University-wide initiative
Clean Campus, Green Future
A realistic, everyday commitment to keeping the campus clean, reducing waste and protecting the natural spaces that define JU.
Sustainability@JU
A living campus of forests, wetlands and lakes, working toward all 17 Global Goals.
Photography: Sijen Sarker
About
A university shaped by its landscape
Jahangirnagar University sits on 697 acres of greenery in Savar, about 30 kilometres from central Dhaka. Walk the tree-lined paths or watch migratory birds settle on the campus lakes each winter and you'll see that sustainability here isn't an abstract concept, it's part of daily life.
Founded in 1970 as Bangladesh's first fully residential public university, JU has always been shaped by its relationship with the natural world. This site brings together the university's work across all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals: teaching and research, campus policy, and community outreach.
A positive influence beyond its own walls
We believe a university should be a positive force not only within its walls but in the world beyond them. Our graduates should leave as people who make thoughtful decisions, act ethically, and feel a genuine responsibility toward others and the environment.
The most important questions on poverty, health, environment, equality and governance can't be answered by one field in isolation. So we bring departments and institutions together, and make sure our findings reach the communities and policymakers who can use them.
As a residential campus, JU is also a community. How we maintain our land, treat our people, feed our students and run our facilities should show the future we're working toward: equitable, environmentally responsible and inclusive.
Flagship programmes
Where the work happens
JU works with government agencies, NGOs and international partners on disaster risk, food security and water management, and is a member of SDSN Bangladesh, supporting national SDG implementation with research, data and expertise.
Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS
Remote Sensing and GIS
Satellite data and spatial analysis to track land use, map flood risk and monitor climate change, the applied work that lets communities plan ahead.
Department of Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Field research and community awareness programmes on climate action, life below water and life on land. Students here don't just study the environment, they walk out into it.
JUNCC, student-led
Nature Conservation Club
Biodiversity assessments, tree-planting drives, lake clean-ups and conservation seminars all year, and the lead voice on the wetlands during migratory bird season.
Department of Zoology
Bird Fair and Butterfly Fair
Recurring flagship events that bring students, researchers and the public together around the campus's wildlife, alongside a wildlife rescue centre and DNA barcoding lab.
Department of Anthropology
Anthropology and social advocacy
A place where academic rigour meets social advocacy, working so that women's perspectives are heard in the classroom, in research and in national debates on equality and rights.
At a glance
Where the work is happening
One bubble for each goal. The bigger the bubble, the more the university has on record for it. Drift right for more ongoing programmes and research, and up for more recent events and partnerships. Select a bubble to open the goal.
1Goal 1: No Poverty4 focus areas2Goal 2: Zero Hunger3 focus areas3Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being5 focus areas, 9 events4Goal 4: Quality Education9 focus areas, 21 events5Goal 5: Gender Equality4 focus areas, 4 events6Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation5 focus areas, 1 event7Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy3 focus areas, 1 event8Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth5 focus areas, 5 events9Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure6 focus areas, 9 events10Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities5 focus areas, 7 events11Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities9 focus areas, 13 events12Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production6 focus areas, 1 event13Goal 13: Climate Action7 focus areas, 6 events14Goal 14: Life Below Water9 focus areas, 1 event15Goal 15: Life on Land11 focus areas, 7 events16Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions11 focus areas, 11 events, 10 partner agreements17Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals8 focus areas
More ongoing programmes →
More recent events →
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions has the most on record (11 focus areas, 11 events, 10 partner agreements). Zero Hunger has the least written up so far. These bubbles show what has been documented, not how much effort a goal receives, so a small one may just be a story that hasn’t been told yet.
View as table
| Goal | Focus areas | Events | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 4Quality Education | 9 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| 11Sustainable Cities and Communities | 9 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 15Life on Land | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 3Good Health and Well-being | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 13Climate Action | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 10Reduced Inequalities | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 8Decent Work and Economic Growth | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 14Life Below Water | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 5Gender Equality | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 17Partnerships for the Goals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12Responsible Consumption and Production | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6Clean Water and Sanitation | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1No Poverty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7Affordable and Clean Energy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2Zero Hunger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Explore
Seventeen goals. One campus.
Choose a goal to see what Jahangirnagar University does about it: teaching, research, facilities, partnerships and everything that has happened on campus.
- 01
No Poverty
4 activities
- 02
Zero Hunger
3 activities
- 03
Good Health and Well-being
14 activities
- 04
Quality Education
30 activities
- 05
Gender Equality
8 activities
- 06
Clean Water and Sanitation
6 activities
- 07
Affordable and Clean Energy
4 activities
- 08
Decent Work and Economic Growth
10 activities
- 09
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
15 activities
- 10
Reduced Inequalities
12 activities
- 11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
22 activities
- 12
Responsible Consumption and Production
7 activities
- 13
Climate Action
13 activities
- 14
Life Below Water
10 activities
- 15
Life on Land
18 activities
- 16
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
41 activities
- 17
Partnerships for the Goals
8 activities
- AlsoSee what’s been happening lately
From campus
Latest updates
Recent seminars, fairs, partnerships and projects, each filed under the goal it supports.
20
Jun 2025
Professor Md. Monwar Hossain was congratulated on his final nomination for the National Wildlife Conservation Award 2025, in the individual category for wildlife education and research.
Goal 1526
May 2025
The CSE student team Triptych was recognised for winning the university category of the PKI Hackathon at the Public Key Infrastructure Summit 2025.
Goal 924
May 2025
The process of providing gas connections to six newly constructed residential halls began. Engineers from Titas Gas inspected the halls and conducted the necessary surveys.
Goal 719
May 2025
The Teacher-Student Centre organised a Rabindra–Nazrul birth-anniversary celebration.
Goal 1118–22
May 2025
Research project summary presentation seminars were held across the Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, IIT, Remote Sensing and GIS, and IBA.
Goal 416
May 2025
The Department of Philosophy hosted a two-day interdepartmental debate competition titled “The Philosopher Podium.”
Goal 415
May 2025
Jahangirnagar Theatre held a four-day theatre festival at the Selim Al Deen open-air stage.
Goal 1114
May 2025
A free hepatitis B vaccination programme was inaugurated at Jahangirnagar University. It was organised by the university branch of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.
Goal 3
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Partnerships that travel: the agreements signed since 2024
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