On April 25, the Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology of Okayama University held an on-campus workshop under the theme “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Okayama University’s Efforts” at the Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology Building.

The workshop was attended by 55 faculty members and students. Mr. Atsufumi Yokoi, Vice Executive Director and Senior University Global Administrator (UGA) lectured on the philosophy and history of the SDGs, Japan’s and the rest of the world’s movement towards the SDGs, interactions with local areas for the SDGs, the University’s past efforts for achieving the SDGs, and other topics related to the SDGs. Workshop participants rediscovered the fact that the Setouchi region has great potential to help achieve the SDGs, including Okayama’s environmental efforts and Hiroshima’s initiative to promote peace.

The lecture was followed by a lively Q&A session. The Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology will make further efforts to help achieve the SDGs.

○ For information about the University’s efforts to help achieve the SDGs, visit the following website.
//www.okayama-u.ac.jp/eng/about_okayama_university/okayama-sdgs.html