Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT)a UNAI member institution in Japan and the UNAI SDG Center for Objective 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Objective 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructureNagaoka University of Technology (NUT), a UNAI member institution in Japan and UNAI SDG center for Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, has teamed up with local authorities in the city of Mitsuke to promote education and awareness of sustainable development among elementary school children.
Mitsuke, a small town in Niigata Prefecture, is a municipality that is actively engaged in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, as part of a Japanese government initiative to foster collaboration with local authorities, has been selected as an “SDG Future City” by the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in 2019. This selection rewards the city's efforts in environmentally-friendly urban development, disaster risk mitigation and the integration of the SDGs into public policy.
NUT developed the joint project with the city to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among the city's elementary school students to contribute to an understanding of global challenges, while nurturing logical thinking.
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