IPED Lecture Series

The International Political Economy and Development (IPED) Program at Fordham University hosts a weekly lecture series. Guests from the non-profit, public, and private sectors present on topics of interest to both graduate students in the IPED Program as well as to students in various departments across the university.

October 6th, 2016

Ambassador Hahn Presents on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals at Fordham University

Ambassador Choonghee Hahn, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York, spoke to Fordham students about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the role youth can play.

His presentation covered the “5 Ps: People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace, and Partnership.” He informed on the university partnership Action by Students to Promote Innovation and Reform through Education (ASPIRE) through the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the opportunity Fordham University has to become a partner.

The weekly IPED Lecture Series hosts speakers from the non-profit, public, and private sectors who present on a wide variety of topics that are of interest to graduate students in the IPED Program as well as undergraduates in IPE and other interested students.

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