How we help shape SDG policy, bring government, industry and civil society together, collaborate with partners worldwide, and work with NGOs and business on the goals.
UPES report on Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals.
How UPES contributes to partnerships for the goals
At UPES, partnership is how the work gets done. The university researches the SDGs with partners in more than a hundred countries, helps national and state governments shape policy, brings government, industry and civil society together, places every first-year student with an NGO, and reports openly on its progress across all 17 goals.
43%of SDG research written with international co-authors
121partner countries and territories in research
70+international university partners
1,230NGO partners for student internships
17public SDG reports, one for every goal
We research together
Almost half of UPES SDG research is written with co-authors abroad, including universities across the Global South.
We shape policy
UPES contributes analysis and implementation to national energy policy, state disaster resilience and Uttarakhand's start-up policy.
We convene
Forums such as Himalaya Calling and Energy Summit bring government, the UN, industry, NGOs and communities to the same table.
We share data and practice
From CERN and the Global Burden of Disease to emissions accounting, UPES contributes to global data and better practice.
We work with NGOs and business
Every first-year student spends weeks with a social organisation, and research partnerships tackle real problems with industry and civil society.
We educate for the goals
Sustainability is part of every degree, and SDG learning reaches schools, villages, staff and working professionals.
1Research for the goals
UPES research on the SDGs is built on partnership: almost half of it is written with co-authors abroad. These figures cover UPES research publications on the SDGs and partnerships for them (source: Scopus).
Impact
UPES research on the SDGs is built on partnership: almost half of it is written with co-authors abroad.
393SDG research publications
7,773citations to these papers
43%with international co-authors
121partner countries and territories
Partners include universities in the Global South, in countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Viet Nam and Malawi.
A UPES researcher co-authored the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 in The Lancet, used to track the health-related SDG targets.
The research spans climate, energy, policy, technology, the circular economy, water, health and education.
Who we work with
168 of the 393 papers have co-authors outside India. The most frequent partner countries, by number of papers, are United States (34), China (32), South Korea (23), Taiwan (21), United Kingdom (17), Mexico (16), United Arab Emirates (16), Malaysia (15), Australia (14), Lebanon (12). Partners also include universities in the Global South, such as in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Viet Nam and Malawi.
What the research covers
Number of papers on each theme (a paper can appear under more than one).
Theme
Papers
Climate, environment and pollution
191
SDGs, policy and governance
145
Energy and decarbonisation
133
Technology, AI and Industry 4.0/5.0
91
Business, finance and supply chains
81
Circular economy and waste
64
Agriculture, food and water
57
Health and well-being
54
Education and skills
47
Most cited work
Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023[29] (The Lancet, 2025), cited 787 times.
Novel insights into Anammox-based processes: A critical review[67] (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022), cited 266 times.
Challenges and opportunities for the application of biofuel[68] (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017), cited 239 times.
Micro- and nano-plastics (MNPs) as emerging pollutant in ground water: Environmental impact, potential risks, limitations and way forward towards sustainable management[69] (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023), cited 196 times.
Technological solutions for boosting hydrogen role in decarbonization strategies and net-zero goals of world shipping: Challenges and perspectives[70] (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023), cited 174 times.
The full list of publications, with links, is in the annexure.
2Shaping national and state SDG policy
UPES contributes research, analysis and implementation to government policy on energy, resilience and innovation, across the policy cycle.
Identifying problems
Developing policy
Modelling futures
Monitoring
Adaptive management
Impact
UPES helps government make and deliver SDG policy, from national energy frameworks to disaster resilience in Uttarakhand.
5stages of the policy cycle UPES contributes to
₹14 crore+in grants secured by Runway Incubator in 2024–25
13major disasters documented in the UDAAI Monsoon Report 2025
A five-year MoU with NITI Aayog produced energy-efficiency frameworks, state assessments and joint policy briefs.
UPES is a knowledge partner and implementer of the DST–UNDP Community Resilience Resource Centres.
Recommendations on glacial-lake monitoring and early warning were submitted to the Government of Uttarakhand.
