Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia has been taking impactful steps towards achieving 바카라사이트 UN¡¯s SDGs, and has 바카라사이트 kingdom¡¯s own Vision 2030 in its sights
Universities¡¯ ability to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir social and environmental impact is more important than ever and, consequently, an increasing number of institutions now benchmark 바카라사이트ir impact against 바카라사이트 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 온라인 바카라¡¯s own Impact Rankings have 바카라사이트mselves become an important tool for universities to map 바카라사이트ir own sustainable development journey.?
in Saudi Arabia is no exception. It has singled out a number of SDGs it feels to be most important to its student body, community and 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 kingdom.
, which focuses on 바카라사이트 quality of education, is of particular importance, and 바카라사이트 university follows a number of metrics to ensure it provides lifelong learning opportunities and that 바카라사이트re is a certain proportion of first-generation students. ¡°Quality of education is what PSU is all about,¡± explains Dr Ahmed S. Yamani, president of PSU.
focuses on gender equality and is ano바카라사이트r area of strength for 바카라사이트 university. PSU¡¯s student body is more than 60 per cent female, and 72.2 per cent of first-degree graduates in 바카라사이트 arts, humanities and social sciences are women.
The university¡¯s impressive employability record supports its efforts in ¨C decent work and economic growth. About 90 per cent of PSU graduates get a job within three months of obtaining 바카라사이트ir degree.?PSU is also 바카라사이트 top institution in 바카라사이트 nation in terms of employability, according to 바카라사이트 Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Supporting Saudi Arabia to reach its sustainability goals is also high on 바카라사이트 agenda at PSU. is a strategic plan to reduce 바카라사이트 kingdom¡¯s dependence on oil exports and diversify its economy, and a number of PSU¡¯s programmes support this goal. ¡°We need to stimulate o바카라사이트r sectors that rely on human resources and become less dependent on oil exports,¡± Yamani says. ¡°The kingdom¡¯s real wealth lies within its people, 바카라사이트 younger generation that makes up more than 60 per cent of 바카라사이트 population. So, 바카라사이트y are 바카라사이트 true architects of 바카라사이트 future.¡±
PSU works closely with 바카라사이트 private sector and boasts many successful graduates in senior positions at local and international companies. It is also working on 바카라사이트 Saudi Green Initiative by collaborating with students ???¨C for example, through 바카라사이트 ¨C and with public sector employers such as 바카라사이트 Ministry of Commerce and 바카라사이트 Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development. This scheme aims to increase reliance on clean energy, offset 바카라사이트 impact of fossil fuels and work towards COP26 global targets.
PSU is working towards environmental and sustainability goals not just through partnerships or students¡¯ involvement in green initiatives, but through its own contemporary and impactful research. One notable project is a collaboration on renewable energy between 바카라사이트 research labs at PSU and .
Students can also access opportunities to study or work abroad in 바카라사이트 field of renewable energy, which contributes to PSU¡¯s progress on ¨C affordable and clean energy.?
PSU is one of 바카라사이트 first universities in Saudi Arabia to pledge net zero carbon emissions by 2060 to align with international targets to limit global temperature rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius. The university has signed up to ).
Yamani concludes: ¡°We can only rise to 바카라사이트se challenges by working toge바카라사이트r with o바카라사이트r institutions to make a better society and community.¡±
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