授業の目的 【日本語】 Goals of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の目的 【英語】 Goals of the Course | | | This course is intended to introduce students to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are forming the framework of the current UN Development Agenda, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” and the work of the UN system and other main international organizations in implementing them. At just past the mid-point towards the 2030, we are surrounded by the unexpected situation. The course will begin by assessing the current situation, and looking at how the global process is trying to address these unexpected situations. We will be looking at the outcome of the SDG Summit (2023) and the global process lined up in the near future, including the Summit of the Future (2024), International Conference on Financing for Development (2025), while considering their effects on the implementation of SDGs. We will also consider the value of multilateralism. At the end, we will be looking at how the implementation on SDGs are going and how much more efforts need to be provided to the aim of Building Back Better. |
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到達目標 【日本語】 Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】 Objectives of the Course | | | By the end of the course, students should be able to understand: i) How the Sustainable Development Goals are being implemented; and ii) how the global process is reacting to the recent unexpected developments. |
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授業の内容や構成 Course Content / Plan | | Classes will be organized as follows:
Session 1: How SDGs were born: philosophical and theoretical evolution of development and education
Session 2: Formulation and features of SDG4
Session 3: Implementation of SDG4 and international cooperation -
Session 4: Monitoring and progress of SDG4, and challenges for its achievement
Session 5: Water Resource as Economic Goods
Session 6: SDGs and Welfare Economics
Session 7: SDGs and Water Resources
Session 8: Water Resouces and International Cooperation
Session 9: Difference in Perspective from the World Bank and NGOs
Session 10: Re-examining SDGs (1)
Session 11: Re-examining SDGs (2)
Session 12: Re-examining SDGs (3)
Session 13: Re-examining SDGs (4)
Session 14: Re-examining SDGs (5)
Session 15: Presentation and discussion, conclusion |
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履修条件・関連する科目 Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | Basic knowledge of the UN system and that of international development are required. |
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成績評価の方法と基準 Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | Comment papers(50%) and contribution to class discussions (50%). Credit is given to C- or C (where applicable) or higher grade by assessing each criterion. |
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教科書・参考書 Textbook/Reference Book | | | Texts: Instructions are given when necessary. |
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課外学習等(授業時間外学習の指示) Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Assignments will be given in classes. |
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注意事項 Notice for Students | | |
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使用言語 Language(s) for Instruction & Discussion | | |
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授業開講形態等 Lecture format, etc. | | | Classes will be held in-person. |
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遠隔授業(オンデマンド型)で行う場合の追加措置 Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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