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Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · Brazil

Free book on universities and sustainable development sets policy guidelines for Brazil

A book available as a free download gathers interdisciplinary studies tied to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and sets out practical guidelines for government policymaking in Brazil.

Photo: Hector.carvalho / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters: The book, free to download, sets out practical guidelines intended for the formulation of government policies in Brazil.

Jornal da USP, the University of São Paulo's news outlet, reported on a book that brings together research on the role universities play in sustainable development.

According to the report, the book can be downloaded free of charge and contains interdisciplinary studies connected to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The publication also lays out practical guidelines for the formulation of government policies in Brazil, Jornal da USP said.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The book is available as a free download, and Jornal da USP reports that it pairs interdisciplinary SDG research with practical guidelines for government policymaking in Brazil.

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