IUPAC projects

Systems thinking in chemistry for sustainability: toward 2030 and beyond (STCS 2030+)

STCS 2030+ is a project to extend systems thinking into three main strands: sustainability, formal chemistry education, and chemical industry.

Learning objectives and strategies for infusing systems thinking into (post)-secondary general chemistry education

This project brings together a distinguished task force of global chemistry and chemistry education leaders to articulate learning objectives for infusing systems thinking and sustainability considerations into the formal teaching of chemistry. The project group will also suggest strategies to guide the use of these learning objectives in the design of curriculum and selection of engaging pedagogies.

Effective teaching tools and methods to learn about e-waste

This project's main target is to allow students to learn about e-waste from a chemical perspective and inspire educators to develop their ideas on this important topic related to sustainable chemistry.

Cross-disciplinary goals of green chemistry and the basic sciences for sustainable development 

This new project aims at interlinking basic sciences-relevant activities of IUPAC on Green Chemistry with sustainable development goals to demonstrate the excellence and contributions of IUPAC. This project particularly focuses on accomplishing the systematic analysis of chemical sciences-relevant activities of various Divisions and Committees of IUPAC according to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Green chemistry impact toward 2050 Green Deal in chemistry and sustainability

This project wants to address the green chemistry impact toward the upcoming 2050 Green Deal including promoting “climate-neutral bloc” and sustainable development in chemistry and also in the industry.

International teacher survey on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC) practical activities

The objective of this project is to improve understanding of the use of practical work in high school chemistry classes, in particular in relation to the integration of concepts of sustainability.

Summer school on green chemistry 2021

The project aims to facilitate a profitable and continuous exchange of ideas and information among the students, the instructors and the different stakeholders for the establishment of long-lasting scientific relationships. All these students will be ambassadors of Green Chemistry in their institutions, in their Countries, and to their peers, and so invited to form international networks of scientists.

Assessment of the contribution of IUPAC projects to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

This project aims to assess the contribution of IUPAC projects to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are integrated and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: economy, society, and environment.

Systems thinking and sustainability- a workshop at 5th ACRICE

The 5th African Conference on Research in Chemistry Education (ACRICE) will be held in Cairo, Egypt and The Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE) has been invited to collaborate with the conference organisers to present a one-day workshop on systems thinking in chemistry education on the second day of the conference.

Global conversation on sustainability

This project aims to connect and engage chemists and related professionals from the chemistry enterprise in taking effective actions towards sustainability targeting the UN SDGs and keeping track of their progress.

Connecting chemistry teaching to sustainability through systems thinking- a workshop series

These workshops aim to introduce systems thinking to secondary school teachers and then consider its usefulness in teaching science and chemistry, especially to help students connect chemistry to global sustainability challenges.