United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and Co-Creation

This summer school unfolds the United Nations’ sustainable development goals through student participation in a cross cultural and cross educational context. You will get a unique opportunity to obtain new knowledge, while learning to solve real-life problems related to the Sustainable Development Goals through problem-based learning. This summer school unfolds the United Nations’ sustainable development goals through student participation in a cross cultural and cross educational context. You will get a unique opportunity to obtain new knowledge, while learning to solve real-life problems related to the Sustainable Development Goals through problem-based learning. As an important part of the summer school, you will get real-life challenges from co-creative partners outside VIA University College. The co-creative partners can be NGOs, private companies, socio-economic enterprises or public authorities. Students are free to choose among several challenges all related to the UN’s 17 SDGs. You will work in close cooperation with the partners to find relevant and useful solutions to the challenges. The solutions will contribute to the partners’ daily activities. The course focuses mainly on goals related to issues such as social equality and social inclusion, nutrition, health and culture combined with environmental issues. Learn more about the summer school here Admission Students must have completed 1.5 years of studies at bachelor level and be at least 18 years old to apply. Tuition/course fee EU-citizens = 8.900 DKK Non-EU citizens = 12.800 DKK Please be aware that the above prices are estimated prices, and are subject to change. The final prices will be updated in the near future. Students from VIA, VIA's partner institutions abroad and other Danish institutions are eligible for tuition fee waivers for this course, if they can provide documentation for approval of credit transfer. Course fee includes: classes and tuition, social programme including a number of different events, electronic graduation certificate Accommodation, meals (food and drink), insurance, visa and travelling expenses to and from Denmark are not included in the fee.

Living costs€1,500 a month in Aarhus, rent included

€18,000

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD)

Typical requirements in Denmark for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

• A completed qualification that gives access to Short Course study.
• Academic transcripts and any programme-specific assessment the institution asks for.
• Your advisor checks the final requirements for your education system and intake.

Confirm the accepted English-language evidence with the institution for the selected intake.

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A typical checklist for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

The central catalogue records this programme as accredited.