The University Global Coalition

Collaborative Academic Action for Good Health and Well-Being
2021-03-02 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Virtual, GA
The webinar focuses on possible collaborative partnerships and interventions in promoting good health and well-being. The main aim of the event is to identify alternative ways to knowledge transfer for improving health sector performance across different contexts, particularly in developing and emerging economies of Global South. More specifically, the webinar aims to answer:
• What are some effective models of academic partnerships for cost-effective knowledge transfer in healthcare education?
• How cross-border and cross-sectoral collaborative action can help in improving the education to promote good health and well-being?
• Who can be catalyst for accelerating collaborative knowledge partnerships for improved healthcare performance?
• What could be some challenges in driving SDG17 focused partnerships for SDG 3 through SDG4?
• What type of global efforts required to promote ‘SDG4 for SDG3’ in developing and emerging economies?

Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Head, United Nations Academic Impact, UN Headquarters New York
Dr. Prahlad Rai Sodani, President, IIHMR University India
Dr. Vinitha Guptan, Vice Chancellor, Saito Academic College, Malaysia
Dr. Kyriakos Kouveliotis, Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Berlin School of Business and Innovation, Germany
Dr. Ganka Deniel Nyamsogoro, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), Mzumbe University, Tanzania
Dr. Dev Tewari, Professor and Dean, University of Zululand, South Africa
Mr. Milenko Gudic, (UN) PRME Anti-Poverty Working Group Co-Chair, Serbia
Dr Shiv K. Tripathi, Professor and Dean Training, IIHMR University, India

LINK TO JOIN THE EVENT:
http://bit.ly/SPH-WEB
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm (India)/9:00 am-11:00 am (Eastern Standard Time)

Research to Action: Enhancing Equality, Equity, and Access to Basic Goods and Services
2021-03-02 09:00 - 10:00
George Mason University’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) and Business for a Better World Center are co-hosting this webinar on Equality, Equity, and Access to Basic Goods and Services as part of ISE’s Research to Action webinar series. This series is designed to explore the intersecting dimensions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), discuss the interactions between research and practice, and inspire novel collaborations to identify solutions. This panel discussion will focus on how researchers and practitioners are working together to address local and global disparities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to threaten the security of hundreds of millions. The speakers will highlight ongoing efforts aimed at reducing inequality (SDG 5 and SDG 10), enhancing equity, and ensuring access to basic goods and services for everyone – including ending poverty (SDG 1), eliminating hunger (SDG 2), and ensuring access to clean water and sanitation (SDG 6).
Panelists
Donee Alexander, Senior Director of Evidence and Impact, Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
Supriya Bailey, Associate Professor, International Education/Education Leadership (IEEL) and Co-Director of the Center for International Education, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University
Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
JP Singh, Professor of International Commerce and Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University Moderator
Jack Goldstone, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for the Study of Social Change, Institutions and Policy, George Mason University
FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED AT:
https://gmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElduqorD0pGdclR_GeZBfFHEPQYU8xfuTz

International Jeopardy Global Goals Edition
2021-03-01 18:00 - 19:00
Join Education Abroad for a fun virtual game night, test your knowledge of all things international, and learn about the Global Goals. Hosted by the University at Albany’s Center for International Education & Global Strategy.
Organizer: University at Albany (SUNY)
Hosts:
Jay Stokes, Program Coordinator, Education Abroad
Carmeisha Huckleby, Assistant Director, Education Abroad Center for International Education and Global Strategy
Free tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-jeopardy-night-tickets-139457060823

Contraception and Consumption in the Age of Extinction
2021-03-01 15:00 - 16:00
To understand how people in the US perceive their impact on the environment the Center for Biological Diversity conducted a national survey. Attend this Public Interest Environmental Law Conference webinar for a summary of the survey analysis along with message testing & organizational scan results. The session will also include a discussion on how to correct common pitfalls when discussing these interrelated topics.
Kelley Dennings, Campaigner, Center for Biological Diversity
Adoma Addo, Intern, Center for Biological Diversity
Sarah Baillie, Organizer, Center for Biological Diversity
TO JOIN: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84773400567
#PIELC39