National
NITI Aayog. A five-year MoU (2017–2022) with the Government of India's policy think tank covered a national energy-efficiency framework and assessment of states, market mechanisms for residential energy efficiency, policy inputs on high renewable-energy penetration and clean-coal technology, an India–Japan comparison of grid integration, an evaluation framework to help states monitor efficiency policies, and joint policy briefs.
Gas market regulation. UPES submitted a formal response to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board's concept paper on unbundling gas transport and marketing, covering legal options, sequencing, regulatory certainty, capacity trading and indicators for when to unbundle.
DST–UNDP Community Resilience Resource Centres. UPES is a knowledge partner and implementer of this national programme using science and technology for post-COVID recovery, and presented its experience at the 2023 UN STI Forum side event alongside the DST Secretary and the UNDP Resident Representative in India.
Energy and the SDGs. In 2019 UPES hosted the 2nd International Conference-Workshop on Energy Innovation Initiatives for Attaining the SDGs under the aegis of NITI Aayog, with Arizona State University and IPE Global, where policymakers and regulators examined governance, financing and ownership models for SDG-enabling energy projects.
Uttarakhand
Disaster resilience. In December 2025 the UPES School of Law, the SDC Foundation and the Society for Constitutional Law and Human Rights released "Uttarakhand on Edge: UDAAI's Monsoon Report 2025", documenting 13 major disasters and recommending glacial-lake monitoring, better early warning and a unified Himalayan resilience policy to the state government.
Delivering innovation policy. Runway Incubator is a nodal agency under Uttarakhand's start-up policy, hosts a DST inclusive technology incubator and is developing an Atal Community Innovation Centre with NITI Aayog. In 2024–25 it secured more than ₹14 crore in grants from DST, MeitY, DBT-BIRAC, Startup Uttarakhand and NITI Aayog.
3Bringing sectors together on the SDGs
UPES starts and hosts regular forums where government, the UN, industry, NGOs, researchers, students and communities work on shared goals.
Impact
UPES brings government, the UN, industry, NGOs, researchers and communities to the same table to work on shared goals.
1,600delegates at Himalaya Calling 2025
~200papers at Energy Summit 2025
25+institutes at Udbhav 2025
7High Courts represented at the 2024 law conference
The Governor of Uttarakhand opened Himalaya Calling 2025, linking Himalayan protection to the SDGs.
IRENA's Deputy Director-General was chief guest at Energy Summit 2025.
The state's IT Development Agency ran the first Uttarakhand AI Mission hackathon at UPES.
Forums UPES runs
Himalaya Calling 2025 (9–11 September). Opened by the Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd), HILL's global summit linked Himalayan protection to the SDGs. Sessions brought an NHRC advisory group member, UNDP's Action for Climate and Environment programme and the Indian Youth Climate Network together on Himalayan climate law, and engineers, scientists and local practitioners together on nature-based solutions for rivers.
Sustainability Fair 3.0 (9–10 April 2025). Hosting HSFEA-2025, the 5th International Sustainability Conference on Health, Safety, Fire and Environmental Advances, with an advisory committee from Denmark, Spain, Finland, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA, alongside the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the fair engaged regulators, policymakers and industry, and recognised companies for safety and environmental performance.
Energy Summit 2025 (11–12 November). The 4th edition, held as the International Conference on Sustainable and Affordable Energy (ICSAE 2025). With IRENA's Deputy Director-General as chief guest and ANRF support, it brought CSIR, universities from India, the US and Germany, industry and more than 100 school students together on reliable, affordable, low-carbon energy.
UPES International Model UN. Running since 2012, the 10th edition (1–2 November 2025) brought 300–400 student delegates, including from Sudan, Nepal, Mexico and France, to negotiate climate adaptation and humanitarian issues.
Forums with government and partners
Udbhav 2025. The first emerging-technology hackathon of the Uttarakhand AI Mission, run by the state's IT Development Agency at UPES, with teams from IIT Roorkee, IIM Kashipur and the Forest Research Institute solving public problems.
