Assessment of the level of awareness of higher education students about the sustainable development goals
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https://doi.org/10.52934/eto.2025.14Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals, Level of Awareness, Health Care, Higher Education StudentsAbstract
The article identifies the relationship between the achievement of sustainable development goals and quality education, which requires the search for reserves and points of influence that higher education can provide. Sustainable development requires large investments in quality education, provision of qualified medical services to the population, zero-carbon energy production, developed urban infrastructure, and digitalization. It has been proven that higher education provides tools for solving global problems of our time.
The main directions of reform in the context of increasing the UN's ability to overcome current challenges and support sustainable development around the world are highlighted at the Future Summit, where one of the main issues is the digital transformation of education. The article assesses the level of awareness of higher education students about the Sustainable Development Goals using an online survey. The study conducted among applicants for higher medical education shows a high level of awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and areas of competence development.
To find weaknesses in relation to the SDGs, it is advisable to systematically conduct surveys not only among students of higher medical education, but also among students of other higher education institutions with a focus on related SDGs, as their results are an important indicator of understanding the speed of achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals and the availability of resources, including educational resources.
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