UWED's Commitment to the UN SDGs

    The United Nations established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 as a comprehensive action plan aimed at promoting and improving the quality of life for everyone by 2030. The 17 SDG goals are essential for harmonizing social, economic, and environmental elements for sustainable progress. The SDGs prioritize the protection of vulnerable populations, strive for inclusivity and fairness, and address significant issues such as ending poverty and hunger, fighting diseases, and eradicating discrimination.

    The UWED is committed to the SDGs and adheres to principles of engagement, ethical and legal compliance, transparency and information openness, social and environmental responsibility, innovative development, ensuring equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In doing so, the University has embarked on a journey that will help transform the university so that it will ensure its students, staff, graduates and stakeholders will ensure their impact will enable a more sustainable and equitable development of Uzbekistan and its contribution to world progress. It is a journey and UWED is learning how to adapt or change so as to meet the outcomes as well as the objectives of the SDG’s.

    The University, from 2022 began the process of embedding the principles of sustainable development within its academic, research, and outreach activities. The university emphasises the integration of the SDGs into its curriculum and student initiatives, ranging from expanding its resource base to support volunteer projects and cultural events through to developing its collaboration with national and international organisations, civil society organisations, and private sector representatives to attract resources and expertise in support of the SDGs. Partnerships with public and private institutions create additional opportunities for students to participate in international projects and share experiences. This interaction helps the university to provide students with relevant knowledge and practical skills about SDG’s thereby enhancing their ability to meet the challenges of sustainable development.

    SDG-oriented education at the UWED helps to foster responsible citizens and future leaders who are ready to contribute to the achievement of the SDG goals. Incorporating the principles of sustainable development into academic programmes and extracurricular activities creates an educational environment that promotes competencies for a sustainable future and raises students' awareness of the significance of their participation in progress towards the SDG goals.