ICMS 2025. With ANRF-SERB and the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, more than 250 participants applied mathematics to climate, disasters, water and energy in the Himalaya.
Financial literacy with SEBI. On 11 February 2025 the School of Business ran a workshop with India's securities regulator.
Environmental and energy law. In September 2024, with the Uttarakhand Forest Department and Pollution Control Board, the School of Law hosted HESCO, UNDP Uttarakhand, the SDC Foundation, a state Special Counsel and judicial officers from seven High Courts.
World Design Challenge 2023. Co-hosted with Algonquin College, Canada, under the World Design Organization, with mentors from companies such as BMW and Delta Air Lines judging SDG-focused designs.
A Himalaya Calling 2025 roundtable.Udbhav 2025, run with the Government of Uttarakhand.Energy Summit 2025 (ICSAE 2025), 11–12 November 2025.Industry and investors on clean-energy innovation at Energy Summit 2025.
4International research, data and best practice
UPES works with partners abroad to gather data, compare approaches and develop better practice on the SDGs.
Impact
UPES gathers data and shares best practice with partners around the world, from CERN to the Global Burden of Disease.
70+international university partners
45%of papers with foreign co-authors, July–December 2025
All 17SDGs reported to THE Impact Rankings 2025
UPES became the first Indian university to earn Aspire Impact's Gold Leaf certification, with full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions accounting.
An MoU with CERN and a Belle II GRID Computing Centre connect UPES to global research data networks.
Comparative studies with partners abroad propose harmonised standards for monitoring microplastics.
Comparing approaches and setting standards
Microplastics in Germany. With Technische Hochschule Bingen, UPES researchers compiled microplastic data from German rivers, groundwater, seas and treatment plants, compared policies from the EU, France, South Korea, the Philippines and India, and proposed reporting by both mass and particle count with harmonised sampling protocols (Environmental Engineering Research, 2025).
Microplastics in Himalayan lakes. A systematic review of 127 studies compared the Himalaya with the Alps and Andes, reviewed policies from the UN plastics treaty talks to China and the US, and proposed monitoring and remediation frameworks for cold, high-altitude lakes (Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2025).
Sharing practice at HSFEA-2025. In April 2025 UPES hosted its 5th International Sustainability Conference, where international researchers, policymakers and industry shared case studies, success stories and lessons in health, safety, environment and sustainability.
Visiting faculty. Norwegian neuropsychologist Dr Knut Hestad taught a six-session series at UPES on depression, HIV-related cognitive deficits and ageing.
One Health and bioinformatics. Collaborations with Leipzig University, Germany, on human, animal and environmental health, and with the University of Auckland, New Zealand, on bioinformatics.
Research across borders. 43% of UPES's SDG research papers have international co-authors, from 121 countries and territories (see Section 1). A review of hydrogen technologies for net-zero strategies, for example, was written with partners in the UAE, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Poland, Spain and Turkey.
Impact measurement. UPES became the first Indian university to earn Aspire Impact's Gold Leaf certification, after a standards-based assessment with full Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas accounting, and published its Impact Assessment Report 2024–25 and GHG Emissions Report; and the RISE Centre's executive programme teaches ESG through more than 50 Indian and global case studies.
Global data infrastructure
Global Burden of Disease. A UPES School of Health Sciences researcher is a co-author of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (The Lancet, 2025), which measures 375 diseases and injuries, 88 risk factors and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories. Its estimates are used to track the health-related SDG targets.
CERN. UPES has an MoU with CERN and is a participating institute in the Future Circular Collider study, contributing to software and detectors.
Belle II. UPES runs a Belle II GRID Computing Centre, part of the international network that stores and processes data from the Belle II experiment at KEK, Japan.
Reporting on the SDGs. UPES submits institutional data to the THE Impact Rankings (601–800 band in 2025, across all 17 SDGs) and the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability (1501+ in 2025).
Clean energy in practice. UPES has contributed research and capacity building to UNDP clean-energy initiatives, and distributed solar lamps to households with ASHRAE.
