Reducing Inequalities: JCU Kicking (Sustainable Development) Goals

Good progress is currently being made to address disparities in opportunity, income and power, but more is needed, especially in the developing world. This is the focus of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10:

Reduce inequality within and among countries

James Cook University has been judged the best university in the world in its commitment to the United Nation’s goal of reducing inequality. The judging criteria for compliance included evaluation of the percentage of students and staff with disabilities, a non-discriminatory admissions policy, anti-discrimination and harassment policies, support to students and staff from under-represented groups and cross-cultural training and awareness.

JCU Senior Lecturer Dr Narayan Gopalkrishnan is at the forefront of research and practice to reduce socioeconomic inequalities by championing social entrepreneurship. He and his collaborators have formed the Social Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia (SESA) Network as a way of applying business methods to community projects which benefit people from low socio-economic backgrounds.