Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
Alumni PD Webinar – Disaster Resilience Alumni Breakfast – The power of sport to lead the way in equality, inclusion and diversity Alumni Expert Exchange – Being an effective bystander (MATE) Alumni Breakfast – Social Impact of Business Alumni Breakfast -the importance of aligning your values with your workplace…
The Glycomics Circle was initiated to support female scientists at the Institute for Glycomics. The primary goal of the Glycomics Circle is to empower women in research at the Institute and provide support to females in a bid for better gender equality in the medical research arena.
In 2021, Griffith Global Mobility provided funding for 400+ students to participate in Common Purpose’s Global Leadership Forums and Global Citizenship Programs, which are non-academic (but with a micro-credential upon completion), online leadership development programs that focus on the UN SDGs. The uptake in these programs has shown that students…
The Griffith Asia Institute aims to expose students to Asia by developing cultural, political, and economic understanding and awareness. The Griffith Asia Business Internship program, a 20 CP course, is designed to foster personal connections and professional networks across the Asia-Pacific region. The course adds breadth with a focus on…
This ARC Discovery project is motivated by the urgent need to improve the environmental performance of tourism accommodation businesses. The aim of the research is to work with a diverse range of accommodation providers to achieve reductions in resource use to mainstream tourism. This will be achieved using an experimental…
The course introduces students to academic research methods and tools. The emphasis is for students to develop a research project idea arising from the literature inn their field of engineering. In doing so, students must review and recognize the important of the project to humanity through the eyes of the…
In a South Pacific context, this project aims to develop and disseminate a model of tourism that balances economic, social and environmental objectives. In addition to creating new knowledge in tourism and sustainable development, expected outcomes include an enduring community of practice, a suite of tools, guides and policy briefs…
This program has delivered training in sustainable tourism is over 200 government, academic and industry stakeholders in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The program involves a three-day pre-course training workshop in-country. Participants then travel to Australia to learn first-hand from tourism experts and operators in Australia about sustainable tourism practices. They…
The global demand for environmental engineers has risen significantly and is projected to continue as governments worldwide face increasing pressure to implement economic development programs that address pollution control and elimination, resource conservation and recovery, and achieving the SDGs. Environmental engineering the pathway to protecting the natural environment and its…
The ethics course covers both the Australian and international Engineering Codes of Ethics. SGD topics include Sustainability, Modern Slavery, ethical manufacture and supply chains.