The International Workshop on Accelerators, November 2025, with speakers from Japan, France, the UK and Thailand.
5Working with NGOs and business
UPES students, researchers and staff work with NGOs and companies on volunteering, research and learning resources for the SDGs.
Impact
Every first-year student works with a social organisation, so partnership with NGOs becomes a habit for life.
1,230NGO partners for Srijan
5,000+students placed with NGOs
~2 lakhdays contributed to social projects
300+GS3 student volunteers
Partners include Goonj, CRY, Teach for India, Sewa International, WWF and Greenpeace.
Student projects have restored wells and ponds, cleaned rivers and supported menstrual health in government schools.
Research partnerships with HESCO, the SDC Foundation, Aspire Impact and HCLTech address Himalayan resilience, impact measurement and low-carbon industry.
Student volunteering
Srijan Social Internship. Since June 2021, every first-year student spends six to eight weeks full-time with a social organisation. It has three parts: a 10-hour pre-internship course on social issues such as health, education and poverty, the internship itself, and a post-internship phase in which students share what they learned with peers, seniors, faculty and staff. Partners have included Goonj, CRY, Teach for India, Sewa International, WWF, Greenpeace, Salaam Baalak Trust and NIIT Foundation. Students have served meals with Divya Prem Seva Mission, distributed reusable sanitary products with Human For Humanity, taught digital skills with Optasia Foundation, installed water filters with Urvita, restored wells and ponds under the Jal Jeevan Mission with Bhawana Sewa Sansthan, and planted trees with Green Birds Foundation. In 2025 Srijan 5.0 interns worked with Rise Foundation on afforestation and waste projects.
GS3. Students from the first Srijan cohort founded the Global Society of Social Soldiers. Its Project Naraini ran five river clean-ups in Dehradun, Project Sakhi gave 1,200 sanitary pads and menstrual-health sessions to more than 1,000 girls in 10 government schools, and Project Ayushman taught hygiene and resource conservation to about 1,000 students in eight schools.
Legal awareness in village schools. Under Srijan, the School of Law's Legal Aid Clinic and the UPES CSR team ran "Good Touch and Bad Touch" sessions for government-school students in Kharakhet, Misrapatti, Kandoli and Harriawala.
DaanUtsav with Goonj. Since 2022, students and staff have collected clothes and essentials for an old age home and a slum community in Dehradun.
Research with NGOs and business
SDC Foundation. Joint authorship of the UDAAI Monsoon Report 2025 on Uttarakhand's disasters.
HESCO. UPES and HESCO jointly set up HILL, which works on landslide early warning, Bhanjira as a livelihood crop, eco-tourism, women's empowerment and a zero-waste model for the Himalaya.
Aspire Impact. The RISE Centre partnership covers SDG mapping, Uttarakhand's Gross Environment Product and the university's own impact and emissions assessment.
Heartfulness. In March 2024 the School of Health Sciences and Technology and Heartfulness trainers ran a three-day meditation workshop for about 150 faculty, students and staff, in line with UGC guidance on mental health, and collected pulse, oxygen-saturation and blood-pressure data before and after sessions.
HCLTech. An MoU on sustainability and low-carbon solutions for the oil and gas industry, with internships.
Learning resources
Project Ekalavya. With the Ladli Foundation and Byju's, GS3 students mentored about 1,000 children, including children of campus security staff and nearby villagers, who received digital learning subscriptions.
Young problem solvers. On 11 August 2026 Runway Incubator and the Department of Social Outreach ran "Become a Community Problem Solver" for 155 students at Government Inter College, Paundha, who designed solutions to local problems from waste and road safety to water and farm markets.
Made for NGOs. Srijan interns have created videos and presentations used by Parivartan Social Foundation to help rural students prepare for board exams, and environmental-studies lesson plans for primary teachers with Roopayan.
ESG education. The Impact Specialist Programme, built with Aspire Impact and Mahindra University, offers 20 sessions and more than 50 caselets on net zero, circularity and impact.
The Heartfulness meditation workshop with the School of Health Sciences and Technology, March 2024.
