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Black Sea
SDSN Black Sea mobilizes local knowledge to advance viable solutions to sustainable development challenges in the Black Sea region. The network, hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and established in 2018, includes the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Türkiye, and Ukraine. Key focus areas include monitoring SDG implementation in the region (SDR Black Sea edition, Black Sea SDGs Observatory); advocating for the transition to a low-carbon economy by organizing the annual Thessaloniki Sustainability Summit, and engaging with high-level events and initiatives like the UN's Conference of Parties (COP), the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) and the Baku Forum. Additionally, the network focuses on empowering youth by hosting and supporting the chapter of SDSN Youth in the Black Sea.
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SDSN Black Sea Network Members
Organization | Country | Network | Sector |
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Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development | Serbia | Black SeaWestern BalkansEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Boğaziçi University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Kadir Has Üniversitesi | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Istanbul University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University | Georgia | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Hellenic Pasteur Institute | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
Ege University Environmental Problems Application and Research Centre (EU-CEVMER) | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Serbian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Development | Serbia | Black SeaWestern BalkansEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Applied Biosciences | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Khazar University | Azerbaijan | Black SeaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Istanbul Technical University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Bilkent University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
Saint Petersburg State University, Institute of Earth Sciences, Department of Ecological Safety & Sustainable Development of Regions | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Research Institution |
Open School of Sustainable Development | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Mugla Sitki Kocman University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Edam Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Middle East Technical University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Western University | Azerbaijan | Black SeaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Bahcesehir Universitesi | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
International Partnership and Development Organization | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy (ICRE8) | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Political Economy of Sustainable Development Lab, University of Athens | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
WWF Russia | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
ANO "Russian-German Office for Environmental Information" | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO (ISEDC) | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Center for Energy Efficiency - XXI | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Environmental Investment Center | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Center for Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Moscow State "Lomonosov" University | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Russian Carbon Fund | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | |
Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
University of Peloponnese, Department of Economics, E-Cube Lab | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
University of the Aegean | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Ecological club "MGIMO GOES GREEN" | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Kazan State Medical University | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Ano Sei "Generation of Sustainable Development" | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
American College of Greece | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
National Sustainable Development Agency | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Civil Society Organization |
University of Patras (UPAT) | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Abdullah Gül University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
University of Piraeus | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
University of Crete | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
University of Peloponnese | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
City of Dreams | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Gugushvili Institute of Economics, Tbilisi State University (TSU) | Georgia | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
International Centre for Social and Economic Research “Leontief Centre” (ICSER “Leontief Centre”) | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Research Institution |
International Hellenic University | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Moscow University S. Witte | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
TED University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
ADA University | Azerbaijan | Black SeaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
YUVA | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Non-Governmental Organization |
NGO "GoLOCAL" | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Ozyegin University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
Koç University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Association of Energy Markets Participants “Goal Number Seven” (GNS) | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Athens University of Economics and Business | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Democritus University Of Thrace | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
International Center for Responsible Tourism ICRT Russia | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Istanbul Bilgi University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic" | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski | Bulgaria | Black SeaBulgariaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Yeditepe University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Ionian University | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
"Athena" Research & Innovation Center in Information, Communication & Knowledge Technologies | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
North Ossetian State University | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Non-commercial organization Foundation for Development of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Foundation/Donor Organization |
Ibn Haldun University Business School | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Research Unit of Environmental Education and Communication, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
INDEPENDENT STUDIES OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research InstitutionNon-Governmental Organization |
Academic Mobility Center | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
Yildiz Technical University Center for Finance Corporate Governance and Sustainability (CFGS) | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute)Research InstitutionNon-Governmental OrganizationFoundation/Donor Organization |
Hellenic Mediterranean | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Istinye University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Laboratory of Sociology of Culture and Civilization of the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Gebze Technical University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Hacettepe University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute)Research Institution |
ISTANBUL MEDİPOL UNIVERSITY | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Aydın Adnan Menderes University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
The Fund for Support and Development of Environmental and Other Socially Significant Projects "Our Fund" | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental OrganizationFoundation/Donor Organization |
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University) | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Metropolitan College | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
QualityNet Foundation | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Civil Society Organization |
Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana | Albania | Black SeaWestern BalkansEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Erciyes University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
University of Tyumen (UTMN | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Trakia University | Bulgaria | Black SeaBulgariaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics Svishtov | Bulgaria | Black SeaBulgariaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Armenian State University of Economics | Armenia | Black SeaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Sustainable Development Unit at ATHENA Research and Innovation Centre | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES Laboratory), Athens University of Economics and Business | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
NGO "League of Professional Women" | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
State Organization "Institute of Market and Economic & Ecological Researches of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | Research Institution |
University of National and World Economy (UNWE) | Bulgaria | Black SeaBulgariaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Faculty of Economics, University of Shkodra Luigj Gurakuqi | Albania | Black SeaWestern BalkansEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Institute of Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | Research Institution |
Goulandris Natural History Museum | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | Research Institution |
Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" | Bulgaria | Black SeaBulgariaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Anadolu University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Ataturk University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
National University Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
International and Comparative Law Research Center | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | Non-Governmental Organization |
The Liberal Arts University (Ekaterinburg) | Russia | RussiaBlack SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Karadeniz Technical University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | Research Institution |
Business and Technology University | Georgia | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic" | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute)Research Institution |
Higher School of Insurance and Finance (VUZF University) | Bulgaria | Black SeaBulgariaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Batman University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Ionan University | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Chernihiv Polytechnic National University | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
The «Оlexandria» State Dendrological Park of the NAS of Ukraine | Ukraine | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Athens Lifelong Learning Institute | Greece | GreeceBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction | Azerbaijan | Black SeaEurope | University (Institution-wide) |
Istanbul Kultur University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Social and Strategic Research Center; Cappadocia University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Batumi State Maritime Academy | Georgia | Black SeaEurope | University (Department/Institute) |
Cukurova University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Institution-wide) |
Faculty of Health Sciences Nutrition and Dietetic Department, Inonu University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Istanbul Beykent University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Istanbul Gedik University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Istanbul Ticaret University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Mersin University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Sakarya University of Applied Sciences | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
Üsküdar University | Türkiye | TürkiyeBlack SeaEuropeMediterranean | University (Department/Institute) |
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