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Updated in April 2026, this website provides resources about 18 core global issues for Project-Based Learning students in the Spring and Autumn semesters, and for Introduction to Communication and Research students in the Autumn Semester.  The 18 global issues are divided into three groups: Environment and Resources, Social Equality and Inclusion, and Towards Sustainable Living:

I. Environment and Resources

• Biodiversity Loss

• Climate Crisis

• Critical Ocean Issues

• Pollution Problems

• Renewable Energy Challenges

• Water Issues

II. Social Equality & Inclusion

• Discrimination

• Gender Inequalities

• Human Rights & Equality

• Migration & Forced Displacment

• Minority Issues

• Multiple Sides of Poverty

III. Towards Sustainable Living 

• Consumption and Consumerism

• Food Supply & Food Waste

• Health & Wellbeing

• Population Issues

• Sports Issues

• Sustainable Cities & Communities