{"id":5078,"date":"2021-05-11T20:27:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T20:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainability.kaust.edu.sa\/news-center\/kaust-co-signs-global-statement-on-un-2030-agenda-on-sustainable-development-14\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T23:23:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T23:23:44","slug":"%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%83-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%8a-%d8%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.kaust.edu.sa\/ar\/news-center\/%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%83-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%8a-%d8%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0643\u0627\u0648\u0633\u062a \u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0642\u064a\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u064a\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a \u0628\u0634\u0623\u0646 \u062e\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u062f\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>KAUST has reaffirmed its commitment to embedding sustainability across all its activities, operations, monitoring and evaluation by joining 57 top universities from 30 different countries and regions to release a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zju.edu.cn\/english\/2021\/0324\/c19573a2270971\/page.htm\">joint statement<\/a> endorsing the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.<\/p>\r\n<p>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaust.edu.sa\/en\/news\/kaust-co-signs-global-statement-on-un-2030-agenda\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Statement<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/em>,\u00a0adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. Entering into the new decade, the sustainability of our planet remains severely challenged by numerous threats, ranging from natural disasters, climate change, pandemics, to inequality and unemployment, etc.<\/p>\r\n<p>With less than 10 years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) \u2013 which are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda \u2013 it is more important than ever for the global community to mobilise for collective resolve and accelerated action. With their unique advantages in generating knowledge, uniting stakeholders and enabling transformation, leading universities around the world should play an active and essential role in forging a sustainable future through dialogue, solidarity and collaboration.<\/p>\r\n<p>On the occasion of the Virtual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zju.edu.cn\/english\/2021\/0220\/c19937a2252233\/page.htm\">Forum<\/a>\u00a0on the Role of Universities in the 2030 Agenda held March 24, 2021, we as university leaders across different continents wish toreaffirm our commitment to the 2030 Agenda. We commit to the following elements of a shared vision:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Imbedding sustainability across our activities, operations, monitoring and evaluation. Through unwavering examples, we will foster and promote sustainable development on and off campus.<\/li>\r\n<li>Enhancing competencies in SDGs by empowering our students, faculty and staff with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to understand and address the SDGs.<\/li>\r\n<li>Supporting a wider spectrum of research work needed to address global challenges, including blue-sky discovery and transdisciplinary research, and to better inform policy-making.<\/li>\r\n<li>Fostering innovative solutions for sustainable development by engaging multiple stakeholders, including government, civil society and the private sector.<\/li>\r\n<li>Leveraging technology and upholding open science where appropriate to facilitate sustainable partnerships and context-specific, problem-solving collaborations across borders.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>In alphabetical order by institution:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>1.Nikolaos G. Papaioannou, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki<\/strong>, Greece<\/p>\r\n<p>2.Way Kuo, President,\u00a0<strong>City University of Hong Kong<\/strong>, Hong Kong, China<\/p>\r\n<p>3.Stuart Corbridge, Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>Durham University<\/strong>, UK<\/p>\r\n<p>4.Eric Labaye, President,\u00a0<strong>\u00c9cole Polytechnique<\/strong>, France<\/p>\r\n<p>5.Frank Baaijens, Rector Magnificus,\u00a0<strong>Eindhoven University of Technology<\/strong>, the Netherlands<\/p>\r\n<p>6.Rik Van de Walle, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Ghent University<\/strong>, Belgium<\/p>\r\n<p>7.Lawrence S. Bacow, President,\u00a0<strong>Harvard University<\/strong>, USA<\/p>\r\n<p>8.Satoshi Nakano, President,\u00a0<strong>Hitotsubashi University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>9.Kiyohiro Houkin, President,\u00a0<strong>Hokkaido University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>10.Ping-kong Alexander Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>Hong Kong Baptist University<\/strong>, Hong Kong, China<\/p>\r\n<p>11.Tony F Chan, President,\u00a0<strong>King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<\/strong>, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\r\n<p>12.Jin Taek CHUNG, President,\u00a0<strong>Korea University<\/strong>, Korea<\/p>\r\n<p>13.Nagahiro Minato, President,\u00a0<strong>Kyoto University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>14.Tatsuro Ishibashi, President,\u00a0<strong>Kyushu University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>15.Leonard CHENG Kwok-Hon, President,\u00a0<strong>Lingnan University<\/strong>, Hong Kong, China<\/p>\r\n<p>16.Banchong Mahaisavariya, President,\u00a0<strong>Mahidol University<\/strong>, Thailand<\/p>\r\n<p>17.Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>Makerere University<\/strong>, Uganda<\/p>\r\n<p>18.Mikhail Pogosyan, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Moscow Aviation Institute<\/strong>, Russia<\/p>\r\n<p>19.Seiichi Matsuo, President,\u00a0<strong>Nagoya University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>20.Subra Suresh, President,\u00a0<strong>Nanyang Technological University<\/strong>,\u00a0Singapore<\/p>\r\n<p>21.Tan Eng Chye, President,\u00a0<strong>National University of Singapore<\/strong>, Singapore<\/p>\r\n<p>22.Morton O. Schapiro, President,\u00a0<strong>Northwestern University<\/strong>, USA<\/p>\r\n<p>23.HAO Ping, President,\u00a0<strong>Peking University<\/strong>, China<\/p>\r\n<p>24.Andrei Rudskoi, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University<\/strong>, Russia<\/p>\r\n<p>25.Ferruccio Resta, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Politecnico di Milano<\/strong>, Italy<\/p>\r\n<p>26.Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>Stellenbosch University<\/strong>, South Africa<\/p>\r\n<p>27.Ariel Porat, President,\u00a0<strong>Tel Aviv University<\/strong>, Israel<\/p>\r\n<p>28.Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President,\u00a0<strong>The Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/strong>, Hong Kong, China<\/p>\r\n<p>29.Asher Cohen, President,\u00a0<strong>The Hebrew University of Jerusalem<\/strong>, Israel<\/p>\r\n<p>30.Jin-Guang Teng,\u00a0<strong>The Hong Kong Polytechnic University<\/strong>, Hong Kong, China<\/p>\r\n<p>31.Wei Shyy,\u00a0<strong>The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology<\/strong>,\u00a0Hong Kong, China<\/p>\r\n<p>32.Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>The University of British Columbia<\/strong>, Canada<\/p>\r\n<p>33.Dejan Jaksic, Rector,\u00a0<strong>The University of Novi Sad<\/strong>, Serbia<\/p>\r\n<p>34.Stephen Garton, Vice-Chancellor and Principal,\u00a0<strong>The University of Sydney<\/strong>, Australia<\/p>\r\n<p>35.Amit Chakma, Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>The University of Western Australia<\/strong>, Australia<\/p>\r\n<p>36.Hideo Ohno, President,\u00a0<strong>Tohoku University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>37.Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Universidad de los Andes<\/strong>, Colombia<\/p>\r\n<p>38.Ant\u00f3nio Manuel da Cruz Serra, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Universidade de Lisboa<\/strong>, Portugal<\/p>\r\n<p>39.Marcelo Knobel, Rector,\u00a0<strong>Universidade Estadual de Campinas<\/strong>, Brazil<\/p>\r\n<p>40.Datin Dr Anita B Z Abdul Aziz, Vice Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>Universiti Brunei Darussalam<\/strong>, Brunei<\/p>\r\n<p>41.Andrew J Deeks, President,\u00a0<strong>University College Dublin<\/strong>, Ireland<\/p>\r\n<p>42.Michael Spence, President and Provost,\u00a0<strong>University College London<\/strong>, UK<\/p>\r\n<p>43.Bill Flanagan, President and Vice Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of Alberta<\/strong>, Canada<\/p>\r\n<p>44.Margareth Hagen, Rector,\u00a0<strong>University of Bergen<\/strong>, Norway<\/p>\r\n<p>45.Hugh Brady, President and Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of Bristol<\/strong>, UK<\/p>\r\n<p>46.Gary May, Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of California, Davis<\/strong>, USA<\/p>\r\n<p>47.Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of Cape Town<\/strong>, South Africa<\/p>\r\n<p>48.Robert J. Jones, Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/strong>, USA<\/p>\r\n<p>49.Toyin Ogundipe, Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of Lagos<\/strong>, Nigeria<\/p>\r\n<p>50.Yonghua Song, Rector,\u00a0<strong>University of Macau<\/strong>, Macau, China<\/p>\r\n<p>51.Svein St\u00f8len, Rector,\u00a0<strong>University of Oslo<\/strong>, Norway<\/p>\r\n<p>52.Jacques Fr\u00e9mont, President and Vice-Chancellor,\u00a0<strong>University of Ottawa<\/strong>, Canada<\/p>\r\n<p>53.Meric Gertler, President,\u00a0<strong>University of Toronto<\/strong>, Canada<\/p>\r\n<p>54.Heinz W. Engl, Rector,\u00a0<strong>University of Vienna<\/strong>, Austria<\/p>\r\n<p>55.Ana Mari Cauce, President,\u00a0<strong>University of Washington<\/strong>, USA<\/p>\r\n<p>56.Aiji Tanaka, President,\u00a0<strong>Waseda University<\/strong>, Japan<\/p>\r\n<p>57.Peter Salovey, President,\u00a0<strong>Yale University<\/strong>, USA<\/p>\r\n<p>58.WU Zhaohui, President,\u00a0<strong>Zhejiang University<\/strong>, China<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAUST has reaffirmed its commitment to embedding sustainability across all its activities, operations, monitoring and evaluation by joining 57 top universities from 30 different countries and regions to release a joint statement endorsing the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda. Read the full story here. 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