17. Partnerships for the Goals

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Data for the indicator 17.1 Research into partnership for the goals (17.1.1 Proportion of output co-authored with low or lower-middle income countries and 17.1.2 Partnerships for the goals: publications) is being collected via Scopus.

17.2 Relationships to support the goals

17.2.1 Relationships with regional NGOs and government for SDG policy

The University is member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, see https://www.unsdsn.org/greece. Other indicative relationships:

17.2.2 Cross sectoral dialogue about SDGs
Indicative participations:

17.2.3 International collaboration data gathering for SDG

The University is member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, see https://www.unsdsn.org/greece. Other indicative collaborations:

17.2.4 Collaboration for SDG best practice
The University is member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, see https://www.unsdsn.org/greece.
17.2.5 Collaboration with NGOs for SDGs

unesco.jpgPeace and justice are achieved through strong institutions and academic institutions must be an aid in their strengthening. One such form of aid is the first academic “Centre for the Rights of the Child” established by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the University of Patras. In a ceremony held at the University of Patras, the two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding, sealing their joint commitment to the defense and promotion of the rights of the Child in Greece through the production of knowledge, research programmes, educational resources, data and documentation, the dissemination of children’s rights in the Academic Community and society at large, but also through their integration as a horizontal dimension in academic, teaching and research work. UNICEF Diplomatic Representative, Dr. Ghassan Khalil, stated "UNICEF is pleased and proud to inaugurate today the first Child Rights Center in Greece. The academic community plays an important role in the promotion and protection of children's rights and we commend the pioneering role of the University of Patras in this", while the Rector of the University of Patras, Mr. Bouras, noted "We are very proud that the University of Patras is the first University in Greece to create the Child Rights Center, within the framework of the Cooperation between the University of Patras and the UNICEF Office in Greece". The official announcement can be found here.

17.3 Publication of SDG reports

17.3.1 to 17.3.17 Publication of SDG reports - per SDG

The report on each of the 17 SDGs has been uploaded on the publicly open access institutional repository "Nemertes". The report includes indicative information about the activity of the administration, the research teams, the volunteers, the cultural network to mark progress on everyone of the 17 SDGs, indicative publications that are indexed in Scopus, indicative theses and dissertations that can be accessed publicly from the institutional repository and the progress bar according to the targets that were set in 2021.

The report can be found here.

17.4 Education for the SDGs

17.4.1 Education for SDGs commitment to meaningful education

On the open access institutional repository "Nemertes" one can find theses and dissertations from many Departments on the Sustainable Development Goals.

17.4.2 Education for SDGs: specific courses on sustainability

As mentioned in the page for SDG4, the University operates the Lifelong Learning Center – University of Patras, which offers several courses for vocational training. The Center provides both free and paid courses. Indicative courses mentioning SDGs are:

17.4.3 Education for SDGs in the wider community

The iGEM provides resources on the SDGs to the wider community, using gamification techniques in order to be more accessible by the younger ages.

One of the open access textbooks by University teaching staff had the topic of energy economics and sustainable development. The textbook by Konstantinos E. Kounetas and Nikolaos Chatzistamoulou "Energy Economics, Climate Change and Sustainable Development" can be found at https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/9354 and its abstract describes its content as follows:

sdg_kounetas.jpgEnergy and its various sources are a critical factor for economic development. Our past and current energy choices have enabled many incredible opportunities and benefits for society. The creation of incalculable wealth and prosperity for the inhabitants of our planet, the massive expansion of the population around the world, the exploitation of the vast amounts of natural resources and the creation of a sense of security but also the environmental outbreaks and dangers are due to the use of energy. Energy is the foundation upon which all nations, economies and societies have been built. In the last three decades, the incentive to examine our energy system has been very limited, as the energy industry has largely relied on its ability to provide increasing amounts of these vital inputs to global economic growth. However, the two energy crises in the 1970s and the most recent one, the problems from the greenhouse effect and therefore the greatest problem for humanity climate changebrought to the fore, the economics of energy and much more recently the economics of climate change. In recent years, the study of sustainable development has contributed to the immense need to adapt to new conditions of production and consumption, among other things, intensifying the necessity for the creation of a modern book that connects these complex and seemingly unrelated issues. The consequence was the revision of curricula on a global scale to include the subject of energy and climate change economics, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with the aim ofeducating and preparingyoung scientists and at the same time of informing citizens for contemporary challenges.

lab.jpgIn the course "Introduction to Natural Sciences & Scientific Cultivation II", students of the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education build the necessary scientific knowledge about the concept of energy. By participating in laboratory exercises, students (a) understand the nature of energy and build basic energy concepts such as storage, conversion, transport, degradation of energy, (b) learn how conventional energy source systems work and how they can be replaced by Renewable Energy Sources systems, (c) are trained in issues of measurement and economy in the use of energy. In addition, because the course is linked to the vertical internship of the department, students design and implement energy-related activities in kindergarten classes, emphasizing Renewable Energy Sources. This opportunity responds to the challenge that future preschool teachers will face, when they will have to teach energy-related topics. As energy is integrated into the preschool curriculum, in the Child and Natural Sciences thematic unit, the course aims to prepare students to understand and teach this particularly difficult scientific topic. The training that students receive in this undergraduate course prepares them appropriately so that they can implement in educational practice activities related to achieving the goal of affordable and clean energy, which is one of the 17 SDGs of the United Nations.

Photo from the laboratory by Niki Sissamperi.

During the teaching of the course "Natural History Museums and the Environment", a unit was dedicated to the "Green Museum" and the relationship of modern museums with sustainable development and sustainability, focusing on the questions: How do museums inspire/inspire people to make sustainable choices in their daily lives? To what extent do museums adopt sustainability and "green" design in their practice? How do museums present the issue of climate change today? On the occasion of the above, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals were also presented. Furthermore, within the framework of the course "Museum and City", the view was presented that urban development should result from a set of integrated interventions for the economic and social revitalization of urban areas with multiple problems and be linked to the principle of sustainability. (note: the course is open, but requires Sign In).


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