11.9.2006 sustainable global technologies programme [email protected]

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Sustainable Global Technologiesprogramme

http://global.tkk.fi

[email protected]

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The main objectives of the programme

to coordinate research and teaching activities in TKK and between developing countries and TKK

to cooperate e.g. with UN-HABITAT (UN Human Settlements Programme) and UniPid network (Univerisity Partnerships for International Development)

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to give education that will meet the demands of globalising world

- engineers will be in a key position finding sustainable, lasting and equal solutions for global problems

- students of today will face changes in the environment, climate, culture and population that require broadmindedness and readiness for anticipatory actions

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Finland has commited itself to United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):

1. Eradicate extereme poverty and hunger

2. Achieve universal primary education

3. Promote genger equality and empower women

4. Reduce child mortality

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6. Compat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

7. Ensure environmental sustainability

8. Develop a global partnership for development

5. Improve maternal health

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Finland’s role in achieving the above goals is clearly to find technical solutions and aswers

TKK’s strategies include nowadays e.g.:

to offer internationally competitive education and skills for multicultural work

to increase the number of international students and international exchange of finnish students

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to increase international projects in departments, joint international projects between different departments, and networking with other universities

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The programme was set up to respond to the strategies of the University and to the Finnish development policy

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Yhd-12.3080 State of the World and Development (5 cr)

reading material for three hour lectures is mainly from the book AN EXPLORATION INTO AN URBANIZING WORLD: Interconnections of Water, Food, Powerty and Urbanization by Olli Varis from the Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering.

Other material coming soon!

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exam consists of the things learned in the lectures and from the reading material

dictionaries allowed in the exam

Please, be involved in discussions with the lecturers, don’t be affraid to speek english!

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