Sustainable Development Goal 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Learn how UVic advanced SDG 4 during 2023
On this page you can get a glimpse of the great work done by the campus community to advance SDG 4 during 2023, centred around the key areas of the university:
Education & student experience
Total graduates
Graduates who gained qualification to teach at primary school
First-generation students starting a degree
(first in their families)
SDG 4 in action at Co-op
Co-op and Career Services advances SDG 4 by offering paid work experiences for students locally and abroad, supporting experiential learning and improving the quality of their education.
Café Scientifique
The Faculty of Science's Café Scientifique series are free and casual community lectures, providing opportunities to learn about exciting new discoveries in modern science and meet experts in the field.
Public lectures on campus
UVic sponsors a number of public lectures on campus featuring the words and works of distinguished men and women across a vast array of academic and research endeavours.
Vocational workshops
The Digital Scholarship Commons at the Libraries offers a set of free workshops and events for the UVic community, in areas such as data analysis and visualization, research, writing and communication, makerspace tools, etc.
Research
FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 4
Scopus/Elsevier 2019–23JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 4
Scopus/Elsevier 2019–23CITATIONS OF SDG 4 RESEARCH
Scopus/Elsevier 2019–23
INSPIRE: community-based learning
INSPIRE is a program of research and community-based innovation that engages STEM students from underrepresented groups and connects them with mentors from industry and the community to ideate and co-create solutions that address society's most pressing challenges.
Literacy & anti-racism education
The Faculty of Education is committed to creating an inclusive learning and research environment with deep respect for all forms of diversity, aiming to promote decolonization, accountability, ethical leadership and lifelong learning in our community and beyond.
Language revitalization
UVic hosts a number of professionals at multiple faculties fully dedicated to ensure a generation of language experts with the skills to lead successful language revitalization efforts in Indigenous communities.
Decolonizing education
UVic advances SDG 4 by embracing a profound commitment to Indigenous engagement and decolonizing education. Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, the new Dean of the Faculty of Education, has worked extensively across sectors with NGOs, professional associations, governments, social movements, and communities.
Community & campus operations
Kidovate
Kidovate is a fun, free, youth entrepreneurship initiative offered by the Gustavson School of Business that supports middle school and high school age students in developing their own products and services.
Science Venture
UVic's Science Venture is a non-profit organization that offers hands-on, minds-on science, engineering and technology learning opportunities for youth entering grades 1 through 12
Centre for Outreach Education
CORE is a multidisciplinary centre, dedicated to enhancing the education of children and youth and transforming their learning through personalized tutoring services.
Training to advance the SDGs
UVic’s commitment to advance SDG 4 is supported by CIFAL Victoria, a UN affiliated training centre delivering accredited courses, workshops, seminars and conferences in three continents.
Policy & policy-making
Equity & inclusion
The Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) office champions UVic's commitment to practices of equity, diversity, fairness and inclusion, developing plans, policies and procedures in employment and education.
Academic accommodation
UVic 's Academic accommodations are individualized modification of environments, materials or requirements which provides students with an alternative means of meeting essential course or program requirements.
SDG guides
Events