2019-05-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 2 - Addendum to Sustainability Institute Concept Paper

Organisation Name          The Centre for International Development, Social Entrepreneurship and
                           Leadership
                           Projects, Education and Research
Description of
Sustainability Activity:
                           Formerly the USC International Development Centre, and recently rebranded and relaunched as CIDSEL. CIDSEL attracts
i.e. advocacy, projects,   and manages development projects worldwide, with a focus on creating solutions, collaborating with partners and
tech, ‘think tank’,
                           connecting with communities.
research, etc.

                           The group started as the International Projects Group in 2008 in the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
                           Engineering. Since its inception, it has expanded significantly and is now operating out of Noosa. It is using academic
                           expertise to tackle local and global challenges with a positive social impact having successfully managed over 100
                           projects. They have a professional development alumni network of over 2000 participants globally.

                           CIDSEL’s aim is to create a healthy, resilient and sustainable future, to improve people’s livelihoods and to make a
                           significant contribution to foster sustainable and equitable development in the world’s most vulnerable countries.

                           Their approach is to adopt and adapt innovative practices to overcome complex global challenges while remaining
                           committed to developing local talent to solve local problems. This is done by focusing on research-informed capacity
                           building which is reflected in a delivery model underpinned by our three pillars: Create, Collaborate, Connect.

                           CIDSEL’s objectives are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with the end goal of improving
                           people’s livelihoods around the globe. They are problem solvers utilising the university’s collective capability to respond
                           to the world’s most critical issues.


Governance                 University of the Sunshine Coast Council

Funding                    Government, research grants, philanthropic




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