Facts:
SLU's new global policy (SLU ID: SLU.ua 2019.1.1.1-2474)
On Tuesday 12 November, an internal workshop around SLU's new global policy gathered around 50 people. The workshop aimed to strengthen the conversation on how we, at SLU, can sharpen our efforts to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Agenda 2030.
During the workshop, six groups were formed in accordance to the prioritised areas (see below) in the new global policy that was decided by SLU's vice-chancellor in June 2019. The purpose with the day was to:
All SLU's faculties were represented at the workshop, as well as SLU Library, SLU Environment and some collaborative centres.
- It was a really interesting exchange! In our group Biodiversity and ecosystems we had people with experience from a number of different parts of the world, involved in different aspects of biodiversity and conservation, said Mike Jones from the Swedish Biodiversity Centre.
- We could see that we are really doing a lot at SLU in relation to Agenda 2030. The question is, are we doing it in an effective way? We discussed about how we can increase the impact of our research as a way of building capacity in other countries, both capacity for researchers and capacity for local people, Mike continued.
- This workshop is a good start and I am really looking forward to see the process going forward. We need to encourage people to work together, interdisciplinary and in transdisciplinary teams. And we need to begin the change at home, in the university, involving also the younger generation, Mike said finally.
Prioritised areas in SLU's global policy
All photos: Malin Planting
SLU's new global policy (SLU ID: SLU.ua 2019.1.1.1-2474)
SLU Global supports SLU's work for global development to contribute to Agenda 2030.
SLU Global
Vice-Chancellor's Office
Agricultural Sciences for Global Development
PO Box 7005, SE-750 07 Uppsala
Visiting address: Almas Allé 7
global@slu.se www.slu.se/slu-global
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