ZU

Sustainability Office

 

ORIC-Ziauddin University is a pioneer and has already established a Sustainability Office (SO)-in ORIC Ziauddin University is operational since 2020 and working passionately. Sustainability office (SO)-Ziauddin University could support the Sindh SDG Support Unit in other ORICs in the establishment of the Sustainability Office. This would be helpful in generating inclusive and focused effort for the achievement of approved SDGs priorities of Sindh 2025 Vision.

Sustainability Office (SO), Ziauddin University Could Facilitate Public/Private Universities/ORICs in the following:

  • Establishment of Sustainability Office/cell in university.
  • Mentoring and guidance to operate and integrate within the university.
  • Mentoring and guidance to operate and integrate with external relevant entities.

Objectives of Sustainability Office:

Major objective of the Sustainability Office (SO) would be:

  • To accelerate the pace, monitoring and evaluation of SDGs activities within the university.
  • To initiate, implement and monitor policy work, framework(s) for inclusion of Sindh SDG goals, indicators in institutional governance, organisational culture and operations.
  • To initiate, implement and monitor policy work, framework(s) for inclusion of university stakeholders within the framework.
  • To generate a network of internal and external change agents/ supporters and volunteers to support institutional SDG initiatives.
  • To monitor and facilitate inclusion of S-SDGs in institutional strategic goals, academic programmes and research.
  • To educate and create multi-dimensional awareness about S-SDGs among internal and external stakeholders.
  • To generate supporting data for S-SDGs initiatives, actions and outputs.
  • To support/advocate ORIC/ institutional policymakers in policymaking.
  • Reaching out to national and international think tanks, supporting agencies.

Outcome of Sustainability Office (SO):

  • The Sustainability Office (SO) would initiate focused activities to achieve SO-objectives.
  • Timely and accurate monitoring and evaluation of SDGs activities within the university.
  • Acceleration in pace, monitoring and evaluation of SDGs activities within the university.
  • Initiation, implementation and monitoring of policy work, framework(s) for inclusion of Sindh SDGs in institutional governance, organizational culture and operations.
  • Initiation, implementation and monitoring of policy work, framework(s) for inclusion of university stakeholders.
  • Generation and governance of a network of internal and external change agents/ supporters and volunteers to support institutional SDG initiatives.
  • Monitoring and facilitation/ inclusion of S-SDGs in institutional strategic goals, academic programmes and research.
  • Education and multi-dimensional awareness about S-SDGs among internal and external stakeholders.
  • Database for S-SDGs initiatives, actions and outputs. Support/advocacy for ORIC/ institutional policymakers in policymaking.

Structure of Sustainability Office/Cell:

Sustainability Office /Cell would operate under the umbrella /supervision of the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) in universities.

Sustainability Office/Cell could be managed by Manager-Sustainability Office, assistance can be provided with supporting staff. Manager-Sustainability Office would directly report to Director-ORIC.

Integration of Sustainability Office (SO):

Integration of sustainability office would be in two phases

  1. Integration of Sustainability Office would be in two phases Integration of Sustainability Office/cell with ORIC and other relevant departments within the university.
  2. Integration of Sustainability Office/cell with other sustainability offices/cells in other public and private universities in Sindh.

Localization of Sustainability office (SO):

  1. Localization could be done by integration of sustainability office with other sustainability offices/cells in other public and private universities in Sindh.
  2. Localization could be done by integration of sustainability office/cell with other stakeholders related to each SDG in Sindh.

Globalization of Sustainability Office (SO):

  1. Globalization could be done by integrating the sustainability office with other global stakeholders related to each SDG.

Projects:

  1. NCBC

National Centre in Big Data and Cloud Computing

Startups:

  1. Sehat Kahani

Activities:

  1. Tree Plantation
  2. Conference

Ziauddin University is organizing two parallel sessions at the UN’s SDSN 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD). “Research for Impact: An Inclusive and Sustainable Planet.”

The first session is titled: “SDG Learnings from COVID-19 for Science-Informed Decision-Making” whose invited speaker and moderators are:

Prof. Dr. Nida Hussain (Invited Speaker)

(Pro-Chancellor, Ziauddin University)

Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Umrani

(Director ORIC, Ziauddin University)

The second ZU session is titled: “SDG6 Implementation in LMICs and How National Water Policies Can Accelerate Progress”.