Trier University of Applied Sciences: International SDG Engagement Platform
Last updated10 December 2021
Description
Trier University of Applied Sciences (TUAS), centrally located in the
heart of Europe, regards itself as a university with international
orientation and regional roots. We promote cooperation at all levels
with partners from industry, politics, culture, and society and secure the
demand for skilled workers in the region. TUAS is committed to high-
performance and application-oriented research. Thanks to its
innovative strength, it has managed to reach and consolidate its
position as the university of applied sciences with the highest amount
of third-party funding in Rhineland-Palatinate. Interdisciplinary teams
develop future-oriented solutions to the social challenges created by
globalisation, the digitalisation of life and work, climate change and the
associated demands on sustainable energy production and resource
management, as well as the challenges posed by an ageing society
and the increased need for a healthy and secure life.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United
Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace
and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its
heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an
urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a
global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other
deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health
and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while
tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and
forests. Universities are key players in achieving the 17 SDGs and in
activating students.
The goal of this project is to develop an international online
engagement platform (website, blog and/or app) for students to inspire
action on the SDGs. The platform should be designed as an interactive
platform: students may inform themselves about the SDGs (read
leaning content), take quizzes (gamification elements) and commit to a
SDG-inspired change in their lives, e.g. reducing waste, becoming
socially conscious consumers, volunteering in local communities etc.
Students may share their progress and track challenges of others as
well as exchange best-practice approaches / ideas to promote
sustainability at their home universities (e.g. interface with Social
Media). Through the platform the universities may notify students
about the goal of the month by the UN, focusing on one of the 17 SDGs, and challenge students to make a commitment.
In the framework of this interdisciplinary project Design, IT and
Marketing students are to work together in order to:
- develop a platform/blog/app with gamification elements (IT)
- design the interface and develop a clear Corporate Design:
make it attractive to students (Design)
- develop ideas on how to promote the use of the platform:
target group students (e.g. Social Media, promotional activities
etc.)
Job related skills
In the framework of this interdisciplinary project Design, IT and
Marketing students are to work together in order to:
- develop a platform/blog/app with gamification elements (IT)
- design the interface and develop a clear Corporate Design:
make it attractive to students (Design)
- develop ideas on how to promote the use of the platform:
target group students (e.g. Social Media, promotional activities
etc.)
Benefits
- Develop & enhance your personal and professional competences
- Work in an exciting multicultural, multidisciplinary environment
- Get experience in working within a remote team
- Gain international contacts, partnerships and strengthen your international network
- Promote teamwork and communication skills in international context
- Find your talent
- Boost your employability
- Overcome international mobility barriers
BlendEd, Blended-AIM, ATHENA European University
Host
ISEP
City
Porto (PORTUGAL)