Following are the steps that is followed by AIUB since 2016 after joining the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative conference:

Teach sustainable development: A good number of seminars and workshops are arranged for awareness on sustainable development. The speakers and participants thoroughly discussed the targets and goals to identify the field/area where changes are needed. Accordingly, the curriculum and syllabus are revised after considering the feedback from all the stakeholders.

Encourage research on sustainable development: Recent data shows that the faculty members from all the 4 Faculties are conducting quality research on sustainable development and published journal articles, newspaper article, book chapters, research monograph, etc. The faculty members of AIUB also served as resource person in different seminars and workshop to share the research output with the other academic and industry personnel. AIUB expect that more quality research will be undertaken by the faculty and students in the coming days.

Green campus and support local sustainability efforts: The newly built permanent campus of AIUB in 13-acre land is one of the picturesque green campuses of the country. Although the modern state of art technology is used in AIUB campus, however, it was ensured the campus remains green. AIUB arrange periodically different awareness program for the community to support and ensure clean cities, renewable energy, good health, decent work, quality education, peace and justice.

Engage and share information with international network: AIUB has initiated to arrange at least 2 international conference per year with an aim to engage and share the research information among the scholars around the world. For example, the last conference arranged by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in January 2022 was held with a title ‘International Conference on Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges’ where 82 scholarly research output was presented and discussed among the participants.

Gender Equality and Reduce Inequalities

In the world half of the world’s population is women and girls, so it represents half of its potential. To achieve peaceful and sustainable human society development gender equality is very crucial. Empowering women boosts the socio-economic development and productivity of a country. Moreover, gender equality is one of the fundamental human right as well. AIUB is promoting gender equality through different schemes and policies not only in the higher education but also in the context social responsibility. Additionally, to reduce inequalities, AIUB is also supporting disadvantaged and underprivileged students in their access and completion to higher education.

To conclude, AIUB plays a proactive role for achieving the targets and goals for sustainable development by 2030. AIUB encourages various activities that address capacity building and develops skills to meet the requirements and challenges for SDGs.

Sustainable Development Advancement Committee:

• Vice Chancellor
• Pro Vice Chancellor
• Institutional Quality Assurance Cell Team

Concern Office:

Institutional Quality Assurance Cell

Advisors:

• Prof. Dr. Md. Faruque Hossain- Representative from Faculty of Business Administration
• Prof. Dr. S. Mosaddeq Ahmed- Representative from Faculty of Science and Technology
• Representative form Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Representative from Faculty of Engineering