Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Programme Levels

• Postgraduate Certificate

  4 core courses (12 credits); 1 elective (3 credits)
  Total: 12 credits

  US$3,500
  16 weeks full-time, 32 weeks part-time

• Postgraduate Diploma

  6 core courses (18 credits); 1 elective (3 credits)
  Total: 21 credits

  US$4,500
  32 weeks full-time, 64 weeks part-time

• Masters

  6 core courses (18 credits); 2 electives (6 credits); 2 projects (12 credits)
  Total: 36 credits

  US$10,000
  48 weeks full-time, 88 weeks part-time

Programme Goals

1. Facilitate application of innovative tools to solve urgent global social and environmental problems.
2. Foster a comprehensive understanding of sustainability principles and practices.
3. Cultivate entrepreneurial skills to drive innovation in sustainable business.
4. Apply sustainable business models to real-world scenarios.
5. Foster adoption of sustainable practices and strategies that focus on creating economic growth and decent work opportunities while also protecting the environment and society.
6. Foster leadership abilities to manage and lead sustainable initiatives.
7. Encourage critical thinking to address complex environmental challenges.
8. Equip delegates with the tools to measure and report on sustainability performance.
9. Inspire a commitment to ethical practices and social responsibility.

SDG Focus

• #8 - Decent work and economic growth
  Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
• #9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
• #11 - Sustainable cities and communities
  Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
• #12 - Responsible consumption and production
  Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production.
• #13 - Climate action
  Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
• #16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
  Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
• #17 - Partnership for the goals
  Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development