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USU Shapes International Best Practice for the SDGs through Global Research and Comparative Learning
Published At
12 August 2024
Published By
Threesna Sharfina
Positioning itself as a global leader in sustainable development, Universitas Sumatera Utara is shaping international best practices for the SDGs. By spearheading global research and comparative learning, the university transcends borders to identify, test, and refine innovative solutions. This proactive approach generates actionable models that actively advance the 2030 agenda for sustainable development worldwide.
Building Global Best Practice: USU’s Unites 9 Countries for Eco-Friendly Agriculture
Universitas Sumatera Utara conducts international collaboration into comparative methods, harmonised datasets, and policy-ready guidance that advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Across biodiversity, public health, climate action, sustainable tourism, and green infrastructure, USU acted as both initiator and partner, reviewing what works across countries and formalising it into international best practice.
USU and Netherlands Collaboration on Spatial Technology Builds Best Practice for Sustainable Forest Management
In the environment cluster, USU’s scientists worked with Indo-Pacific partners to standardise environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches for mangrove ecosystems and to build shared reference libraries—practical contributions to comparable indicators for SDGs 13, 14, and 15. A Top Scientist Seminar in May strengthened method alignment and capacity building across Malaysian–Indonesian sites, ensuring that field protocols yield interoperable data.
International Urban Farming Workshop: USU–USM Build Best Practice for Healthy, Food-Secure Cities
Beyond biodiversity, USU and Malaysian universities conducted joint fieldwork across the Lake Toba and Langkawi Global Geoparks, generating multi-site evidence for sustainable tourism and climate resilience. The comparative design—shared instruments, mirrored observations, and co-analysis—produces datasets that decision-makers can apply in both geographies, reinforcing SDGs 8 and 13.