Abstract
The focus of this article is to examine how higher education institutions in Mexico are preparing for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. Specifically, we have developed a case study of the University of Guadalajara (UdG), the second largest higher education institution in Mexico, by identifying its institutional sustainability programs as preconditions toward the achievement of SDGs. For this purpose, we first analyze the evolution of UdG's sustainability programs and their preliminary results, including participation in nationwide higher education sustainable development partnerships and consortiums. We then explore how these institutional programs might harmonize with the sustainable development goals and targets. Finally, and based on the main environmental issues faced by each region of the state of Jalisco, we propose a statewide SDG preliminary agenda that links UdG's outreach and research programs with sustainable development policies of local governments.
Highlights
As catalyzers, public universities are key stakeholders
The seventh millennium development goal focused on environmental sustainability, but the vision of Mexican Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for the most part translated into new programs, or on introducing content into the curriculum
The actions currently being developed through the Sustainable, Inclusive and Energy Transition University programs evidence the integral approach of the University of Guadalajara to contributing to the sustainable development goals
Summary
Public universities are key stakeholders. Public universities mobilize human, technological and research-based resources at the national and regional levels. In March of 2000 the Joint Committee of the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions of México (ANUIES) and SEMARNAP consisted of the chairs and representatives of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, of the state of México, of the state of Morelos, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, University of Guadalajara, University of Guanajuato, and University of Veracruz (Veracruzana) as well as representatives of SEMARNAP, CECADESU, and the Secretary General of ANUIES (Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior) [7] This Committee created the Inter-institutional Strategic Action Plan for Achieving Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions, in which the University of Guadalajara took part. The seventh millennium development goal focused on environmental sustainability, but the vision of Mexican HEIs for the most part translated into new programs, or on introducing content into the curriculum
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