GEQ1917, offered by Ridge View Residential College (RVRC), is a two-semester inter-disciplinary module that provides foundational knowledge and skills to tackle issues in sustainability.

About GEQ1917 

Students enrolled in this module explore the local, regional and global environmental issues from the standpoints of science, technology, and policy over two semesters. Topics covered range from food, water, energy and climate, to ecosystem degradation, responsible consumption and the built environment.

The GEQ1917 Sustainability Project

Over four months, students analyze sustainability issues around them, ideate and implement real solutions to the problems. The project teams are multidisciplinary, consisting of four to five students from different NUS faculties. The projects culminate in Action for Sustainability Symposium, where students present their findings.

Student Reflections of the Sustainability Project:

“The project work trains students to plan and execute a project independently while driving the students to think about sustainability issues in society.”

“Learning was project-based and self-initiated. There was a requirement for us to do research, collect data, surveying sites – these brought learning out of the classroom”.

“Interesting and thought-provoking… it challenges the students to look at the issue differently.”

“Opportunity to explore different sustainability ideas, something that most of us wouldn’t have done in our four years in university.”

“We worked on a project for more than 6months, giving us a sense of ownership of our ideas. It made me more aware of the sustainability issues around the world and the actions we can take to be more sustainable”.