Sustainable Development Goals
Welcome to our SDG universe.
Here you can find information about our work with the SDGs in connection with our research, our education programs and our daily operations.
If you want to work with the SDGs yourself - you are more than welcome to contact us.
With our work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we want to focus on a more sustainable Ilisimatusarfik
Our SDGs
At the beginning of 2023, we held a workshop with students and staff - and decided together which SDGs we should focus on.
Against this background, our SDGs are:
SDG 3: Good health and well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
The way we work with this SDG:
- Develop mandatory programs for students, with a focus on organizing social activities and workshops with e.g. psychologists on stress, exam anxiety, etc. Students will be connected as mentors - and together with staff, they will coordinate and plan the overall course and program.
- Work to be able to offer online education, so that students can take an education online - no matter where they live in Greenland. Focus is also on the social aspect, where students, for example, form study groups online - or at the local Majoriaq or other place with which a cooperation agreement is made.
- Work to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and local (indigenous) knowledge - through this, indigenous knowledge should also be recognized.
- Work to offer summer schools and workshops with institutions and businesses around Greenland. The focus here is on the students' competence development - that is, to help strengthen students' competencies, to translate the academic into the practical, and to focus on cultural understanding and exchange.
SDG 4: Quality education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
The way we work with this SDG:
- Develop mandatory programs for students, with a focus on organizing social activities and workshops with e.g. psychologists on stress, exam anxiety, etc. Students will be connected as mentors - and together with staff, they will coordinate and plan the overall course and program.
- Work to be able to offer online education, so that students can take an education online - no matter where they live in Greenland. Focus is also on the social aspect, where students, for example, form study groups online - or at the local Majoriaq or other place with which a cooperation agreement is made.
- Work to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and local (indigenous) knowledge - through this, indigenous knowledge should also be recognized.
- Work to offer summer schools and workshops with institutions and businesses around Greenland. The focus here is on the students' competence development - that is, to help strengthen students' competencies, to translate the academic into the practical, and to focus on cultural understanding and exchange.
SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
The way we work with this SDG:
- Develop mandatory programs for students, with a focus on organizing social activities and workshops with e.g. psychologists on stress, exam anxiety, etc. Students will be connected as mentors - and together with staff, they will coordinate and plan the overall course and program.
- Work to be able to offer online education, so that students can take an education online - no matter where they live in Greenland. Focus is also on the social aspect, where students, for example, form study groups online - or at the local Majoriaq or other place with which a cooperation agreement is made.
SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
The way we work with this SDG:
- Work to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and local (indigenous) knowledge - through this, indigenous knowledge should also be recognized.
- Work to offer summer schools and workshops with institutions and businesses around Greenland. The focus here is on the students' competence development - that is, to help strengthen students' competencies, to translate the academic into the practical, and to focus on cultural understanding and exchange.
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
The way we work with this SDG:
- Introduce sustainable procurement practices with a focus on recyclability.
- Reduce consumption of paper, office supplies, etc.
- Raise awareness about the amount of waste.
- Participate in the annual waste collection event in Nuuk.
SDG 13: Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The way we work with this SDG:
- Replace our current car with an emission-free car.
- Reduce air travel (business trips) by making even more use of online meetings.
- Have an annual internal campaign focused on reducing our energy consumption.
- Work to reduce our overall energy consumption.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
The way we work with this SDG:
- Work to be able to offer online education, so that students can take an education online - no matter where they live in Greenland. Focus is also on the social aspect, where students, for example, form study groups online - or at the local Majoriaq or other place with which a cooperation agreement is made.
- Work to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and local (indigenous) knowledge - through this, indigenous knowledge should also be recognized.
- Work to offer summer schools and workshops with institutions and businesses around Greenland. The focus here is on the students' competence development - that is, to help strengthen students' competencies, to translate the academic into the practical, and to focus on cultural understanding and exchange.
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