Education for SDGs specific courses on sustainability
Does your university as a body have dedicated courses (full degrees, or electives) that address sustainability and the SDGs?
Yes, KISS Deemed to be University as a body has dedicated courses (full degrees, or electives) that address sustainability and the SDGs.
- 5P’s Partnership
- Partnership with community based extra-ordinary talented persons (Professors of Practice) for cultural revitalization at KISS-DU and forging association with many national and international NGOs, corporates, foundations and universities.
- 5P’s People
- Imparting holistic multidisciplinary education and contributing to the process of self-reliance
- KISS-DU offers technical assistance for fostering inclusive learning environments and early childhood education through Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education program.
- No Poverty
- Implementing academic interventions at KISS-DU to carry out research capacity building activities on indigenous livelihoods and sustainable food systems.
- Health and Well-being
- Set up a Center for Indigenous Knowledge on Herbal Medicines and Therapeutics for the introduction of cutting-edge subjects including the Ethnomedicinal System, Health and Nutritional Issues in Tribal Communities.
- Quality Education
- School of Comparative Tribal Languages and Literature, KISS-DU facilitates research and capacity-building initiatives for creating pedagogy and MTBMLE-based TLMs.
- As an endeavor to protect, preserve and promote indigenous languages, KISS-DU has introduced language clubs, and established Centre for Indigenous languages and narratives.
- Teacher Training for capacity building under the ERASMUS+ Programme.
- Establishment of Tribal Advisory Council and inclusion of Professors of Practice and Professors Emeritus.
- Introduced unique curriculum with a focus on tribal culture in seven innovative Schools.
- Gender Equality
- Institutionalized grievance redressal mechanisms for the prevention of sexual harassment include the Gender Sensitization Cell and the Internal Complaints Committee.
- Value Added Courses with a gender component are being offered, such as Tribal Sports and Games, Life Skills Education, Soft Skills and Personality Development, Gender: Justice and Social Entrepreneurship, Gender Equality, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Social Philosophy, Self-Help and Happiness, and Social Reforms through Education.
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- YRC, Rangers & Rovers, and NSS units of KISS-DU are facilitating frequent Swachh Bharat campaigns and biennial sanitation drives in tribal areas, in addition to regular awareness efforts on proper hand-washing, mask wearing, and sanitation procedures throughout the Covid19 pandemic in local communities as a part of our outreach activities.
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- With the School of Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Technology, KISS-DU supports research and seminars on using sustainable energy and lower carbon emissions.
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Setting up of KISS-DU Innovation Cell – Centre for Indigenous Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Centre has Indigenous Innovation.
- The curriculum includes modules on tribal entrepreneurship development, tribal economy and livelihood, and sustainable tribal development.
- Implementation of Atma Nirbharsheel Janjati Yuva Udyamee (Self-Reliant Tribal Youth Entrepreneurship) initiative.
- KISS-DU facilitates educational events and inititatives through the School of Comparative Indic Study and Tribal Science for the economic empowerment of tribal farming community.
- Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
- To conduct research activities in tribal studies from multi-disciplinary perspectives and to build up an ecosystem for incubation and startup ventures, KISS-DU established seven innovative centers under the purview of its Innovation Council.
- Reduced Inequality
- More than 50% of students at KISS-DU are female, and the organization places a special emphasis on hiring female staff members.
- With Value-Added courses, seminars, and other academic initiatives combating racial prejudice, KISS-DU promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Innovative interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and teaching on tribal legal studies and rights from anthropological, sociological, and social work perspectives.
- Empowering tribal community through holistic multi-disciplinary education.
- KISS-DU promotes institutional practices by setting up SC/ST Cell, Anti-Discrimination Cell.
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- NSS, YRC and R&R units of KISS-DU carry out various extension activities in slums and community for peaceful coexistence of different groups and eliminating violence against weaker sections.
- Establishment of Centre for Indigenous Cultural Heritage and Diversity and institutionalization of Working Committee for protection, preservation and promotion of tribal cultural diversity.
- Institutionalized barrier-free access to persons with disabilities to all its facilities.
- Responsible Consumption & Production
- NSS, YRC, and Rangers & Rovers units of KISS-DU conduct a campaign to raise awareness of sustainable consumption through following indigenous way of living
- The School of Tribal Resource Management offers courses on the sustainable utilization and management of tribal resources.
- Climate Change
- Urban forestry has been promoted through the implementation of Miyawaki Afforestation initiative.
- The courses on sustainability and the environment are included in the curricula: Environmental Sociology and Environmental Education are taught at the university.
- Life below Water
- The School of Comparative Indic Studies and Tribal Science now offer classes in fisheries and aquaculture.
- Promoting indigenous practices to reduce contamination of marine eco system through academic intervention.
- Life on Land
- KISS-DU incorporates courses on Ecology and Wildlife; Animal Physiology and Biochemistry; Ethno Medicinal System; Tribal Livelihood and Horticulture; Plant Anatomy.
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- School of Tribal Legal Studies and Tribal Rights, School of Tribal Culture, Philosophy, and Eco-Spiritualism jointly organize research projects and capacity-building initiatives
- Partnership to achieve the goals
- Domestic resource mobilization in the form of KISS-KISS-DU also forged partnerships with community-based extra-ordinary talented persons (Professors of Practice) for cultural revitalization. The university has inked MoUs and Collaborations with reputed national and international universities, institutes, UN agencies, Civil Society organizations, and centres to achieve the Goals.