The Course is an overview course on key thematic challenges on the Development Agenda within the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs will be presented and discussed as the framework agenda but the course will focus in more depth on poverty, hunger, decent work, economic growth and the climate change agenda. A particular focus will be placed on how to address the negative impacts of the COVID pandemic and higher energy and food prices and subsequent high indebtedness which today burden economic growth in most developing countries. The second pillar of the course is the study of development finance to achieve the SDGs. The course will (i) present the key actors in development finance, such as multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions, the role of the International Monetary Fund, the role of the European Union as a development finance institutions, and the role of China as an important new actor. Private sector flows, foundations and remittances will be presented but not discussed in detail; and (ii) study selectively the instruments how development finance is delivered, such as project finance, budget support financing, delivery on results. The course will review the debate on aid effectiveness and study instruments how to assess effectiveness of aid institutions and their instruments. As part of the course, student will conduct a comprehensive simulation exercise on a Hydrodam Project in Georgia where they will assess the environmental and social impacts of this project and simulate a multilateral decision making process whether the project should be funded from a multilateral development finance institution. The course will be delivered in a seminar format with lectures and discussions but complemented by numerous guest speakers who will join the course online on the specific topics covered in the course.