Economic Inequality: The Challenge and Hope of Sustainable Development
2021-03-01 14:30 - 15:30
This panel discussion debunks the myth that sustainability is only for “rich” people and shows how beneficial sustainable development can be for reducing economic inequality within the U.S. Panelists will address the systemic factors that lead us to think sustainability is only for the rich, highlight how SUNY Geneseo is adopting sustainable activities that are good for the college’s budget, and discuss why sustainable development is actually the best pathway forward for historically-marginalized communities.
Presenters:
Ellie Dickerman, Senior International Relations Major
Dan DeZarn, Director of the Office of Sustainability
Nola Dwyer-Hernandez, Senior Political Science Major
Jocelyn Haines, Sophomore Business Administration Major Sean McClellan, Senior Accounting Major
CLICK LINK BELOW AT EVENT START TIME TO JOIN EVENT:
https://geneseo.zoom.us/j/97808255770?pwd=[REDACTED]

Sustainability Literacy: A Global Challenge for Higher Education Institutions
2021-03-01 12:00 - 13:00
In this opening event of UGC Action & Awareness Week, Aurélien Decamps, Sulitest‘s co-founder and faculty at Kedge Business School, will present the HLPF Sulitest report for 2020 and the Sulitest International Test. During the week, students, faculty and staff of all member universities of UGC will have the opportunity to respond to the SuliTest, a tool for assessing an individual’s SDG literacy, free of charge. Preliminary results will be presented and discussed in a closing event on Friday, March 5.
Presenters:
Ángel Cabrera, President, Georgia Institute of Technology and Steering Committee Chair, University Global Coalition
Jonas Haertle, Chief, Office of the Executive Director, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Aurélien Decamps, Sulitest co-founder and faculty, Kedge Business School

Event Organizers:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
SUNY (the State University of New York)

JOIN THE EVENT HERE:
http://bit.ly/SDGSulitest (Note: link is case sensitive)
About Sulitest:
Sulitest is an international organization devoted to promote sustainability literacy, that is, the knowledge, skills and mindsets that allow individuals to become deeply committed to build a sustainable future and that help them to make informed and effective decisions to this end. In 2016, Sulitest was recognized as one of the first featured initiatives of the UN Partnerships for SDGs, contributing to the second UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report and to the review of the 2030 Agenda through the High-level Political Forum (HLPF). It also holds an observer status to the UN Environment Assembly and a Special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council since 2019.
Sulitest offers a variety of engagement and assessment tools that are aligned with the SDGs. To date, almost 190,000 people have taken Sulitest’s bestknown tool – the international Test, offering the first global database on sustainability awareness. Yearly, Sulitest publishes its Raising & Mapping Awareness of the Global Goals report at the UN HLPF, highlighting trends from this database. The most recent awareness test conducted with a global sample of university students, staff and faculty, shows that the level of awareness about the goals is far from complete, ranging between 44% and 65% for individual SDGs. At the same time, the observed heterogeneity has remained constant over time. The results highlight the urgent need for the development of education and initiatives to raise awareness both of SDGS in general and of specific SDGs.
TO SIGN UP FOR SULITEST:
In order to take the test online, you will have to sign up on the Sulitest.org website. Once the registration is complete, you will reach your personal account where you will be able to manage your current and future sessions, results, and profile.
To sign up, please follow this link:
http://www.sulitest.org/sign-up.html
Once you are registered, you can add this session to your account using the following Session Code: 09B5-4423-FF13 (please copy and paste it under “Add Sessions”, without any space before or after). Your session is planned between 2021-03-01 18:00 and 2021-03-04 12:00.
The session will be anonymous. Optionally, you may choose to identify your university (and the results per institution could be later requested to the Sulitest team).

SDGs Driving Change in Business on Purpose
2021-03-01 10:00 - 11:30
This session will explore the role of the SDGs in business as fuel for transformation and the development of a new social contract with business and society. Drawing on research with global CEOs, the session will explore how business is currently engaging with the SDGs as a shared purpose to help navigate VUCA conditions. The event will also future-cast what more businesses can do to accelerate delivery again the goals.
Organizer: Dr. Wendy Purcell, Harvard University
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