17 Sustainable Development Goals

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Through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the international community expresses their conviction that global challenges can only be met in cooperation. The Agenda’s core is a catalogue of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  

  • Goal 1: No Poverty
  • Goal 2: Zero Hunger
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Goal 4: Quality Education
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Goal 7: Affordable and clean Energy
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 14: Life below Water
  • Goal 15: Life on Land
  • Goal 16: Peace, Justice and strong Institutions
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
  • The 2030 Agenda: An instruction manual for a sustainable future

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  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
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    Participation in the post-political context

    03.07.2024

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    Lecture

    In this Humboldt Cities Lecture Oleg Pachenkov talks about participation in the post-political context and provides a comparison between St. Petersburg and Berlin. Be there and join the discussion.

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
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    ,Radically Legal. Berlin Constitutes the Future‘

    08.05.2024

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    Lecture

    In this Humboldt Cities Lecture Joanna Kusiak presents her new book 'Radically Legal. Berlin Constitutes the Future'. Be there and join the discussion.

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
    SDG Ziel 9: Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur
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    Is Sustainable Transport Knowledge Inclusive?

    25.04.2024

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    Virtual Coffee Break

    In this presentation, Sukma Larastiti will look at and analyze the problem of knowledge inclusivity in the transport sector based on the case of Indonesia. #byalumniforalumni

  • SDG Ziel 7: Bezahlbare und saubere Energie
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    From Materials Synthesis to Solar Water Splitting

    17.04.2024

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    Lab Talk

    Lab Talks bring current research 'from the lab to the web'. In this event, Mirabbos Hojamberdiev talks about perovskite BaTaO2N and the step from material synthesis to solar water splitting. Register now! #byalumniforalumni

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
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    The Commodification Gap - Gentrification and Public Policy

    03.04.2024

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    Lecture

    In this Humboldt Cities Lecture, Matthias Bernt presents a new institutionalist perspective on gentrification and public policy in London, Berlin and St. Petersburg.

  • SDG Ziel 4: Hochwertige Bildung
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    Inclusivity in Education for Children with Disabilities

    21.03.2024

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    Virtual Coffee Break

    Inclusive education is a fundamental human right. This event looks at how to create a more inclusive education for children with disabilities by breaking down barriers and creating inclusive learning environments. #byalumniforalumni

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
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    Studying sustainable urban planning in Germany

    Cities of the future: some 30 higher education institutions in Germany offer study programmes involving urban and regional planning, a few of them entirely in English. An overview.

  • SDG Ziel 5: Geschlechtergleichheit
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    An insight into Germany’s feminist foreign policy

    Germany is seeking to dismantle unequal power structures on a global basis and to make lasting changes. Alumni turn their attention to Germany’s new feminist foreign policy.  

  • SDG Ziel 13: Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz
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    Fellowship promotes young researchers and climate protection

    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's International Climate Protection Fellowship supports young leaders in their research. This strengthens understanding and helps the environment.

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
    Sustainable city: skyline of the city of Shenzhen in China in the background and large solar panel in the foreground
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    Community ideas on sustainable cities

    This year’s annual alumni conference was the occasion for experts to mutually discuss how cities can be designed to be sustainable.  

  • SDG Ziel 12: Nachhaltige/r Konsum und Produktion
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    Black Friday - what's your deal?

    Tips for consuming sustainably: learn how to consume in a more principled manner and prevent waste.

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
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    Ideas for sustainable cities

    Climate change, rapid urbanisation, infrastructural deficiencies and many other aspects are negatively impacting living conditions in our towns and cities. How can we make them more resilient and liveable? These were topics that Germany alumni addressed in the context of Community Challenge 2023.