6Reporting progress on every SDG
UPES publishes a separate public report on its progress towards each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Each report sets out the university's research, operations, policies and community work for that goal, with links to its sources.
Impact
UPES reports openly on its progress towards every one of the 17 goals.
17separate public SDG reports
All 17SDGs reported to THE Impact Rankings 2025
601–800THE Impact Rankings 2025 band
Each report sets out research, operations, policies and community work for its goal, with links to its sources.
Institutional data is also submitted to the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.
UPES also reports its institutional data across all 17 goals to the THE Impact Rankings (see Section 4).
7Education for the SDGs
Every UPES undergraduate learns about sustainability, many choose dedicated degrees, and the university takes SDG learning out to schools, villages and working professionals.
Impact
Sustainability is part of every UPES degree, and SDG learning reaches schools, villages, staff and professionals.
172courses on climate, environment, energy, health or society
6,500students a year in the School for Life
20,000+learners reached by the School for Life since 2020
~1,000school students reached by GS3 health and hygiene education
Every undergraduate takes an Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change course with a Living Lab.
Dedicated degrees range from Sustainability Engineering to Energy and Environmental Law.
Teachers, migrant workers' children, village women and support staff all benefit from SDG learning programmes.
For every student
School for Life. Since 2020, undergraduates across all schools take at least 18 credits of life-skills and interdisciplinary courses, including a four-credit Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change course with a Living Lab, and can choose Environment and Sustainability or Ethical Leadership in the 21st Century.
Design your own degree. The ABLE academic framework lets students add minors outside their main field, such as Sustainability Engineering, Climate Change or Disaster Management.
Learning by doing. The mandatory Srijan Social Internship[39] places every first-year student with an NGO working on the SDGs, after a 10-hour course on India's development challenges, with sessions led by UN representatives and Presidential Award winners.
A department for sustainability. The School of Advanced Engineering's Department of Sustainability Engineering[60] leads teaching and research on sustainability, and its Living Lab uses the campus itself as a place to learn (Living Lab Report[61]).
Measuring what students learn. Under the Internal Quality Assurance Cell's sustainability framework, structured tools assess students' sustainability literacy and awareness. Srijan builds in its own check: students take the pre-internship course on social issues, then return to campus to present what they learned to peers, seniors, faculty and staff. In the Himalayan Fellowship, 25 student fellows receive one-to-one faculty mentoring through a four-week field immersion on climate change, biodiversity, cultural resilience and social-ecological systems, framed by the SDGs.
Courses and programmes for the SDGs
UPES teaches 172 courses on climate, environment, energy, health or society. The tables below set out the main courses every student takes and the degrees and programmes built around the goals.
Courses for every undergraduate
Programme or course
Offered by
Focus
SDGs
Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change
School for Life (all schools)
A compulsory four-credit course with a Living Lab that uses the campus as a place to learn
SDG 4, 7, 12, 13
Environment and Sustainability (elective)
School for Life (all schools)
An interdisciplinary elective on environmental challenges and sustainable solutions
SDG 13, 15
Ethical Leadership in the 21st Century (elective)
School for Life (all schools)
Ethics, values and responsible leadership
SDG 16
Srijan pre-internship course
All schools, first year
A 10-hour course on India's development challenges, with sessions by UN representatives, before an NGO internship
SDG 1, 3, 4, 17
Minors in Sustainability Engineering, Climate Change and Disaster Management
ABLE academic framework (all schools)
Students add a sustainability minor alongside their main degree
SDG 11, 13
Undergraduate degrees
Programme or course
Offered by
Focus
SDGs
B.Tech Sustainability Engineering
School of Advanced Engineering
Engineering for sustainability, linked explicitly to the Paris Agreement and the SDGs
SDG 7, 9, 11, 13
