SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals

Sustainable Development Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Learn how UVic advanced SDG 17 during 2023

On this page you can get a glimpse of the great work done by the campus community to advance SDG 17 during 2023, centred around the key areas of the university:

Education & student experience

Research

Community & campus operations

Policy & policy-making

SDG 17 events

Education & student experience

SDG 17 in action at Co-op and Careers

Co-op and Career Services offers placements locally and abroad, providing opportunities for students to work for employers addressing SDGs in government, private sector and non-governmental organizations around the world.

Group photo of UVic's UVic assistant professor Crystal Tremblay and a group of Indigenous (Maasai) leaders from Tanzania: Samwel Nangiria Taresero, Nalaimuta Oletutayo Makeseni and Mark Leshao Talash at Carcross-Tagish First Nations Cultural Centre during a 2019 two-day visit

Local action towards the SDG's

is a Community-based Participatory Research project with a special focus on UN SDGs, assisting communities with enhancing their capacity for social governance and environmental stewardship.

Poster of the Living with Climate Change report published by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and CIFAL Victoria with the title: "Youth Championing the SDGs" with two digital images of youth (male and female) extending their arms with symbols allusive to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Youth championing the SDGs

is a student-led initiative that encouraged members of UVic to embark on a creative exploration and sharing of their experiences concerning life amidst climate change.

Co-op student advances SDG training in Geneva

UVic graduate student Stephen Joyce combines work terms with a provincial government ministry, a federal department and an international term at UNITAR - all linked to values that underlie the SDGs.

Research

197

FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 17

Scopus/Elsevier 2019-23

311

JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 17

Scopus/Elsevier 2019-23

3,543

CITATIONS OF SDG 17 RESEARCH

Scopus/Elsevier 2019-23

UNESCO Chair in Community-based research

The develops research capacity around the globe for collaborations amongst practitioners, community-based researchers, community groups and academics.

Mosaic with multiple photos of activities related to UVic staff, faculty and students engaging with members of the communities locally and globally

Pursuing the UN SDGs

UVic Philosophy scholar calls for collective action by all disciplines and all areas of society to advance United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Front page of UVic's new Research Strategy "Aspiration 2030", with a digital shadow of a camas plant, qʷɫaʔəl | ḰȽO¸EL, that carpet ĆEṈ¸IȽĆ meadows

Aspiration 2030: SDG Research

UVic's research strategy is built around research and creative works that advance collaboration, international partnerships and the principles behind the UN SDGs.

Research Partnerships

UVic's Research Partnerships team connects industry, community and government partners with faculty and students, adressing challenges related to the UN SDGs.

Community & campus operations

25+

Partnerships to advance the UN SDGs

UN affiliated centers/projects advancing SDGs

CIFAL Victoria

In its second year, CIFAL Victoria increased collaborations, training hours and UN-accredited course offerings to UVic members, staff from international universities, and the community in general.

Impact Invesment Hub

builds capacity and thought leadership to align finance and investments with the net zero transition and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG Resources at the Library

provide easily accessible resources. They're based on guides first prepared at the University of Michigan - a living example of a partnership for the goals.

Collective Impact Initiative

UVic's Collective Impact initiative builds on the institutional key priorities through mutually beneficial and reciprocal partnerships towards the UN SDGs.

Policy & policy-making

Photo of a young woman holding a fern leaf and smiling to the camera, situated in the forest of Mystique Vale at UVic

Climate and Sustainability Action Plan

The Climate and Sustainability Action Plan guides us in preparing new generations of leaders in sustainability through teaching, research and campus operations.

Photo of Lək̓ʷəŋən traditional dancers welcoming UN delegates and visitors at the opening reception and launch of CIFAL Victoria, First Peoples House, in March 2022

Training and partnering for the SDGs

CIFAL Victoria is the first accredited International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders on North America's west coast, dedicated to advance UN SDGs.

Collage of seventeen photos of UVic teaching and research creating impact thought arts, science, technology, community engagement, etcetera

Institutional path towards impact

From the president to the students, UVic is committed to advancing research, teaching and operations towards Agenda 2030.

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Sustainable Development Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Learn how UVic advanced SDG 17 during 2023