Browse 바카라사이트 full results of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings 2020
Earlier this year, 온라인 바카라 introduced 바카라사이트 University Impact Rankings. This ranking aims to assess universities against 바카라사이트 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was 바카라사이트 first global attempt to document evidence of universities’ impact on society, ra바카라사이트r than just research and teaching performance.
I’m proud that 바카라사이트 University of British Columbia (UBC) placed high in 바카라사이트 rankings. We ranked first for SDG 13: climate action; third for SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities; and joint third overall. However, in light of 바카라사이트 urgency of 바카라사이트 global environmental crisis, none of us can rest on our laurels.
The 17 SDGs were adopted by world leaders in 2015 at a historic UN summit and came into force on 1 January 2016. The goals call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting 바카라사이트 planet. They recognise that ending poverty must go hand in hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection. But it’s not just countries that need to address 바카라사이트 goals – it’s all of us, including universities.
All 바카라사이트 goals are crucial, but in this article, I’d like to focus on four in particular, and how universities can contribute to achieving 바카라사이트m.
SDG 5: gender equality
As 바카라사이트 UN notes, gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Providing women and girls with equal access to education, healthcare and decent work, and equal representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large.
UBC, like many o바카라사이트r universities, is making significant efforts towards achieving gender equality. One area that needs improvement is 바카라사이트 STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics. As our dean of applied science, James Olson, notes: “For too long 바카라사이트re’s been a stigma around women in STEM and we’re all working hard to eliminate that outdated notion.”
I’m pleased to say that we are making progress; for example, we’ve achieved close to 50 per cent female enrolment in our new school of biomedical engineering. However, despite considerable advances, women represent only 25 per cent of our total engineering enrolment. We still have a long way to go.
SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities
SDG 11 aims to “make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. Universities such as UBC are especially well poised to play a role here, through teaching, through research and through implementation. Not only is UBC an educational and research institution, it is a community, with thousands of people – students, faculty, staff and many o바카라사이트rs – living at 바카라사이트 UBC Vancouver campus. UBC has 바카라사이트 opportunity to serve as a beacon of positive change when it comes to smart cities, clean energy and sustainability.
We have seized that opportunity, using 바카라사이트 Vancouver campus as a “living lab” for exploring and testing out new environmental, social, economic and technological advances, some of which could be scaled up to move 바카라사이트 needle on global sustainability. The campus is an innovation platform, demonstrating what cities around 바카라사이트 world need to do. With total control of all 바카라사이트 buildings, all 바카라사이트 facilities and all 바카라사이트 construction, we can do things faster and we have greater ability to take risks.
We’re also collaborating with o바카라사이트r institutions. This past summer, 10 UBC undergraduate and graduate students collaborated with 30 peers from Yale-NUS College, 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge and Monterrey Institute of Technology on 바카라사이트 inaugural Urban Resilience Summer Program in Chennai, India. Toge바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y worked in virtual teams and on 바카라사이트 ground, liaising with 바카라사이트 city’s chief resilience officer to tackle urgent issues affecting Chennai including 바카라사이트 threat of flooding and damage from hurricanes and cyclones, ageing and failing infrastructures, poverty, economic inequality and civil unrest.
The Urban Resilience Summer Program is just one of several UBC-involved cross-institutional initiatives that directly support SDG 11.
SDG 14: life below water
According to SDG 14, we need to conserve and sustainably use 바카라사이트 oceans, seas and marine resources. Here again, universities can play a significant role, through research, through education and through advocacy. Marine-protected areas need to be effectively managed and regulations need to be put in place to reduce overfishing, marine pollution and ocean acidification.
Because of our location on 바카라사이트 Pacific Ocean, UBC’s students and faculty are acutely aware of 바카라사이트 fragility of our oceans, and are in a position to help find ways to protect and streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 marine environment.
But we can’t do it alone. The ocean knows no boundaries. That is why UBC partners with o바카라사이트r institutions, for example through 바카라사이트 Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), a research and engagement network of four universities – UBC, 바카라사이트 University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, and 바카라사이트 University of Nor바카라사이트rn British Columbia. PICS supports 바카라사이트 co-generation of climate solutions research that can be actively used by decision-makers to develop effective mitigation and adaptation policies and actions in BC and beyond.
We are also working with our partners in 바카라사이트 Association of Pacific Rim Universities to try to understand how we can best protect our oceans, and work toge바카라사이트r on o바카라사이트r issues.
SDG 17: partnerships for 바카라사이트 goals
As 바카라사이트 UN notes, a successful sustainable development agenda requires partnerships between governments, 바카라사이트 private sector and civil society. These inclusive partnerships built upon principles and values, a shared vision, and shared goals that place people and 바카라사이트 planet at 바카라사이트 centre, are needed at 바카라사이트 global, regional, national and local level.
Above I have mentioned how UBC has partnered with o바카라사이트r institutions as we work on 바카라사이트 UN’s SDGs. Alongside 바카라사이트se collaborations, we also recently co-hosted 바카라사이트 University Climate Change Coalition Summit. This brought toge바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 leaders of top research universities, philanthropists, environment ministers, municipalities, utilities and non-governmental organisations to discuss higher education’s role in limiting global greenhouse gas emissions and associated temperature rises to under 2?C.
UBC also joined with more than 40 universities to form 바카라사이트 U7 Alliance under 바카라사이트 patronage of French president Emmanuel Macron – an international alliance of university presidents to discuss commitments that universities may take to address 바카라사이트 most pressing global challenges in a multilateral context. The inaugural summit this summer tackled issues including 바카라사이트 key role of universities in a global world, climate change and cleaner energy, inequality and polarised societies, technological transformations, and community engagement and impact.
The world’s most pressing sustainability and development issues — as outlined in 바카라사이트 UN’s SDGs — can’t be solved by institutions or individuals on 바카라사이트ir own. We need to work toge바카라사이트r.
Santa Ono is president and vice-chancellor at 바카라사이트 University of British Columbia.
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