B.Tech Renewable and Sustainable Energy Engineering
School of Advanced Engineering
Renewable energy systems and sustainable energy engineering
Civil engineering with a specialisation in environmental engineering
SDG 6, 11
B.Tech Fire and Safety Engineering (ESG and Sustainability)
School of Advanced Engineering
Fire and safety engineering with an ESG and sustainability specialisation
SDG 3, 8, 11
B.Tech Computer Science with IoT and Smart Cities
School of Computer Science
Connected technologies for smarter, more sustainable cities
SDG 9, 11
Transportation and Mobility Design
School of Design
Design of sustainable transport and mobility
SDG 9, 11
BA (Hons) Environmental and Sustainability Studies
School of Liberal Studies and Media
Includes courses such as Novel Data for the SDGs and Climate Finance and Green Transitions
SDG 13, 15, 17
BA/BBA LL.B. (Hons) Energy and Environmental Law
School of Law
Law and policy for energy, environment and climate
SDG 7, 13, 16
B.Sc. Food, Nutrition and Dietetics programmes
School of Health Sciences and Technology
Nutrition, dietetics and food science
SDG 2, 3
B.Pharm., B.MLS and B.AOTT
School of Health Sciences and Technology
Pharmacy, medical laboratory science, and anaesthesia and operation theatre technology
SDG 3
Postgraduate degrees
Programme or course
Offered by
Focus
SDGs
M.Tech Sustainability Engineering
School of Advanced Engineering
Advanced sustainability engineering, with an optional pathway to a PhD
SDG 7, 9, 11, 13
M.Tech Renewable Energy
School of Advanced Engineering
Renewable energy technologies and systems
SDG 7, 13
M.Tech Health, Safety and Environment
School of Advanced Engineering
Occupational health, safety and environmental management
SDG 3, 8, 12
M.Tech Disaster Management
School of Advanced Engineering
Disaster risk reduction and emergency management
SDG 11, 13
MBA Power Management (Green Energy and Transition to Sustainability)
School of Business
Management of the power sector and the transition to clean energy
SDG 7, 13
MBA Healthcare Management
School of Health Sciences and Technology
Management of health-care organisations
SDG 3
LL.M. Environmental and Energy Law
School of Law
Advanced environmental and energy law
SDG 7, 13, 16
M.Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics
School of Health Sciences and Technology
Advanced nutrition and dietetics
SDG 2, 3
M.Sc. Petroleum Geoscience with Environmental Geochemistry
School of Advanced Engineering
Geoscience with a focus on environmental geochemistry
SDG 7, 13
Professional programmes and fellowships
Programme or course
Offered by
Focus
SDGs
ESG, Sustainability and Impact Specialist Programme
RISE Centre, with Mahindra University and Aspire Impact
Executive education for professionals leading ESG and net-zero transitions
SDG 12, 13, 17
Himalayan Fellowship
Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership
A four-week field fellowship for 25 undergraduates, each awarded ₹30,000, on climate change, biodiversity and cultural resilience
SDG 13, 15, 17
For schools and the wider community
Local schools. The "Become a Community Problem Solver" programme for 155 students at Government Inter College, Paundha (August 2026); LearnShala centres and maths and science camps in government primary schools; support for about 12 government schools and more than 700 pupils with Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand, including a maths and science fair; an equality awareness drive in 16 government schools; and more than 100 school students presenting at Energy Summit 2025.
Teachers. Project Dronasthali trained more than 30 primary teachers from 15 Dehradun schools in digital teaching, and Project Utkarsh supports 14 local schools with academic help and career counselling.
Families of migrant workers. Project Samvedna gives day care and education to the children of migrant construction workers on UPES campuses.
Communities. DigitalDhaam teaches computer and internet skills in nearby villages; Project Lakhon Khawahishen paired reusable menstrual cups with 90 days of training and follow-up for about 1,200 women; and Project Vikalp trains rural women in recycling, craft design and medicinal plant farming.
Staff. About 60 support staff have been trained through the Skill Development Programme and 22 through Project Grow, and Project Swavalamban teaches Class IV women employees English, digital skills and their legal rights.
Professionals and the public. The ESG, Sustainability and Impact Specialist Programme, public launches such as the UDAAI Monsoon Report, the Living Lab Summit on Earth Day, Himalaya Calling and the Sustainability Fair share SDG knowledge beyond the campus.
