UNU-IAS will host a symposium to discuss sustainability initiatives at universities participating in the UNU–SDG Universities Platform (SDG–UP). It will feature reports and discussions on the efforts of SDG–UP working groups, as well as presentations and panel session by students who completed the UN SDGs Introductory Course collaboratively developed by SDG–UP member universities. 

The event will provide an opportunity for participants to deepen discussions on the efforts of Japanese universities toward building a sustainable society, as well as the role of higher education institutions in achieving the SDGs.