Collaboration for SDG best practice

JSAA MoU with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy 

The Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA) signed an MoU with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) on September 19, 2024. Together, we are committed to fostering joint research, knowledge exchange, and capacity building in energy-efficient design and the built environment. Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) is one of the leading organisations in India dedicated to advancing energy efficiency through data-driven and evidence-based policies and research.

Jindal-Melbourne joint conference on the theme “Envisioning Shared Futures of Education: Australia and India’s Global Potential”

This conference is the culmination of a year-long dialogue between the senior leadership of the University of Melbourne and O.P. Jindal Global University to spearhead future collaborations between both these reputed institutions. 

Prof. Mohan Appointed Visiting Professor to London School of Economics and CNES’ Research Work in Cambodia.

In the early summer of 2024, Professor Deepanshu Mohan was appointed a Visiting Professor at the Saw See Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE. 

Prof. Mohan, during the first year of appointment, was involved in research and writing at LSE, while disseminating our ethnographic work undertaken in different provincial spaces across Cambodia (mostly studied during the period of 2016-2019 period across different projects supported by the JGU Research Grant Committee, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and other funding networks). 

The visits to Cambodia and the research undertaken across cities of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang province etc. was supported by local researchers who worked closely with the CNES team in conducting field interviews and assisting with translations and documentation. Some of the research work is published and openly accessible from here, here and here

The 2024 summer visit also allowed the creation of incubated cross-institutional partnerships between the LSE research community and JGU through our University’s IDEAS office. At the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, IDEAS, there are more than 15 scholars now who have formally joined the International Advisory Board to be involved in supporting the growth of research constellations, in addition to being engaged as knowledge sharing partners in the institute’s research journey. 

JGU is a signatory of the CANIE Accord

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is proud to be a CANIE Accord signatory. We are committed to responding to global sustainability challenges by integrating the social, economic and environmental perspectives of the SDGs in our strategy and operations. Universities play a transformative role in research towards climate change, but it is also our responsibility to lead by example and work towards a net zero emissions goal. JGU’s core value of sustainability is aligned with the goals of the Accord.

This partnership particularly targets SDG 13: Climate Action. Out of the several public commitments we have made, the following specifically focus on collaboration:

• Commit to greater levels of collaboration with other stakeholders in international education to forge a coordinated approach to accelerate climate action.
• Collaborate to design policy options to incentivise and drive climate conscious practices across the sector. For example, through support or funding for think tanks, research, and other new or existing initiatives.
• Collaborate globally on data collection and surveys relating to climate action in international education.
• Commission and support research and data collection on the intersections of climate change, global education, and social justice.

Collaborative research on the SDGs 

Prof. Thibault Weigelt: Report for the GIHR on human rights requirements for official poverty reports.

Prof. (Dr.) Abhiroop Chowdhury: Researched on studies that establish marine pollution impacts using machine learning tools. It is a collaborative work between O.P. Jindal Global University, Wuhan University (China), Zhejiang University, (China), University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka), Zhejiang Ocean University (China), Shanghai Maritime University (China), Fudan University (China), Changzhou University (China) and Ministry of Natural Resources (China). Research output is indexed at SCOPUS Database: Ning, Jia, Shufen Pang, Zainal Arifin, Yining Zhang, U. P. K. Epa, Miaomiao Qu, Jufen Zhao, Feiyang Zhen, Abhiroop Chowdhury, Ran Guo, and et al. 2024. “The Diversity of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Marine Pollution: A Systematic Literature Review” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 7: 1181. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12071181

Dr. Piyush Pranjal:  International Collaborative Research Publications covering different SDGs: 1) Shukla, K., Kaur, M., Mukherjee, M., Pranjal, P., & Sarkar, S. (2024). Conscious entrepreneurship: An authentic narrative for entrepreneurial ventures. In Compelling Storytelling Narratives for Sustainable Branding (pp. 92-115). IGI Global. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/conscious-entrepreneurship/350343 2) Singhal, V., Sethi, S., & Pranjal, P. (2024). AI, the new-age lawyer: Industry 5.0 and sustainable development in legal practice. In Powering Industry 5.0 and Sustainable Development Through Innovation (pp. 198-217). IGI Global. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/ai-the-new-age-lawyer/348224 3) Pranjal, P., Singhal, V., Sarkar, S., & Aggarwal, T. (2024). Mental health, SDGs, and spiritual care: A Call for legal advocacy. In Bridging Health, Environment, and Legalities: A Holistic Approach (pp. 182-204). IGI Global. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/mental-health-sdgs-and-spiritual-care/338121

Dr. Max Steuer: Collaboration with scholars from ELTE University on assessing resistance and resilience of constitutional courts against autocratization–presentation at ICON-S 2024 conference, also YCC@ASCL panel and special issue project proposal https://ascl.org/news/online-ycc-panel-21-october-2024-constitutional-court-resilience-and-resistance-vis-a-vis-de-democratization/ Do we want the rule of law? Why (not)? Charles University, Prague, Czechia & online. October 11, 2024. Invited presenter. https://www.prf.cuni.cz/sites/default/files/uploads/files/Programme-Do-we-want-the-RoL.pdf

Prof. Siddharth Kanojia:  Participated in International Symposium of Law and Maldives: Navigating Geopolitics, Trade and Sovereignty held in Male, Maldives in December 2023. https://www.villacollege.edu.mv/news/villa-college-hosts-international-symposium-on-law-and-global-affairs

Mr. Hemendra Singh: Research publications related to SDGs: 1. Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and the Law (Book Chapter) in the book, Bridging Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility: Pathways to a Sustainable Global Society. IGI Global. (Dealing with Goal 12 and Goal 16) 2. Legal aspects of digital ethics in the age of artificial intelligence (Book Chapter) in the book, Balancing Human Rights, Social Responsibility, and Digital Ethics. IGI Global. (Dealing with Goal 16) A link to my Scopus profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57217560109

Dr. Renu Emile: 1. Domestic Migrant Well-Being Orientations in Policy in a Developing Country (India): A Reflection 2. Renu Emile, Jayne Krisjanous, Maedhavini Banga & Djavlonbek Kadirov (11 May 2024): Healthcare access for pregnant women in a rural developing country context: Formal and informal institutional challenges, Health Marketing Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/07359683.2024.2347047