Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a common platform where organisation, civil society and government representatives can contribute to solving the world’s biggest sustainable development challenges.

CU's SDG Journey

The education sector has a vital role to play in addressing the critical global sustainable challenges. University of Chittagong recognises the important role the education sector can play in promoting, supporting and contributing to the SDGs agenda. To express our commitment to transform CU into an organisation that models institution-wide excellence in response to calls for education to play an influential role in shaping a sustainable future, we made a public commitment in 2017 through the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to support, promote and contribute to the SDGs.

As the governing body responsible for sustainability at the University, the CU Sustainability Committee ensures CU delivers on our commitment to the objectives of the SDGs, through supporting and encouraging collaboration, innovation and engagement across the CU community. To ensure the ongoing priority of the SDGs across the University, CU’s Sustainability Committee reports directly to the Vice Chancellor’s Executive (VCE) . As part of this, in 2020 CU employed a dedicated Sustainable Development advisor to oversee an institution-wide approach to maximise CU’s contribution to the SDGs and improve accountability and collaboration. In 2019 the Vice-ChanceIlor’s Executive agreed to demonstrate global leadership by embedding the SDGs into relevant processes, policies, practices and the next five-year strategy.

University of Chittagong employs the SDGs as its sustainability framework to demonstrate our global leadership and genuine sustainability commitments. Which means that, since becoming a signatory of the SDGs agenda in 2017, University of Chittagong has been embedding the SDGs into its strategies, processes policies and practices including curriculum, research, governance and operations. CU is currently using the SDGs to guide CU’s strategy development in 2023 and has made the SDGs the overarching focus of its strategic plan.

CU's Impact on the SDGs

RMIT has ranked among the world’s top performing universities in The Times Higher Education SDGs Impact Rankings, which assesses global universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The University ranked first globally for its commitment to reducing inequality within and among countries (SDG 10) and first globally for promoting decent work and economic growth (SDG 8).

It is the third consecutive year that RMIT has ranked fifth in the world for SDG 8, by promoting sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

RMIT ranked 7th globally and 3rd in Australia in this year’s Impact Rankings among 1,591 institutions globally! RMIT’s strong rankings reflected our genuine commitments to sustainability across multiple goals, including competitive results for SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (19th globally and 7th in Australia) and SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals (2nd globally and 2nd in Australia).

We support, promote and contribute to the SDGS through:

  • Learning and Teaching – Equipping the next generation with skills, knowledge and understanding of sustainability challenges and opportunities.
  • Governance and Operations – Making sustainability an organisational priority, incorporating best practices of sustainability management into our business and regularly monitoring and reporting on our contributions to the SDGS.
  • Research – Progressing research that advances the sustainable development agenda.
  • Leadership – Use our expertise, leadership and capabilities to promote the SDGs and drive change to achieve them.

Sustainability Ad hoc Committee

Convener:

Professor Dr. Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, Director, IQAC, CU

Coordinator of Operations:

Professor Dr. Shahadat Hossain, Additional Director, IQAC, CU

Members:
(Not according to seniority)

  • Professor Dr. Mohammad Muslem Uddin, Additional Director, IQAC, CU
  • Professor Dr. Mohammed Saiful Islam, Registrar (In Charge), CU
  • Professor Sayedur Rahman Chowdhury, Director, ICT Cell, CU
  • Professor Dr. Md. Alamgir, Librarian (In Charge), CU
  • Professor Dr. Khadija Mitu, Member (Research and Publication Cell), CU
  • Dr. Md. Shahidul Haque, Administrator (Information and Photography Cell), CU
  • Professor Dr. Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Dept. of Chemistry, CU
  • Professor Dr. Adnan Mannan, Dept. of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, CU
  • Professor Dr. Muhammad Mosaraf Hossain, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CU
  • Professor Dr. Faisal Islam Chowdhury, Dept. of Chemistry, CU
  • Professor Dr. Mohammad Taslim Uddin, Dept. of Economics, CU
  • Professor Dr. Mohammad Moin Uddin, Dept. of Law, CU
  • Professor Dr. Md. Aftab Uddin, Dept. of Human Resource Management, CU
  • Professor Dr. Anupam Das Gupta, Dept. of Finance, CU
  • Professor Dr. Md. Iqbal Hossain, Dept. of Accounting, CU
  • Professor Dr. Shanto Banik, Dept. of Marketing, CU
  • Professor Dr. Mohammad Shahab Uddin, Dept. of Management, CU
  • Professor Dr. Farzana Yesmen Chowdhury, Institute of Modern Languages, CU
  • Dr. Kazi Tanvir Ahmmed, Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, CU
  • Dr. Md. Saiful Alam, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, CU
  • Mr. Rokan Uddin Faruqui, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, CU
  • Dr. Masud Kamal, Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology, CU
  • Dr. Md. Mahbub Hasan, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, CU
  • Dr. Sohag Miah, Assistant Professor, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, CU
  • Mr. Shipan Hossen, Lecturer, Dept. of Oceanography, CU
  • Dr. Rauful Alam, Principle Scientist, PCT Therapeutics, USA
  • Dr. Fazlul Kabir Rabbanee, Associate Professor, Curtin University, Australia
  • Mr. S. M. Ahsanul Karim Shimul, Senior Computer Engineer, ICT Cell, CU
  • Mrs. Dil Ruksana Basunia, Deputy Librarian, Central Library, CU (Member Secretary)

Implementation Progress

Please, check below information about the Chittagong University SDG Progress Report:

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