The SDG Students Program, which stands for the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN was created by SDSN (Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and was launched by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2012. SDSN Youth is an official youth initiative created by SDSN in 2015 to empower youth globally to create sustainable development solutions.
At Seneca College, SDSN Youth and SDSN Canada use the SDG Students Program umbrella to work with SDG Coordinators, who are volunteers that work with local SDSN networks to ensure that all students in their university/campus are aware of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)understand their importance to the wider community and have opportunities to take actions towards their implementation during their studies, and after they graduate.
LEARN ABOUT
Through the SDG Student Program at Seneca, The hub implemented various education workshops and events regarding the 17 SDG Goals. Twice a month we hosted events and provided educational oppurtunity to our student hub members that allowed them to acheive credits towards obtaining the SDG Student Hub Program Certificate
ENGAGE WITH
For the academic year of 2020/2021, we implemented the SDG Student Hub Program to promote a more sustainable, healthier, peaceful, and equal environment for our Seneca student body. The hub currently has over 160 student members, who are provided with advancing professional and academic opportunities to engage with the SDG's within their communities'
TAKE ACTION
Through the SDG Student Hub Program at Seneca, student members took action on the SDG's through solutions events, certificate programs, case competition events hosted by Seneca College, and volunteering opportunities with NGO organizations that allowed them to implement proactive sustainable change within their communities.
