Initiatives of Toyohashi University of Technology related to SDGs

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For detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), please see here.

SDGs Materiality Issues

In order to promote the SDGs throughout Toyohashi University of Technology, we have specified "SDGs Materiality Issues" and principal KPI related to the SDGs, based on our philosophy, future vision, and Fourth Medium-Term Goal and Plan.

In specifying the above, we clearly stipulated the current strengths and ideal future state of our university while referring to factors such as the status of our initiatives related to the SDGs thus far, opinion exchanges with experts, and the "THE Impact Rankings" assessment regarding how universities are addressing social challenges.

For the specification of KPI, we identified major target values in our Medium-Term Plan and so on that are especially relevant to the various SDG MaterialityIssues. Targets not presented here, which can be found in our other medium-term plans, individual activities within our university, our projects, and so on, are also elements that are necessary for realizing the ideal future state shown together with the priority themes. As such, we have newly set KPI related to the "THE Impact Rankings," the United Nations Academic Impact, and our number of scholarly publications, and are thereby working to promote the SDGs throughout our university.

Toyohashi University of Technology SDG Promotion Manual

With the objective of promoting initiatives related to the SDGs throughout our university, we at Toyohashi University of Technology SDG Promotion Headquarters have been endeavoring to promote understanding among relevant parties within our university through preparing and sharing the "Toyohashi University of Technology SDG Promotion Manual."

Download (available only within university)

Toyohashi University of Technology SDG Promotion Manual (issued in March 2023)　is here.
SDG keywords (updated in March 2023) are here.

Joining of United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)

In May 2018, our university became a member of the United Nations Academic Impact, which is a program of the United Nations Department of Global Communications. This program is based on a commitment to supporting and advancing basic principles that the member organizations have set forth for the Academic Impact.

Our university has stated that we shall work on the basic principles, with a particular focus on the following four basic principles.

Principle 4: A commitment to the opportunity for every interested individual to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the pursuit of higher education
Principle 5: A commitment to building capacity in higher education systems across the world
Principle 9: A commitment to promoting sustainability through education
Principle 10: A commitment to promoting inter-cultural dialogue and understanding, and the "unlearning" of intolerance, through education

Visit our university website for the United Nations Academic Impact

Class subjects related to SDGs offered at university

Based on the Policy of Toyohashi University of Technology on initiatives related to the SDGs (formulated in March 2023), our university has been contributing to the achievement of the SDGs through university-wide education activities regarding "Technological sciences."

The results of a survey on our class subjects in the second semester of FY2022 and their relevance to the SDGs can be viewed here.
Please see here for the results of a survey on the research themes of our FY2022 master's and doctoral courses and their relevance to the SDGs.