Sustainability Course Catalogue

This catalogue was created to easily find lectures and courses related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. The course catalogue is not being updated anymore; last update was in 2023.

ETH Zurich aims to empower students to contribute to sustainable development. Below is a selection of our courses that will provide you with relevant knowledge, methods and skills to promote sustainability, regardless of the program of study you are pursuing.
The framework consists of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

Pie chart illustrating the number of courses related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Image from ETH Annual Report 2023: Pie chart illustrating the number of courses related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. (Image: ETH Zurich) 

How to read this course catalogue

HS next to the course title indicates that the course is taking place in the autumn semester (Herbstsemester), FS indicates spring semester (Frühjahrssemester). Please note that courses marked with * are only accessible for specific target groups.

A description of the methods used for this overview can be found at the end of the page.


General courses on Sustainable Development (selected)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

HS - The Sustainable Development Goals in Context
HS - ETH Week : Circular Realities
HS - Sustainable Development - Bridging Art and Science

FS - Complexity and Global Systems Science
FS - Transdisciplinary Case Study
FS - KNUST-??ETH Global Development Summer School

Courses by SDG (selected)

















Methods

The ETH Sustainability team determined from 2021 to 2023 575 keywords on the basis of the SDG subtargets and related indicators. With the help of ETH Zurich’s Institutional Research team, the keywords were applied to the comprehensive course catalogue, searching within the title, description and learning objectives of a course. From the resulting over 800 courses, up to five courses per SDG were selected to be presented on this website. 

Additionally, another search was conducted based on the keywords of Times Higher Education Impact Ranking

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