Vijaybhoomi University striving for SDG goals

New Delhi, June 29, 2022: Vijaybhoomi University has joined the global quest for a sustainable environment by undertaking several landmark initiatives through a redesigned campus framework. India’s first liberal university, Vijaybhoomi University is known for its time-tested commitment to the cause of social responsibilities and holistic individual development.   

Pledging its support to the Goa Declaration for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in 2015, the University is working in the right earnest to impact at least 11 SDGs in a meaningful manner. The Goa Declaration was released at the three-day PACT2030 (Pledge, Act, Change, Transform) conclave, held in Goa in March, 2022, and is the first of its kind academic declaration in India towards achieving the UN’s SDG goals.

Even though institutes of higher education are under no obligation to adopt the SDGs, Vijaybhoomi University has chosen to provide a platform that will help students develop a well-rounded understanding of how global challenges need to be addressed.

Speaking on the initiatives, Sanjay Padode, President, Vijaybhoomi University, said, “Vijaybhoomi University is where we believe in practicing what we preach. Being an education institute, it is our primary responsibility to make our students socially and environmentally conscious. The initiatives that we are talking about today have been a major part of our goals since the very inception of the university. The PACT2030 only reinsures that we are moving in the right direction. The University is very proud of its efforts in contributing towards the SDG agenda and will continue to do so.”