News at UFES’ website have been categorized according to UN’s SDGs

Published September 17th, 2020 at 5:48 pm

News published at the Ufes Website have been categorized, since August 2020, according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations. This initiative is part of the project for institutional development 2030 Agenda at Ufes, with the objective of publicizing to society the sustainability activities developed at the institution.

“This is one of the topics in which we are working on to identify what members of Ufes staff do in relation to SDGs. We also conducted a survey about the projects registered in the Senior Offices of Outreach and Research/Graduate Courses, and we categorized them according to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals” said the Head of the International Office, Patricia Cardoso, who is in charge of the commission for the project 2030 Agenda at Ufes.

The major part of research and outreach activities identified are connected to the following goals: SDG 2 (zero hunger); SDG 3 (good health and well-being); SGD 4 (quality education); SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure); and SDG 10 (reduced inequalities).

In the news at the Ufes Website, the identification is placed at the end of each text, near to the icons for social media, with an image of the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs connected to this initiative.

When one clicks on the image, it is possible to see a list of all pieces of news related to each SDG published at the Ufes Website.

This feature was created in partnership with the Offices for Communication (Supecc) and Information Technology (STI).

 

Sustainability Activities

Associated to the rectorate, the project for institutional development 2030 Agenda at Ufes started with an initiative from the International Office (SRI) to survey the sustainability activities at Ufes, just like it occurred in other foreign universities.

This survey supported the creation of the Sustainability Report 2019 at Ufes (please click here to read it) and aided in the participation of Ufes at the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking about SDGs, in which Ufes was placed 3rd in Brazil and among the 200 best universities in the world.

The 2030 Agenda became official in July 2020 and works with the participation of ten members of staff from various divisions, including lecturers and administrative staff.

In addition to mapping existing activities, this project, which is part of the PDI 2020-2029 of Ufes, aims to assess the possibilities of integration, implementation and incorporation of SDG in strategies, policies and plans of the university, as well as to monitor, assess and publicize the activities of the institution, in relation to these goals.

The manager of this project for institutional development, Yuri Leite, highlights that the integrated action of Ufes in this topic may strengthen the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in this state.

“We believe that the continuity of this institutional project will allow for the creation of knowledge and the development of technologies which aid in the publicization and implementation of this Agenda in the academic community, in the campuses of Ufes and in the state of Espirito Santo” he said, who is also a lecturer and head of the division of agreements in SRI.

People interested in the participation in the project and who want to find out more about it can write to: internacional [at] ufes.br

 

Learn more about the 17 SDGs:

  1. No poverty
  2. Zero hunger
  3. Good health and well being
  4. Quality Education
  5. Gender equality
  6. Clean water and sanitation
  7. Affordable and clean energy
  8. Decent work and economic growth
  9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  10. Reduced inequalities
  11. Sustainable cities and communities
  12. Responsible consumption and production
  13. Climate action
  14. Life below water
  15. Life on land
  16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
  17. Partnerships for the goals

 

By Lidia Neves

Edited by Thereza Marinho

Translation by Felipe Guimaraes

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