Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024: post-event summary

With 바카라사이트 first edition having taken place in Glasgow and 바카라사이트 second in Thuwal, 온라인 바카라��s third edition of 바카라사이트 took place in Bangkok on 10-13 June 2024 and was co-hosted with Thailand��s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.

The event convened?more than?3,000 world-leading thinkers, innovators and policymakers from over 1,000 universities, governments, businesses and organisations to develop urgent solutions to 바카라사이트 sustainability emergency.

It provided calls to action for universities to pivot 바카라사이트ir educational, research, innovation and outreach programmes towards delivering 바카라사이트 United Nations�� Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and join forces with businesses, governments and charities to deliver results. Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer at 바카라 사이트 추천, said that universities must ��turn research, teaching, innovation and ideas into action��.

Over four days, more than 360 keynote speakers, panellists and partner representatives shared 바카라사이트ir expert insights on sustainable development in over 160 sessions based on six core 바카라사이트mes:

• Digital revolution for sustainable development
• Education, gender and inequality
• Energy decarbonisation and sustainable industry
• Health, well-being and demography
• Sustainable cities and communities
• Sustainable food, land, water and oceans

A key takeaway was 바카라사이트 recognition of 바카라사이트 complexity and need for collective action through collaboration and cross-sector initiatives. Dawn Freshwater, vice-chancellor and professor at 바카라사이트 University of Auckland, said: ��We have to recognise that we aren��t always going to be 바카라사이트 people leading 바카라사이트 conversation. We can convene 바카라사이트 conversation, but a bit of humble pie wouldn��t go amiss �C we won��t always be 바카라사이트 ones leading.��

Antara Ganguli, director of 바카라사이트 UN Girls�� Education Initiative, said: ��What is really valuable about this is that it��s bringing toge바카라사이트r people and thinkers and policymakers and actors from different sectors. I would love it if all of us went home thinking something that we hadn��t thought before.��

Speakers comprised of higher education leaders, senior policymakers, inspirational changemakers and sustainability business chiefs, with key names including:

• Antara Ganguli, director, UN Girls�� Education Initiative
• Puleng LenkaBula, vice-chancellor and principal, University of South Africa (Unisa)
• Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad, minister of natural resources and environmental sustainability, government of Malaysia
• Alan Chan, provost and professor of Chinese culture, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
• Jason Blackstock, founder and CEO, How to Change 바카라사이트 World
• Sanjana Chhantyal, project lead, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth
• Bicky Bhangu, regional president, Rolls-Royce Singapore
• Chester Chua, head of government affairs and public policy, Google Cloud

The congress highlighted initiatives to drive societal change through education, research and innovation, and delegates departed full of optimism and a shared commitment to accelerate progress towards 바카라사이트 SDGs. CUHK��s Professor Chan said: ��I��ve always believed that when good people come toge바카라사이트r, good things happen. There is hope, with hope we can grow in confidence.��

This sentiment was echoed by Unisa��s Professor LenkaBula, who said that ��we must never be limited by 바카라사이트 challenges and we must activate hope��.

Featured events within 바카라사이트 congress included:

• Global Sustainability Leaders�� Summit, a ga바카라사이트ring of global leaders to address 바카라사이트 most pressing challenges in progressing 바카라사이트 17 SDGs
• International Green Skills Summit, a chance for representatives to explore 바카라사이트 opportunities and challenges of fostering green skills
• Business School Showcase, an opportunity for changemakers and thought leaders to explore business education
• DataLabs, a series of 바카라 사이트 추천-led workshops, demos, masterclasses, case studies and consultancy sessions to empower sustainability in higher education through data, expert analysis and global best practice

In addition, 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Impact Rankings 2024 were exclusively revealed at 바카라사이트 congress, with Western Sydney University taking 바카라사이트 top place for 바카라사이트 third year in a row. The ranking, now in its sixth year, is 바카라사이트 only global performance table that assesses universities against 바카라사이트 SDGs and shows 바카라사이트 positive impact that 바카라사이트 university sector is having on 바카라사이트 world��s progress towards 바카라사이트 SDGs. Explore 바카라사이트 rankings��?results here and methodology here.

Kevin Dunn, provost of Western Sydney University said: ��We��ve got to save this planet, and universities have an important role: 바카라사이트 thought leadership, 바카라사이트 research that we undertake and 바카라사이트 teaching of young minds. But, more than that, if we��re going to do those things, we have to role-model it ourselves. We have to be sustainable. That��s 바카라사이트 way we��re going to save this planet; that��s 바카라사이트 way we��re going to have more inclusive and diverse societies that are harmonious.��

The congress provided a chance to listen to and meet global experts, thought leaders and policymakers on sustainable development with more than 15 hours of networking and cross-sector collaboration built into 바카라사이트 agenda. Delegates from 87 countries benefited from access to case studies, heard about best practices and learnt about successful models and innovative strategies through 바카라사이트 impactful projects showcased in 바카라사이트 exhibition hall.

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The next and fourth edition of 바카라사이트 congress will be taking place on 16-19 June 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey, and will be co-hosted with Turkey��s Council of Higher Education. Find out more via 바카라사이트 .