We’re at halftime and still far from the targets for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) articulated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. Several initiatives have been launched, and various activities have been implemented by governments, multilateral agencies, private corporations and civil society organisations to further the progress towards these SDGs. While recognised as key players, higher education institutions have had a less clear pathway to engagement. Universities are centres of knowledge creation and dissemination and agents of social and cultural (ex)change. The involvement of large multidisciplinary universities is crucial for realising the SDGs in India and worldwide.
India has made steady progress towards many SDGs, but much more must be done in the second half to create a perceptible difference. It is against this background that the University of Hyderabad is organising a 3-day international conference to bring together the wisdom and experience of senior researchers and public intellectuals with the energy and inventiveness of emerging scholars and students to think collaboratively, share ideas and questions, and possibly find new ways to bring the SDGs [#GlobalGoals] back on track.
CONFERENCE THEMES
Sustainable Economy Towards no Poverty, Clean Energy, and Clean Water
Good Health and Well-Being, Climate Change, and Biodiversity
Social Inclusivity, Education
and Innovation
UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
UNIVERSITY of HYDERABAD is a premier teaching and research institute, established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 1974 as a Central University. Recognised as an institution of Eminence (IoE), UoH has set up innovative centres such as the Centre for Nanotechnology, Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (CALTS), Centre for Modelling, Simulation and Design (CMSD), High-Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) and more.
With interdisciplinary centers on focused research areas namely High Energy Materials, Nanotechnology, Cognitive Sciences, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences(CEOAS), Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies, Folk Culture Studies, Modelling, Simulation and design, Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Study of Indian Diaspora, Women’s Studies and Ambedkar Studies, University of Hyderabad is the culmination point for working towards all the 17 SDGs.
The conference will have invited talks by world renowned speakers. It will also be a forum for oral and poster presentations. Based on the abstracts submitted, oral and poster presentations will be selected.