UniPID is a network of Finnish universities that supports interdisciplinary studies and research, as well as societal impact and partnerships of universities related to global sustainable development.

UniPID and its member universities offer a study module (formerly called "minor programme") in development studies titled Sustainability in Development for students who want to incorporate global challenges and sustainable development into their degree.

The module is comprised of at least five (5) courses worth 5 ECTS each for a minimum total of twenty-five (25) ECTS credits. Students are free to choose courses from the course catalogue to tailor an individualized study programme. Read more about the module here.

Completing the study module requires registration. Before registration, the students should discuss with a university representative (planning officer, coordinator) to make sure that the module can be included in their degree and personal study plan (HOPS). Registration for the module is continuous and the programme is free of charge for all students enrolled at UniPID member universities.

Courses available in the 2024-2025 academic year are the following: 

• Global Policies and Local Challenges: Perspectives from the South – Registration: 1.8.-31.8.2024
• Food Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Innovation Practices: a Comparison between Africa and the Nordic Countries – Registration: 15.8. - 17.09.2024
• Climate Change and Trade in the Global South – Registration:  01.09 - 18.10.2024
• MOOC course: "Essentials in Development Studies" – Registration: 2.9. - 13.12.2024
• Migrant Pedagogy in the Era of Global Displacement – Registration: 10.11. - 28.12.2024
• Curriculum Development for Climate Change Education in Global South – Registration: 31.10.2024 - 31.12.2024
• Global Education Development – Registration: 1.12.2024 - 18.1.2025
• Climate and Food Security in the Arctic with Global Consequences – Registration: 16.12.2024 - 8.2.2025
• Good governance, the rule of law and religious freedom as approaches to sustainable development in the Global South – Registration: 1.1.-26.2.2025
• Voices of the South: Course on Gender Justice and Climate Justice – Registration: 1.1.-25.2.2025
• Globalisation and Corporate Responsibility – Registration: 1.1. - 25.02.2025
• Gender, Conflict, and Development in the Global South – Registration: 1.2. - 27.03.2025

More information about the Virtual Studies Course Catalogue is available here.