Annual SDG Report — 2022/23

Overview

In the 2022/23 academic year, Future University in Egypt advanced the Sustainable Development Goals across its six faculties, its campus and the communities around it. This general report brings together the University’s work on all seventeen goals for the year: the activities it held, the research its academics published, and the policies that underpin its commitments. A separate, detailed report for each goal is linked below.

Highlights across the goals

• Goal 1 — No Poverty: During Ramadan in March 2023, FUE students — working with the Hayah Foundation for Sustainable Development and the student-led “Kataf fi Kataf” initiative — packed and distributed food-and-essentials charity bags to families in need in the communities around the campus, continuing an annual drive that mobilises student volunteers to reach low-income households.
• Goal 2 — Zero Hunger: During Ramadan in March 2023, the University prepared and distributed charity food bags to families in need together with the Hayah Foundation, a student-driven effort that addresses seasonal food insecurity in the surrounding communities.
• Goal 3 — Good Health and Well-being: The University renewed its cooperation protocol with the Medicine for All Foundation, under which FUE supports medical convoys to under-served areas and hosts a permanent medicine-donation collection box on campus that redistributes unused medicines to patients who cannot afford them.
• Goal 4 — Quality Education: In February 2023 the Faculty of Economics & Political Science ran an Applied Econometrics Techniques training course covering the E-Views, STATA and SPSS statistical packages, open to students and early-career researchers building quantitative-analysis skills.
• Goal 5 — Gender Equality: FUE was ranked among the top three universities in Egypt for gender equality in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, reflecting the near-parity of women in its student body and their presence in research and academic leadership.
• Goal 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation: Treated water from the governmental treated-water network was reused across the campus for landscape irrigation and for washing the University’s vehicles and shuttle-bus fleet, reducing demand on fresh water in FUE’s desert setting.
• Goal 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy: A multi-axis energy-efficiency policy was in force across the campus, combining efficient building design, periodic energy audits, energy-efficient equipment, sustainability content in the curriculum, international cooperation on energy, and penalties for non-compliance — addressing the high air-conditioning demand of the desert climate.
• Goal 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth: In October 2022 FUE signed a cooperation protocol with the global software company SAP to train students in data science, artificial intelligence and information security before graduation, giving them industry-standard skills aligned to employer demand.
• Goal 9 — Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: The Future Factory for Industrial Training (FFIT) operated as a 460 m² training facility equipped with 23 industrial instruments and certified to ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO 14001:2015 (environment) and ISO 45001:2018 (occupational health and safety), giving engineering and pharmacy students hands-on experience of certified industrial production.
• Goal 10 — Reduced Inequalities: FUE sustained its support for students and staff with disabilities and for students from developing countries, and was recognised among Egypt’s leading universities for reduced inequalities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
• Goal 11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities: On its annual “Think Blue” Environment Day in May 2022, the University staged a live oil-spill containment simulation with the Red Sea Ports Authority, giving students a practical demonstration of marine-pollution response and environmental protection.
• Goal 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production: A source-separation recycling system was in place across the campus for paper, plastic and metals, with separate periodic collection, diverting recyclable material from general waste.
• Goal 13 — Climate Action: In November 2022, in the run-up to COP27 in Egypt, FUE and the University of Cincinnati held a joint international climate symposium addressing green buildings, carbon-dioxide reduction, renewable energy and climate adaptation, linking the University’s teaching to the global climate agenda.
• Goal 14 — Life Below Water: On its “Think Blue” Environment Day in May 2022, the University ran an oil-spill containment simulation with the Red Sea Ports Authority, raising student awareness of the threats facing marine ecosystems and of how spills are contained.
• Goal 16 — Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: FUE was the sole academic sponsor of the presidential strategic forum for the 2030 Green Cities initiative, whose conclusions and recommendations were compiled and submitted to national leadership, giving University expertise a direct role in national sustainable-urban policy.
• Goal 17 — Partnerships for the Goals: In October 2022 FUE signed a cooperation protocol with the global software company SAP, partnering with industry to train students in digital skills ahead of graduation.

Research published in 2022/23

Across its six faculties and its Research Centre, Future University in Egypt published 553 Scopus-indexed research outputs in 2022/23 that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, attracting 16,379 citations. The strongest research contributions were to Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (294); Affordable and Clean Energy (208); Good Health and Well-being (98); Quality Education (72); Sustainable Cities and Communities (55). Among the most-cited works that year:

• Classification, Synthetic, and Characterization Approaches to Nanoparticles, and Their Applications in Various Fields of Nanotechnology: A Review. Khan, Y. and 12 more (2022). Catalysts · cited 671 times.
• Chromium toxicity, speciation, and remediation strategies in soil-plant interface: A critical review. Zulfiqar, U. and 12 more (2023). Frontiers in Plant Science · cited 265 times.
• Wastewater treatment: A short assessment on available techniques. Nishat, A. and 12 more (2023). Alexandria Engineering Journal · cited 245 times.
• Spatial distribution and risk assessments due to the microplastics pollution in sediments of Karnaphuli River Estuary, Bangladesh. Rakib, M.R.J. and 11 more (2022). Scientific Reports · cited 241 times.
• Analysis of the relationship among land surface temperature (LST), land use land cover (LULC), and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) with topographic elements in the lower Himalayan region. Ullah, W. and 8 more (2023). Heliyon · cited 181 times.

Reports by goal

Open any goal for its full report for 2022/23 — its commitment, how the University delivers it, the year’s activities and research, and the supporting policies.

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