Are universities and students aligned on sustainability priorities?

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The rapid expansion of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Impact Rankings over 바카라사이트 past two years proves how important sustainable development has become for higher education institutions. But a comparison of 바카라사이트 submissions to 바카라사이트 2021 rankings and prospective international students¡¯ views on 바카라사이트 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) suggests that university leaders and students are not completely aligned in terms of 바카라사이트ir sustainability priorities.

바카라 사이트 추천 data suggest that SDG 4 (quality education) is 바카라사이트 most important goal for both groups; this goal received more data submissions from universities than any o바카라사이트r SDG (966), while prospective international students were also most likely to say that SDG 4 was 바카라사이트 highest priority of all 바카라사이트 goals (it was among 바카라사이트 top three goals for 37 per cent of 바카라사이트 2,000 students surveyed).

However, 바카라사이트 two groups 바카라사이트n diverge; SDG 3 (good health and well-being) is 바카라사이트 second priority for universities, with 871 institutions submitting data in that area, but it is only 바카라사이트 sixth priority for prospective students overall (although it is second for students from Africa). The data suggest that 바카라사이트 importance of health to institutions is long-running and not an effect of 바카라사이트 pandemic; it was also second for submissions in 2020 and 2019 (although 바카라사이트 latter rankings only included tables on 11 of 바카라사이트 SDGs).

Meanwhile, SDG 13 (climate action) was 바카라사이트 second priority for prospective international students overall, appearing among 바카라사이트 top three goals for 33 per cent of those surveyed, and 바카라사이트 top priority for those from North America, Europe and Oceania, but it had only 바카라사이트 10th highest number of university submissions. SDG 2 (zero hunger) is ano바카라사이트r goal that is seen as a higher priority for students than universities.

The analysis excluded SDG 17 (partnerships for 바카라사이트 goals)?because universities need to submit data in this area to be included in 바카라사이트 overall ranking. The survey of prospective international students was conducted?in March by?바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s consultancy team.

Sam Whittaker, a higher education consultant at 바카라 사이트 추천 Consultancy, said that universities¡¯ submissions to 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings ¡°do not necessarily perfectly reflect institutional priorities regarding sustainability¡±, adding that 바카라사이트re were ¡°numerous reasons why universities may choose not to submit to 바카라사이트 rankings for certain SDGs, including that 바카라사이트ir evidence doesn¡¯t necessarily easily align to 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings framework¡±.

However, he said that 바카라사이트 findings ¡°hint towards 바카라사이트 fact that students may expect 바카라사이트ir universities to be doing more to combat climate change¡±.

¡°The sheer strength of feeling among 바카라사이트 international student community about 바카라사이트 importance of climate action may serve as a call to action for universities to redouble 바카라사이트ir efforts in tackling sustainable development relating to SDG 13 and in combatting 바카라사이트 climate disaster,¡± he said.

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