Evaluation of the academic capabilities of higher education institutions in sustainable development goals: A methodological proposal

Abstract

Within the framework of sustainable development, Environmental management poses a challenge for all Higher Education Institutions (HEI). Although the 2030 Agenda is a global action framework, it becomes a challenge for the HEIs to transfer it to their local context through research. To simplify this task, a methodological proposal is put forward to evaluate the academic capaci-ties of the HEIs against the SDG. The methodology was developed in 5 phases and applied at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ) to SDG 3 Health and Wellbeing and its 13 sub-goals. A total of 1,694 research projects and theses, mainly from the School of Economic and Administrative Sciences and the School of Nursing. This methodological proposal constitutes an important con-tribution to the SDG and can also be replicated by other HEIs that wish to adopt it and contribute to the implementation of 2030 Agenda through research.