Universities and other higher education institutions have a vital role to play in helping society achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their research, learning and teaching, campus operations and leadership activities. One of the most important ways in which they can contribute is by helping students and other learners in their sphere to develop the knowledge, skills and mindsets needed to help solve the complex sustainable development challenges facing our world.
Accelerating SDO education in universities is a new guide from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) that aims to help universities, colleges and tertiary and higher education institutions implement and integrate this “SDO education” within their institutions. [...]
This guide aims to inspire and support universities to take action throughout the process, whatever their context, capabilities or starting point. To this end, it offers practical approaches and advice, including arguments for action, the different ways in which SDO education can be implemented at a university, the outline of a strategic implementation process, the roles of different stakeholders, how to overcome common obstacles and in-depth analysis of transformative examples. The guide is accompanied by a website, blogs.upm.es/education4sdg, with nearly 50 examples of how universities around the world are already accelerating their implementation of SDO education.
