HTech Education Challenge
- Why is a systems thinking approach so important for a sustainable development project? Wait, what is systems thinking and what does sustainable mean?
- Is there any difference between “humanitarian” and “humanitarian technology” projects?
- Is community engagement just a checkbox in a humanitarian technology project?
- Do you know what makes technology appropriate?
If you are interested in answering these and other related questions, IEEE SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) of Montreal Section invites you to the “HTech Education Challenge”! Take at least the first two of the following FREE IEEE HAC/SIGHT online courses on Humanitarian Technology and Sustainable Development, available in the IEEE Learning Network, and you could win multiple gift cards as explained below*.
- Module 1: Introduction to Sustainable Development
- Module 2: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Humanitarian and Sustainable Development Activities
- Module 3: Community Engagement in Sustainable Development Projects
- Module 4: Humanitarian Technology for Sustainable Development
- Module 5: Sustainable Project Design
- Module 6: Project Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
Too busy for this? Don’t worry, these courses are tailored for busy people. Each module should take only 20 – 30 minutes to complete. However, there are plenty of additional resources available, should one want to devote more time to the topics!
Register below until April 24th, 2021 and upload your certificate of completion of each module to participate in the raffle of multiple gift cards from Amazon.ca*:
- Completion of the first 2 courses: Gift card of 20 CAD.
- Completion of 4 courses: Gift card of 30 CAD.
- Completion of 6 courses: Gift card of 50 CAD.
The winners will be announced during the IEEE SIGHT Day, April 28th, 2021.
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- Date: 24 Apr 2021
- Time: 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) America/Montreal
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* Note: Participants outside Canada are not eligible to receive the gift cards (since these cards are from Amazon Canada). But you can still post the certificates on your social media profiles!