Target 4.1 - free primary and secondary education
    • Target 4.2 - equal access to quality pre-primary education
    • Target 4.3 - equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education
    • Target 4.4 - increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success
    • Target 4.5 - eliminate all discrimination in education
    • Target 4.6 - universal literacy and numeracy
    • Target 4.7 - education for sustainable development and global citizenship
    • Target 4.a - build and upgrade inclusive and safe schools
    • Target 4.b - expand higher education scholarships for developing countries (EXPIRED)
    • Target 4.c - increase the supply of qualified teachers in developing countries
  • “Who” | Identify needs from users
    • Tool: value proposition canvas (part 1: user profile)
  • “What” | Create values through impactful solution
    • Tool: value proposition canvas (part 2: value map)
  • “How” | Deliver an extraordinary product experience
    • “When” | Next steps
      • Part 1: Individual assignment
        • Part 2: Team assignment

          Taught by

          Enoch Wong

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