24 October 2018 ¨C United Nations Academic Impact (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI) is pleased to announce our new SDG Hubs, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI members selected as exemplars for their innovative engagement related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Institutions have been designated for three-year renewable terms and will serve as resources for best practices for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI network, currently composed of over 1,300 universities and colleges in some 140 Member States.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI is an initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the United Nations in supporting and contributing to the realization of United Nations goals and mandates, including the promotion and protection of human rights, access to education, sustainability and conflict resolution.
Today, as the United Nations celebrates the 73rd anniversary of the entry into force of the , it is important to remember the critical role of academia in ensuring the well-being of mankind and the ideals pursued by this Organization since its founding in 1945.? Universities are crucial to achieving the SDGs as they serve as incubators of new ideas, inventions and solutions and they raise awareness, educate and inform about the SDGs, on their campuses, in their communities and beyond.?
Scholarship does good. Students deliver goods. Nowhere has this combination worked more effectively, indeed dramatically, than in university engagement with the SDGs, affirms Ramu Damodaran, Chief of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI. Whether through research projects, innovative curriculum or campus activities, the global academic community has summoned its creativity and energy to devising practical ways in which the 2030 Agenda can be fulfilled in a manner that is inclusive, sustained and worthy of the Organization which gave it shape, he noted.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI members have been at the forefront of advancing the 2030 Agenda, and the following universities have been selected as the inaugural class of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵAI SDG Hubs for their innovation, dynamism and commitment to educating future generations about sustainability.? In the coming weeks we will be profiling each of the schools and providing more information on their activities and research for their respective Sustainable Development Goals.?
SDG 1: No Poverty - (India)
SDG 2: Zero Hunger - (South Africa)
SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being - (Egypt)
SDG 4: Quality Education - (Argentina)
SDG 5: Gender Equality - (Sudan)
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation - (Canada)
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy - (Greece)
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - (Pakistan)
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - (Japan)
SDG 10: Reduce Inequalities - (Australia)
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities - (Spain)
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production - (Argentina)? ? ? ?
SDG 13: Climate Action - (Switzerland)? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
SDG 14: Life below Water - (Norway)? ? ? ? ??
SDG 15: Life on Land - (Iran)
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions - (United Kingdom)
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals - (United Arab Emirates)