Transforming Universities and Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Africa
Channel: SDSN
Date: 2021-04-01

This session, co-hosted between the University of Pretoria and the SDSN, took place immediately after the inaugural African Vice Chancellors’ forum, and brings the University of Pretoria’s Africa Week series of meetings to a close. The Africa Week programme is underpinned by the principles of collaboration, partnering and transdisciplinarity, and focuses on the themes of: reimagining universities, navigating complexity to address the SDGs, a detailed look at sustainable food systems, and measuring the impact of universities.

This session strengthens the bridge between reimagining universities at one end of the spectrum, and increasing their positive impacts at the other. Through transforming universities, their reimagined and envisioned future is turned into reality for the desired results. Key parts of the transformation include recognising the role of universities in society, embracing the sustainability imperative, embedding sustainability into the core functions of research and education, and accelerating education for the SDGs.

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