Session on SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
WUN is inviting early career researchers to a series of networking workshops to establish connections to colleagues worldwide. Each workshop will focus on one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the third session is on SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
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The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is holding a series of free virtual networking workshops for early career researchers (ECRs) under the theme of ‘developing the next generation of research leaders for sustainable development’. The workshops will bring together early career researchers from all around the world interested in establishing connections to colleagues in their field.
The third of these workshops will be on SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Each networking workshop will last for 90 minutes and will be launched by internationally distinguished speakers who will provide an overview of major research opportunities and challenges in the broad topic domain. This will be followed by a Q&A sessions and networking breakout rooms.
Programme for the SDG11 networking workshop:
PART 1: INTRODUCTORY SPEAKERS
Mr. Raf Tuts, Director - Global Solutions Division
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
WUN Research Snapshots
- Associate Professor Sylvia Ying He, Principal Investigator: Low-Carbon Transport, Individual Wellbeing & Planetary Health in the Era of Smart Cities & New Mobilities
- Professor Shyama V. Ramani, Principal Investigator: A Cross-National Study of Urban Solid Waste Management: Learnings and Way Forward
- Associate Professor Hendrik Tieben, Principal Investigator: Analyzing the Role of Urban Forms in Making Sustainable, Healthy Cities
Question and Answer Session
PART 2: NETWORKING WORKSHOP BREAKOUT ROOMS
FACTS
WUN
- The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a leading global higher education and research network.
- WUN is made up of 23 universities, spanning 15 countries on six continents.
- WUN has established a Research Development Fund to establish collaborative research.
- The funding falls within four globally significant themes: 1) Responding to Climate Change; 2) Public Health; 3) Global Higher Education and Research; and 4) Understanding Cultures.
- Read more on the WUN webpage.
