Collaboration for SDG best practice
Does your university as a body, through international collaboration and research, review comparative approaches and develop international best practice on tackling the SDGs?
Yes, KISS Deemed to be University as a body, through international collaboration and research, review comparative approaches and develop international best practice on tackling the SDGs
- AURORA PROJECT:
The AURORA project is a three-year programme, curated to focus on the issues of inclusion, diversity and integration of socioeconomically disadvantaged participants. It is funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union. It strives to create a programme for Curricula Reform in India and Nepal that will promote inclusive education through teacher training programmes at BA and MA levels by developing new courses in educational programmes, faculty and teacher workshops, student leadership training and student activities, democratic values and combat radicalism to be applied from early stages in the school.
- ERASMUS+ EU Programme: Capacity Building projects in the field of Higher Education (CBHE) https://university.kiss.ac.in/groups/aurora/
- Info-Day Programme of the AURORA Project: https://university.kiss.ac.in/posts/kiss-du-celebrates-info-day-programme-of-the-aurora-project/
- First Study Visit cum Consortium Meet: https://university.kiss.ac.in/posts/kisss-aurora-team-participates-in-the-first-study-visit-cum-consortium-meet/
- Seventh Study Visit cum Consortium Meet under AURORA Project: https://university.kiss.ac.in/posts/kiss-du-hosts-the-seventh-study-visit-cum-consortium-meet-under-aurora-project/
- Fourth Study Visit cum Consortium Meeting hosted by University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania: https://university.kiss.ac.in/posts/aurora-kiss-du-attends-the-fourth-study-visit-cum-consortium-meeting-hosted-by-university-babes-bolyai-cluj-napoca-romania/
- KA171 Project: The KA 171 project funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union focuses on staff and student mobility, wherein the student can pursue his/ her studies in University of Malaga, Spain (partner institution) (SDG4) . https://university.kiss.ac.in/groups/erasmus-project-ka-171/ . The staff can undertake one week either teaching or training in the partner Institution. Another important component of the project is to learn about the best practices of the foreign HEI and implement in home institution.
- TIGR2ESS is a UK-Indian project funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, aiming to strengthen alliances between UK and Indian experts in sustainable agriculture. The project, which runs from 2018-2021, involves KISS in research on indigenous food and nutrition security in the Koraput and Kandhamal districts of Odisha. The project focuses on understanding food consumption practices and nutrition outcomes across socio-demographic and agro-ecological contexts, aiming to develop knowledge and practices for health and nutrition. https://kiss.ac.in/tigr2ess/
- CHIRAG is a UK-funded project aimed at addressing food and nutrition security and gender equality in India. The project, funded by UK Research Innovations, is being implemented in Odisha, Koraput, Kandhamal, and Jamui districts. The project aims to build a proof of concept through evidence-based advocacy and systemic and sustainable up-scaling of grassroots innovation. CHIRAG includes a community-led platform, a creative practice hub, curriculum development, and a constituency round table. The project targets tribal women, children, youth, government functionaries, local leaders, and policymakers. The project has achieved several achievements, including daily calls on IVRS, curriculum revisions, and micro films promoting nutritional awareness. https://kiss.ac.in/project-chirag/