Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13010089
Keywords
SDGs; sustainable development goals; sustainability; universities; higher education institutions; internet presence; university performance
Funding
- Government of Aragon/European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 [S38-17R, S11-17R]
- Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and University/ERDF [RTI2018-093483-B-I00]
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Universities play a critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by implementing active policies and encouraging participation from various actors. The success of these efforts is influenced by internal factors such as internet presence, internationalization, and financial resources.
Universities have a critical role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both for implementing active policies and for encouraging other actors to participate. This requires having the skills and mind-sets to contribute to these challenges. The relevance and the commitment of universities to sustainability has led to the inclusion of SDGs in the strategies and agendas of these institutions. This requires the involvement of all the actors and some structural and cultural changes that put SDGs at the core of the governance and management of the university, embracing all the stakeholders. Various internal and external factors may influence the impact and success of the policies and activities aiming at achieving the SDGs, both from an overall perspective and for individual SDGs. This paper assesses the influence of some internal factors, such as the presence of universities on the internet, the level of internationalization or the availability of financial resources. Through both regression analyses and the Gephi method, our results confirm the importance of the presence on the internet, the internationalization of the university and the financial resources for research and infrastructure received from regional governments for Spanish public universities to make a greater contribution to SDGs.
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