Sustainable Development Goals and Institutions of Higher Education

Godwell Nhamo is a Full Professor and Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at the University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa. He is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C-Rated researcher in the fields of Climate Change and Governance, Green Economy and Sustainable Development. He holds a PhD from Rhodes University (South Africa), an MSc from the University of Botswana (Botswana) and a BSc Honours from the University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe). Vuyo Mjimba is a Chief Research Specialist and the Head of the Sustainable Development Programme at the Africa Institute of South Africa in the Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa. He holds a PhD from The Open University (United Kingdom), an MSc from the University of Zimbabwe and a BSc Honours from the National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

• Chapter1: The Context: SDGs and Institutions of Higher Education.- Chapter2: Towards realising SDGs in the University of Helsinki.- Chapter3: Higher Education and the Energy Sustainable Development Goal: Policies and Projects from University of South Africa.- Chapter4: Build It and They Will Come: The Faculty Learning Community Approach to Infusing the Curriculum with Sustainability Content.- Chapter5: Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse: An Education and Awareness Campaign Targeting Minority Groups.- Chapter6: Integrating Core Sustainability Meta-Competencies and SDGs across the Silos in Curriculum and Professional Development.- Chapter7: ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.- Chapter8: Role of universities towards achieving climate change related SDGs: Case of Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe.- Chapter9: Opportunity to foster urban innovation through universities: The case of Madrid.- Chapter10: Enhancing the roles and responsibilities of Higher Education Institutions in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter11: University Environmental Hackathons to Further the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter12: Learning and Teaching Practices promoting Education for Sustainable Development: Case studies from Social Studies and Language Education, University of Botswana.- Chapter13: Livelihood Support Programmes for Sustainable Development Goals in Rural Nigeria.- Chapter14: Transformative Innovation Policy, SDGs and the Colombian University.- Chapter15: Adoption of the SDGs as a reporting framework at the Alma Mater Studiorum (University of Bologna) in Italy.- Chapter16: Conclusion: Moving on with SDGs in Institutions of Higher Education.