These are the Colombian universities that contributed the most to SDGs worldwide

The contribution to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations has been setting the agenda of different sectors worldwide, including education. For this reason, heThe Universidad del Rosario and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana stood out in fulfilling them.

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For this edition of THE Impact ranking by the Times Higher Education (THE) agency, these two universities sand were positioned among the 400 best in the world, in addition to standing out among the 2,152 evaluated for this report.

Among the key aspects for the Universidad del Rosario, The firm detailed that this institution has contributed especially to four of the 17 SDGs. In detail, URosario was rated with 84.2 points in objective 16, which corresponds to ‘Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions’.

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Also followed is objective three, for which it had a rating range between 75.9 and 80.9, in which topics of good health and well-being are developed. QOn the other hand, SDG number 11 stands out with a score of between 71.5 and 78.3, which covers everything related to sustainable cities and communities. Finally, it references SDG 17 with a rating of 59.9 and 67.4, which focuses on alliances for the objectives.

According to what was said by the Universidad del Rosario, Being a reference in the contribution of the SDGs is the result of articulated work with students, graduates, teachers, government, companies and administrative team that “promote the impact towards a better country.”

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They also added that since 2015, the year in which world leaders adopted a set of global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all, As part of a new sustainable development agenda, the participation of academia has been key.

Now, the results for the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana were also encouraging. Based on agency data, This institution stood out with a score of 81 in objective 16 and in objective 17 with a score between 67.5 and 75.3.

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They detail that within the highest-ranking ratings, Javeriana contributed to objective 13, which refers to climate action, with a rating of 69.8. As in SDG 15, which refers to the protection, restoration and promotion of sustainable land use, in which they were positioned in the range of 64.7 and 76.3.

For its part, THE mentioned that these leading universities are recognized for their overall impact on various dimensions of sustainable development, making significant contributions to the creation of a sustainable and resilient future. “Its broad excellence underscores the importance of holistic approaches to global challenges and highlights the critical role of academia in driving change.“, they say.

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Although several universities in the country stood out within the ranking among the 600 best in the world, five other institutions were positioned. Among them are CES, Eafit, the Simón Bolívar University and the Pontificia Bolivariana University.

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Of these, the highlighted objectives were 17, which corresponds to the alliances of the objectives, as well as 12, which involves responsible and sustainable consumption and production. To themselvesand most of them stand out in SDG 5, which contributes to gender equality, and number 1, which focuses on the eradication of poverty.

In this way, the Universidad del Rosario considered that “Colombian universities are no strangers to this commitment and the results of the ranking show the development that the issue has had within the education sector.”.

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On the other hand, other institutions that were involved in the ranking thanks to their contributions were the El Bosque University, the Andean Area University Foundation, the Technological University of Pereira and the Santander University.

These were positioned among the best 800 in the world and were especially committed to SDG 17, 12, although, in the case of the University of Santander One of the best scores emerged, which is objective four, which covers quality, equitable and inclusive education.

Within the framework of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals there is one especially linked to education. It is the number four, which It is based on quality education, guaranteeing inclusion, equity, and also promoting learning opportunities for all.

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In that sense, the UN assures that this has been one of the most important points of the 2030 Agenda, since it is estimated that for that year 84 million children and young people will not attend school and at least some 300 million will lack the basic math and literacy skills needed to succeed in life.

In addition, there are still some challenges that challenge the sector, such as Economic limitations, added to problems related to learning outcomes and school dropout rates, persist in marginalized areas.

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“This underscores the need for continued global commitment to ensure inclusive and equitable education for all. Low levels of information and communications technology (ICT) skills are also a major barrier to achieving universal and meaningful connectivity.“, they conclude.