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Universities as actors in the UN SDG Agenda

16th April 2019

Santiago Garcia-Granda President of the Sectorial Commission for Sustainability Rector of the Universidad de Oviedo

1. Crue Universidades Españolas 2. Universities and SDGs 3. Challenges for universities 4. Towards sustainable universities: specific actions

Index

• 1. Crue Universidades Españolas

• 1. Crue Universidades Españolas | Mission, Vision & Values

76 Universities

50public institutions 26 private institutions

Mission

• Our mission is to be the voice of the

Spanish universities, both nationally and internationally.

Vision

• A greatest cohesion and quality of

the Spanish university system as a whole that contributes to the evolution and progress of current and future society, through the improvement of higher education, scientific research and the transfer of knowledge.

Values

• The strength of being united and

working together, through collaboration and dialogue, at challenging times for universities.

General Assembly

Thematic Committees

& Working Groups

President

Board General Secretariat

Crue – Academic Affairs Crue – Student Affairs Crue – Faculty Affairs Crue – General Managers Crue – RTD Crue – Internationalisation & Cooperation Crue –General Secretariats Crue – Libraries’ network REBIUN Crue – Sustainability Crue – ICT

• 1. Crue Universidades Españolas | Structure & Working methods

* Intersectorial Commission for the 2030 Agenda

• 2. Universities and SDGs

Research and Innovation Knowledge Transfer Education and Training Management

• Lines of research on SDGs
• Multidisciplinary and

transdisciplinary research

• Training of research

staff

• Cooperation with local communities
• Cultural promotion and preservation
• Empowerment of Civil Society
• Generation of alliances to

address social challenges

• Inclusion of sustainability

themes, values and competences in all education programs (Assuring curricula sustainability)

• Multidisciplinary training of

students and staff for sustainable development

• Education for Global Citizenship
• Example of

management for other entities, organisations and companies

• Example of

responsible workplace

• 2. Universities and SDGs | The role of universities

Increased demand of SDG Training Responsible Universities Financing New forms of collaboration New approaches to SDGs Creation of responsible futures SDG Governance Model Intersectoral Leadership

• 2. Universities and SDGs | A necessary relationship

• Strategy for

Sustainable Development

2007

• DG

Sustainable Development

07/2017

• Constitution
• f high-level

group on 2030 Agenda

09/2017

• PNL161/001253
• Calls on the

Government to develop the 2030 Agenda strategy

12/2017

• Action Plan for

the implementation

• f 2030 Agenda

2018/2020

• 2. Universities and SDGs | Evolution of Sustainable Development in Spain

High CommissIoner for the 2030 Agenda – Jul. 2018 attached to the President Sánchez High Level Group – Interacting with CRUE Sustainable Development Council – Feb. 2019 with CRUE representation. (Sustainable Development Spanish Network – branch of UN SDSN)

• 3. Challenges for universities

in Agenda 2030

Commitment Analysis and prioritisation Alignment of strategies, policies and actions Participation in alliances Indicators and accountability

• 3. Challenges | Challenges for university communities

• 3. Challenges | Level of universities’ commitment with SDGs (%)

30% 27% 8% 14% 30% 16% 22% 27% 24% 22% 30% 22% 30% 54% 24% 8% 11% ODS 17 ODS 16 ODS 15 ODS 14 ODS 13 ODS 12 ODS 11 ODS 10 ODS 9 ODS 8 ODS 7 ODS 6 ODS 5 ODS 4 ODS 3 ODS 2 ODS 1

Source: Annual report to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) as part of the SDG Accord mandatory institutional reporting. The SDG Accord. July 2018

• 3. Challenges | Level of universities’ commitment with SDGs (%)

Source: Survey carried out by Crue Universidades Españolas on the degree of knowledge and implementation of 2030 Agenda in Spanish universities (February 2018)

% of Spanish universities involved with each SDG per activity Formation

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ODS 1 ODS 2 ODS 3 ODS 4 ODS 5 ODS 6 ODS 7 ODS 8 ODS 9 ODS 10 ODS 11 ODS 12 ODS 13 ODS 14 ODS 15 ODS 16 ODS 17

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ODS 1 ODS 2 ODS 3 ODS 4 ODS 5 ODS 6 ODS 7 ODS 8 ODS 9 ODS 10 ODS 11 ODS 12 ODS 13 ODS 14 ODS 15 ODS 16 ODS 17

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ODS 1 ODS 2 ODS 3 ODS 4 ODS 5 ODS 6 ODS 7 ODS 8 ODS 9 ODS 10 ODS 11 ODS 12 ODS 13 ODS 14 ODS 15 ODS 16 ODS 17

Research Management

• 3. Challenges | Analysis, prioritisation and alignment of actions (examples)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Evaluation of sustainability Environmental improvement to university buildings Participation and volunteerism Occupational risk prevention Sustainableising curricula Universities and sustainable mobility University urbanism and sustainability Healthy universities Gender policies

Source: "La Agenda 2030 en las universidades: experiencias desde CRUE-Sostenibilidad“ (Agenda 2030 in universities: the experience of Crue-Sustainability), Jornadas OCUD, Aranjuez, October 2018

• 3. Challenges | Indicators and Accountability (examples)

Women-to-men ratio in a typical academic career, students and academic staff, Spain 30-34 year-old graduates between 1995 – 2016

Prepared by Crue Universidades Españolas Source: Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional, Gobierno de España (Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training)

0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0 60,0 70,0 80,0 90,0 Matriculados Grado Nuevo acceso Grado Egresados Grado Matriculados Master Egresados Master Investigadores Tesis leidas Profesor Asociado Profesor Ayudante Doctor Profesor Contratado Doctor Profesor Titular de Universidad Catedrático de Universidad Grado Master

• P. Investigador

Doctorado Profesorado

Mujer 06/07 Mujer 16/17 Hombre 06/07 Hombre 16/17

20%

41%

39,9% 39,9%

New model of Knowledge Transfer that integrates university indicators according to the SDG agenda

• 3. Challenges | Indicators and Accountability (examples)

Employability Spin Off / Start Up Competitiveness Relationship with companies Training & employment Human resources in R&D Cooperation Outreach Equality & Social Inclusion

Knowledge transfer and SDG

Human capital Economic market Social Projection

• 4. Towards sustainable

universities: specific actions

Creation, testing and scaling of technological prototypes Systematising experiences and developing case studies with an interdisciplinary approach to teaching Developing digital and audiovisual contents

Promotion of End of Studies Projects and Dissertations on SDGs First MOOC in Spanish on SDGs and 2030 Agenda

Developing interdisciplinary applied research lines

• 4. Specific Actions | Some specific actions as examples…

• 4. Specific Actions | Some specific actions as examples…

CSR Report aligned with 2030 Agenda

• 4. Specific Actions | Some specific actions as examples…

Accademic programs aligned with socially responsible competences

• 4. Specific Actions | Some specific actions as examples…

Research & Transfer aligned with SDGs

• 4. Specific Actions | Some specific actions as examples…

University strategy aligned with SGDs

• 4. Specific Actions | Some specific actions as examples…

¡Thank you!