“Bhutan+Nepal Higher Education for accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (B+NESDG)”

Sagarmatha Engineering College (SEC) is involved in “Bhutan + Nepal Higher Education for accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (B+NESDG)” along with the other partner universities from Spain, Greece, Nepal and Bhutan. The project is co-funded by the Erasmus + program of the European Union. Under this project, the involved Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from the developing countries (Nepal & Bhutan) get the necessary international support to apply the principles of Sustainable Development in any kind of activities or training related to Education. And, the process ultimately helps to uplift the quality of life in Nepal & Bhutan.
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Project Partners:

1. Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, Spain
2. Riga Technical University, Latvia
3. Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Bhutan
4. Nepal Engineering College, Nepal
5. Kathmandu University, Nepal
6. Pokhara University, Nepal
7. Mid-Western University, Nepal
8. Far-Western University, Nepal

Project Coordinator:
Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, Spain is the coordinating partner and Prof. Ruth Herrero Martin is the coordinator of the project.

Objectives:
To increase the quality of tertiary education through a capacity building holistic approach of 6 Higher Education Institutions (HEI) on Sustainable Development (SD) to facilitate the accomplishment of relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bhutan and Nepal, modernizing partnership HEIs to be more internationally recognized and competitive.

Specific Objectives:
Sustainable University- Capacity building to create a whole institution approach aimed at mainstreaming sustainability into all aspects of the educational institution. Reinforcing the capabilities of the institutions to support the country on accomplishing SDGs, turning the university into an institution fostering sustainable development, inclusion and social commitment.

- Integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the participants HEIs through and inclusive and equitable quality educational approach. Contributing to modernize
  and update the pedagogical framework and to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to be responsible global citizens.
- Capacity building for the university community (technical/administrative and managerial staff, educators and students).
- Inclusiveness and mitigating gender disparities in tertiary education.
- Establishing a long-lasting international cooperation and national/regional partnership to accomplish in two low-income countries (Nepal and Bhutan) the SDGs through ESD in HEIs.

Objectives:

To increase the quality of tertiary education through a capacity building holistic approach of 6 Higher Education Institutions (HEI) on Sustainable Development (SD) to facilitate the accomplishment of relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bhutan and Nepal, modernizing partnership HEIs to be more internationally recognized and competitive.

Project Website: https://bnesdg.eu