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IApéro
Join Us for IApéro at the SDG Solution Space! The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence brings incredible potential—but for resource-constrained organizations and NGOs, knowing how to safely and practically experiment with AI can be a challenge. That is why the...
SDG Summer School: Scientific Diplomacy, Multilateralism and Global Challenges
Are you ready to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges in the heart of International Geneva? The SDG Summer School 2026 is officially open for applications! This isn't just a summer course—it’s a hands-on, high-impact workshop where you’ll collaborate with...
HEROS – Hardware Ecosystem Requirements for Open and Emerging Science
HEROES: Hardware Ecosystem Requirements for Open and Emerging Science In a landmark collaboration between CERN, ITU, and the SDG Solution Space, the HEROES workshop (held January 19-21) brought together global experts to define the future of open research tools....
Student solutions to change the world
Starting October 10 until 13, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) hosted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Olympics. This provided an opportunity for students from around ten universities to present original projects aimed at addressing global challenges. From...
ex hackademia
The one-day hackathon hackademIA is a special edition of Hackathon Piaget, a hackathon series organized annually by the UNIGE's SDG Solution Space and partners since 2022. This hackathon series is dedicated to innovations for teaching and learning, in the spirit of...
Information Technologies and Sustainable Investment (panel with ITU and UNCTAD)
On November 1st, 2021, the students of the Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability of the University of Geneva attended two panels as part of their mandatory course “Research and Innovation Metholodogy”. Two topics were covered: Information Technologies for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Investment.
Francesco Pisano on the UN Library in Geneva
“Repairs will no longer work, and instead imagination, knowledge, and hope must work in sync to create a new system of global cooperation.”
Real Food Systems (RFS)
On Monday, 25 October 2021, our Research and Innovation Methodology class had the amazing opportunity to hear from Karlee Schnyder, under the theme: Food production and SDGs. Karlee Schnyder is both the Director and Youth Ambassador Coordinator at Real Food Systems,...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR): Project Light Up Engine
Innovation! For most, entrepreneurs in the private sector have set the tone in defining what the term means, but what do public organisations like the UN think it is? Erik, a peace keeping and humanitarian in action since 2005 together with Ana, an IHDS alumni who is...