Nova University Lisbon contributes to tackle the SDG 10 by empowering and promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all. Among other targets, NOVA has been particularly active in addressing the inclusion of people with disabilities and immigrant minorities, working together with local communities and civil society organizations. Reducing inequalities among NOVA Community, particularly among students and staff, is also a distinguishing factor of its intervention.
NOVA's 9 Academic Units develop programmes and initiatives with direct impact in our community. Get in touch, participate!
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The project "Adote um Dos Nossos" fights loneliness in elderly people thourh a digital platform that conects these public with young people and families, promoting inter generational relationships and their active integration. é uma proposta de combate à solidão no envelhecimento através de uma ferramenta digital, que permite conectar pessoas séniores, jovens e famílias, fomentando o envelhecimento ativo e saudável através das relações intergeracionais, da participação e da integração social dos idosos. |
Pernament | ENSP - NOVA |
Inclusive Community Forum | Peer2Peer Peer2Peer is a preparation program for the job market, based on a one-to-one dynamic between a university student and a disabled person looking for work, aiming to provide an experience where two different realities meet. |
Pernament | Nova SBE |
NOVA contributes significantly to the research into the area of SDG10. Learn more about the following research projects:
Identify the schools with the highest percentage of students of immigrant origin and their nationalities and explain the difference of results between students of immigrant origin and native students. Identify the factors that contribute to differences between schools in this phenomenon that can be considered as potential targets for intervention and produce recommendations for schools and educational policies.
This project experimentally evaluates the impact of an active immigrant integration program using a randomized controlled trial implemented among immigrants residing in the Greater Lisbon area and their relatives in Cape Verde.
NOVA University Lisbon has a strong formative offer, distinguished by quality and variety, linked to the SDGs. It supports the integration of interdisciplinarity and sustainability in all our study cycles.
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Master in Women’s Studies. Women in Society and in Culture (FCSH) Master in Migration, Inter-ethnicity and Transnationalism (FCSH) Master in Crossways in Culture Narratives (FCSH) PhD in Gender Studies (FCSH, FD) |
Contribution for SDG 10 in 2019:
Number of first-generation students starting a degree | 1189 |
Number of international students from developing countries | 249 |