UGM has an Office of Sustainability within the University Quality Assurance and Reputation Unit. Based on the UGM Chancellor’s Decree No. 1100/UN1.P/KPT/HUKOR/2024 on the Manager of the Office of Sustainability, the manager is tasked with implementing the UGM Sustainable Development Programme, strengthening the university’s reputation related to sustainability; coordinating the mainstreaming of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the tridharma in university policy; facilitating dialogue among stakeholders to work together in achieving the UN SDGs; monitoring and evaluating the achievement of the UN SDGs at the university; and providing scientific input, innovation, and evidence-based policy recommendations and strategies to achieve the UN SDGs.
To facilitate and synergize UGM’s activities in education, teaching, and community service (Tridharma) to the contribution of sustainable development, UGM is committed to establishing the SDGs Center. The Center maps all university activities that are in line with SDGs including inserting the SDGs content in courses and Student-Community-Services (KKN), developing campus internal capacity and building a sense of ownership of SDGs, identifying priorities, opportunities, and the Global Action Plan in implementing SDGs, as well as ensuring the internalization of SDGs into university strategies, policies and work are sustainable.
UGM SDGs Center plays its role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals as the national development targets, by providing innovations and solutions for SDGs, creating current and future SDGs implementers, demonstrating how to support, adopt and implement SDGs, and developing partnerships and leadership between sectors to guide in responding to SDGs.
Aligned with the objectives of the SDGs Centre, UGM is dedicated to enhancing capacity and establishing sustainable development units at the faculty level. One prominent example is the Faculty of Geography, which contributes through its Sustainable Development Geography UGM program. The Faculty of Geography frequently organizes seminars focused on development themes, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) Seminar Series #108 “Citizenship and Identity & Writing up Qualitative Research” This initiative actively promotes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with particular emphasis on the social development pillar, specifically Goal 16, “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions,” and Goal 4, “Quality Education.”
The Faculty of Economics and Business has established their very own Sustainability and Strategic Initiative Unit which is a specialized team that focuses on integrating sustainability principles and strategic initiatives into the faculty’s operations, research, and academic programs. The Sustainability and Strategic Initiative Unit aims to promote a culture of sustainability, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship within the faculty and the broader university community.
Sources:
- Rector’s Decree No. 1100/UN1.P/KPT/HUKOR/2024
- SDGs Center
- Health Promoting University (HPU) program
- Sustainable Development Geography UGM program
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) Seminar Series #108 “Citizenship and Identity & Writing up Qualitative Research”
- The Prevention of Harassment at UGM
- Sustainability and Strategic Initiative Unit (SSIU)
- A Guide to the SSIU