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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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Collected on 6 August 2026

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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