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Higher Education Is Part Of The Agenda 2030 Ecosystem
WHITESTONE COLLEGERef: https://whitestonecollege.co.za/higher-education-is-part-of-the-agenda-2030-ecosystem/
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What this means
This is a blog post from Whitestone College, a private higher education institution in South Africa, discussing the role of higher education within the United Nations' Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights a webinar by international university networks emphasizing that higher education is essential for achieving the SDGs and must be recognized as vital, not a luxury. The post outlines key priorities such as digital transformation, climate change, public health, and social justice, and notes how African universities demonstrated relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic by producing PPE and supporting market operations.
Facts
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, Free State, Mangaung
Reference
https://whitestonecollege.co.za/higher-education-is-part-of-the-agenda-2030-ecosystem/
Parties
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights a webinar by international university
Key Takeaways
- Agenda 2030
- Sustainable Development Goals
- UN
- webinar
- 23 March
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
- International Association of Universities
- higher education
- digital transformation
- climate change
- public health
- COVID-19
- PPE
- hand sanitisers
- face masks
- African universities
- Whitestone College
- 2021-01-21
- Whitestone College
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- L’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
- International Association of Universities
- Joanna Newman
- ACU
- AUF
- IAU
- Johannesburg
- Bloemfontein
- Klerksdorp
Dates
Closing Date
21 January 2021