Diversity through sustainable development at modern universities

Research shows that university efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) often enhance diversity among students and academics, such as through scholarships for vulnerable students and reducing gender disparities in hiring and promotion. This alignment with SDGs like SDG 1, SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 17 increases the competitiveness of universities by enhancing inclusiveness, flexibility, and adaptability. Modern higher education institutions (Western Sydney University, University of Technology Sydney, Western University, Queen's University, Newcastle University, University of Manchester and other) are implementing policies and strategies to improve the involvement and career advancement of diverse groups, including migrants, refugees, and individuals with different ethnic, religious, and demographic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities.