Register Now: Four UniPID Virtual Courses Are Open for Spring 2026!

As we approach the end of the year, UniPID is pleased to announce that preparations for the Spring 2026 semester are well underway. We are delighted to offer a total of six UniPID Virtual Courses, each addressing key sustainability challenges from multiple disciplinary perspectives. The upcoming course offer includes topics such as: Conflict resolution, Brands, trademarks, and sustainability, Climate change education, Climate and food security, Indigenous peoples’ rights, and Globalisation and corporate responsibility.

In addition, the widely followed MOOC “Essentials in Development Studies” will again be available to all interested learners.

We are pleased to inform you that four of these virtual courses are now open for registration:

  1. Brands, Trademark Law, and Sustainability - Lessons from/for the Global South

Course dates: 19.1. - 6.3.2026

Registration dates: 1.12.2025 - 5.1.2026

Coordinating university: Hanken School of Economics

Register more and register here: https://www.unipid.fi/virtual-studies/brands-trademark-law-and-sustainability-lessons-from-for-the-global-south/

  1. Curriculum Development for Climate Change Education in Global South

Course dates: 20.1. - 12.5.2026

Registration dates: 20.11.2025 - 6.1.2026

Coordinating university: Tampere University

Read more and register here: https://www.unipid.fi/virtual-studies/curriculum-development-for-climate-change-education/

  1. Collaborative Approaches and Conflict Resolution Strategies for Sustainability Challenges

Course dates: 1.2. - 31.5.2026

Registration dates: 1.9. - 31.12.2025

Coordinating university: University of Eastern Finland.

Read more and register here: https://www.unipid.fi/virtual-studies/collaborative-approaches-and-conflict-resolution-strategies-for-sustainability-challenges/

  1. Climate and Food Security in the Arctic with Global Consequences

Course dates: 03.03. - 21.04.2026

Registration dates: 4.12.2025 -15.2.2026

Coordinating university: University of Lapland, Arctic Centre.

Read more and register here: https://www.unipid.fi/virtual-studies/climate-and-food-security-in-the-arctic-with-global-consequences/

Do not miss the opportunity to begin 2026 with meaningful and inspiring learning experiences!

For further information, please contact us via unipid-info@helsinki.fi

Created 16.12.2025 | Updated 16.12.2025