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An in-depth introduction to global governance for sustainability

KU Leuven
Professional Certificate inGlobal Sustainability Governance
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What you will learn

  • Acquire in-depth knowledge of what the Sustainable Development Goals are, why they are important, and what are the challenges to achieving them.
  • Unravel the complexity of addressing global challenges and understand which international actors and institutions are out there to address global challenges.
  • Become aware of how globalization, international trade and sustainable development are interrelated and appreciate the key importance of international trade in addressing global sustainability challenges.
  • Learn how to assess and analyze global sustainability challenges through a global governance lens.
  • Obtain in-depth knowledge of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS), also called eco-labels or certification schemes, as an important tool for global trade governance for sustainability.

  • Expert instruction
    3 skill-building courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 6 months
    2 - 4 hours per week
  • Discounted price:$159.30 Original price:$177.00 USD
    For the full program experience

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KULeuvenX's Global Sustainability Governance Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from KU Leuven (KULeuvenX)

Axel Marx
Jan Wouters
Kari Otteburn
Philip De Man
Charline Depoorter
Charles Roger
Jacint Jordana
Michael Zürn
Julia Kreienkamp
David Coen
Tom Pegram
Angel Saz
Miet Maertens
Janne Bemelmans
Eva Boonaert
Maja Tampe
Dominic Coppens
Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba
Katja Biedenkopf
André Decoster
Hilde Heynen
Bart Kerremans
Bart Muys
Constanza Parra
Kolja Raube
Luc Sels
Ilse Smets
Karel Van Acker
Chris Van Geet
Kurt Willems
Axel Marx
Axel Marx

Deputy Director Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Jan Wouters
Jan Wouters

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Kari Otteburn
Kari Otteburn

Doctoral researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Philip De Man
Philip De Man

Senior researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

KU Leuven

Charline Depoorter
Charline Depoorter

Doctoral researcher

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KU Leuven

Charles Roger
Charles Roger

Assistant Professor and Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow

Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)

Jacint Jordana
Jacint Jordana

Director of Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals, Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, and ICREA Academia researcher

Pompeu Fabra University

Michael Zürn
Michael Zürn

Director of the Research Unit Global Governance

WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Julia Kreienkamp
Julia Kreienkamp

Researcher, Governance Institute

University College London

David Coen
David Coen

Vice Dean International for the Faculty of Social Sciences; Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science and founding Director of the Global Governance Institute

University College London

Tom Pegram
Tom Pegram

Deputy Director, Global Governance Institute and Associate Professor in Global Governance, Department of Political Science

University College London

Angel Saz
Angel Saz

Director of Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics and Research Group in Leadership and Innovation in Public Management and Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management

ESADE

Miet Maertens
Miet Maertens

Professor at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering

KU Leuven

Janne Bemelmans
Janne Bemelmans

Doctoral researcher

KU Leuven

Eva Boonaert
Eva Boonaert

Doctoral researcher

KU Leuven

Maja Tampe
Maja Tampe

Assistant Professor

Ramon Llull University

Dominic Coppens
Dominic Coppens

Senior Associate

Sidley Austin LLD

Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba
Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba

Senior economist and UNFSS coordinator

UNCTAD

Katja Biedenkopf
Katja Biedenkopf

Professor of Sustainability Politics at the Faculty of Social Sciences

KU Leuven

André Decoster
André Decoster

Full Professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics

KU Leuven

Hilde Heynen
Hilde Heynen

Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Science

KU Leuven

Bart Kerremans
Bart Kerremans

Full Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences

KU Leuven

Bart Muys
Bart Muys

Full Professor at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering

KU Leuven

Constanza Parra
Constanza Parra

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science

KU Leuven

Kolja Raube
Kolja Raube

Senior Researcher, Programme Coordinator and Assistant Professor for European Studies

KU Leuven

Luc Sels
Luc Sels

Rector of KU Leuven

KU Leuven

Ilse Smets
Ilse Smets

Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Science

KU Leuven

Karel Van Acker
Karel Van Acker

Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Science and the Faculty of Economics and Business

KU Leuven

Chris Van Geet
Chris Van Geet

Vicerector for the Biomedical Sciences Group and University Development Cooperation

KU Leuven

Kurt Willems
Kurt Willems

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law

KU Leuven

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Program endorsements

United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards

The EdX professional certificate on “Global Sustainability Governance” is an excellent educational path on understanding today’s global sustainability challenges such as climate change, human rights, social and economic development. This program allows learners to grasp the importance of global governance and international trade to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The course provider, KU Leuven Center for Global Governance Studies is a leading academic institution in the field of sustainable development. As a United Nations practitioner, I commend this well-rounded course and believe the certificate will distinguish a learner’s capacity to view sustainable development from a global perspective.

Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba, Coordinator of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards and Chief of the VSS Progam of UNCTAD

Universidad del Pacífico

In a global context of higher risks like climate change, accelerated technological change and others, there are many disparities in development and capabilities for facing these risks by many countries and territories. That´s when the professional certificate on “Global Sustainability Governance” appears: a unique course that can close these disparities, bringing an interesting combination of instruments and practical knowledge to analysts and practitioners that work toward building better cooperation among governments, academia, private sector and civil society. I find quite important that the professional certificate addresses sustainability with the view of fairness among all stakeholders, particularly the Global South. As a former minister of my country, I think this course can be very helpful for public servants in charge of public policies in the intersection of trade, development and environmental and social standards; as a Professor, I consider it helping to build a better understanding of the challenges that globalization creates for sustainability and the new paradigms of global governance needed to address these matters.

Mercedes R. Araoz F, Professor of International Economics, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima Peru. Former Prime Minister and Minister of Trade of Peru

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