Sustainable Development Leadership Challenge Spring 2025

Make the world better with the power of youth.

UASDF has launched the Sustainable Development Leadership Challenge (SDLC), a global youth competition aimed at motivating young talents to join the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) mission.

Collaborated by a leading company, the competition focuses on solving real-world sustainable challenges faced by the industry.

SDLC Format

Competition Task

Participants (as a team) must to solve a business problem in sustainability related-topics.

Participants

  • High School Students in the U.S. and Asia region

  • College Students in the U.S. and Asia region

Judges

  • ICSDG/UASDF

  • Professors

  • Company Representatives

  • Government Officials (at the final round)

Competition Structure

  • The first round (online)

  • The second round (online)

  • The final round (Harvard University)

Cambridge Immersion Week

Janurary 2025

Finalists experience a week at Harvard University

  • Attend classes and interact with Harvard students.

  • One-on-one sessions with Harvard professors.

  • Networking opportunities with Boston government officials and industry leaders.

  • All finalists earned an international certificate from UASDF, signed by the judges and speakers

  • Massachusetts campus trips like MIT, Harvard, BU, Boston College, Babson College, Tufts, Hult

“It's a life-changing experience for me. Participating in SDLC has opened doors that I never imagined possible. I've had the opportunity to speak with professors and industry leaders, gaining insights and perspectives that are simply not accessible in my home country. This experience has profoundly inspired me to contribute actively to global environmental solutions. I'm grateful for this platform and the invaluable connections it has enabled me to make.”

— Participant in the Cambridge Sustainability Leadership Challenge

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