Why study Sustainability? Is it a good time to do it? Read the interview to Dr Àngel Pes

Have you ever considered focusing your career on Sustainable Development? If so, you will like to know if it is a good time to train in sustainability.

Dr Àngel Pes, Director of the CEI International Affairs and former President of the Spanish Network of the Global Compact answers your questions:

IS IT A GOOD TIME TO STUDY SUSTAINABILITY?

WHAT WILL YOU GET?

You will know in depth all the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda, which will prepare you to have the knowledge necessary to make an effective transition to sustainability, enabling you to respond urgently and effectively to the challenge of climate change.

WHAT TOPICS WILL YOU SPECIALIZE IN?

The academic program of the Master in Sustainable Development will cover the 17 SDGs and the current COVID 19 global crisis: 

• Sustainable Development Economy

• Inclusive Sustainable Development and the SDGs

• Sustainable development and climate change

For this we will have highly qualified teachers, from the academic field (both social and natural sciences) and from the business field, with the best experts in the sector.

HOW TO GET A JOB IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

By completing the Master’s degree in Sustainable Development (blended learning), among others, you will be able to develop your career in:

• Civil servant positions at government bodies or agencies with direct responsibility for any aspect of the 2030 Agenda or SDGs (e.g. the Catalan government, provincial governments, town councils).

• Officer at a non-governmental organization in the field of development cooperation, the environment or the protection of human rights.

• Sustainability manager at a national or international company.

Do not hesitate and find out now about the Master’s degree in Sustainable Development! The Master will start in September 2021 (academic year 2021-2022), and will have a degree from the University of Barcelona.