The University of Ottawa was recently recognized for its commitment to sustainability by The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which highlights institutional contributions to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2021, uOttawa had a strong showing in several areas, ranking:

uOttawa Champions of the Sustainable Development Goals

There’s never been a better time to come together to create your own impact in the world! Help build a better tomorrow by sharing your ideas and actions towards a sustainable future for our uOttawa campus, community and beyond!

• Join the uOGlobal community
• Tell us how you engage to:
  • Address an issue linked to one, or more sustainable development goals;
  • Share your action plan and get public engagement;
  • Demonstrate innovation and long-term transformational change.
• Share their initiative on social media by tagging us on Instagram @uottawa_international, @uottawa_alumni, Facebook @uottawa_international, @uOttawaAlumni and LinkedIn @uOttawa | uOGlobal! We encourage you to use our hashtags: #SDGs #uOGlobal and #uOttawa

Who can participate?

• Students (domestic, international, part-time, full-time) 
• Alumni
• Professors (all teaching personnel) 
• Staff (all support staff at uOttawa) 

Why participate?

• Small changes can make big differences. Living sustainably leads to better personal health, greater prosperity in our communities and a healthier environment.

Don’t know where to begin? Get inspired here!

uOttawa SDG Champions

• Participants submitting as a team will receive accreditation for one eligible activity towards the Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate (networking stream) and the uOGlobal recognition.

Past winners

2021

Student, Telfer School of Management
In the initial concept development phase, this initiative would include creating action groups that would allow students to create pilot projects (micro missions) in their community addressing its more pressing issues. The action groups would be interdisciplinary and be spearheaded by subject matter experts (professors, scholars, community leaders, etc.). The action groups would be a vehicle for real-life learning all while making an actual tangible difference in the community. Their first action will be to call out for micro mission ideas and begin recruiting volunteers and create a database for action groups.
SDG 17