Events and activities
37 events from UPES schools and departments show partnership for the goals in action, with universities, industry, government and civil society.
School of Advanced Engineering
ICMS 2025 concluded on a high note, bringing together brilliant minds, bold ideas and impactful research.
From keynote sessions to paper presentations, the conference sparked meaningful dialogue and inspired innovation at every step. Gratitude to all our speakers,…
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School of Advanced Engineering
Advancing Biomaterials Through Global Research Collaboration
The Mechanical Engineering Cluster, School of Advanced Engineering (SOAE), UPES, successfully hosted a Distinguished Guest Lecture by Dr. Yongdeok Jo , Director of…
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School of Advanced Engineering · 18–19 December 2025
ICAMEES 2.0 | Engineering the Future of Materials, Energy & Environmental Sustainability
The Department of Chemistry, Applied Science Cluster, under the School of Advanced Engineering, UPES Dehradun, is organizing the 2nd International Conference on…
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School of Advanced Engineering
Energy Summit 2025 – A Convergence of Ideas, Innovation & Impact
A powerful convergence of policymakers, industry stalwarts, researchers, and young innovators marked the successful conclusion of #Energy #Summit 2025 – 4th Edition,…
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School of Advanced Engineering · 10–11 October 2025
ICICCD 2025: A Global Confluence of Innovation, Intelligence, and Sustainability at UPES
The International Conference on Intelligent Communication and Computational Design (ICICCD 2025), hosted by the School of Advanced Engineering, UPES, on 10–11 October…
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School of Advanced Engineering
Advancing Global Academic Collaborations at UPES
UPES recently hosted a strategic interaction with delegates from Tulane University aimed at expanding international opportunities for students and faculty. The…
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School of Business
Empower. Innovate. Sustain.
At UPES School of Business, we had the privilege of hosting an inspiring Masterclass with Prof. Cynthia Caron from Clark University, exploring the critical role of…
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School of Business · 20th March 2025
UPES Takes a Major Step Towards Global Academic Excellence in Maritime, Logistics, Aviation, Oil, Gas, and
UPES Takes a Major Step Towards Global Academic Excellence in Maritime, Logistics, Aviation, Oil, Gas, and Energy! On 20th March 2025, we hosted delegates from the…
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School of Business
Where Education Meets Real-World Impact
At UPES School of Business, learning goes beyond textbooks and classrooms! Through our UK Global Immersion Program, students explored the heart of global business,…
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School of Business
Hero Campus Challenge (HCC) Season 10
The Road to Excellence: Hero Moto Corp x Unstop launches HCC Season 10 at UPES. UPES hosted the official launch of the Hero Campus Challenge (HCC) Season 10 as a key…
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School of Business · 26–27 September 2025
International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Pathways to Vikshit Bharat
Shaping India’s Innovation Future through IPR At UPES, our B-School creates a space where business thinking, innovation, and strategic policymaking intersect to chart…
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School of Business
Fuelling the Future: Reflections from FIPI Naftanomics 2025.
FIPI Naftanomics 2025 brought together industry leaders, young innovators, and energy enthusiasts - positioning the School of Business, UPES as a strong platform for…
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School of Computer Science
A recent visit of the delegates from the University of Malta at UPES has opened promising avenues to
A recent visit of the delegates from the University of Malta at UPES has opened promising avenues to explore how #AI and healthcare can converge to address global…
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School of Computer Science · September 10, 2025
Ready to step into the future of tech?
The AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025 is here — in collaboration with UPES-CSA Student Chapter, UPES School of Computer Science, powered by the AWS User Group Dehradun.…
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School of Computer Science
At UPES, we believe in learning from global pioneers!
We were honored to host Prof. Reuven Yosef, Senior Professor & Distinguished Scientist at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel), for an engaging guest talk on…
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School of Computer Science
Wrapping Up a Journey of Discovery | Summer School 2025
From exploring the elegance of dynamical systems to decoding the complexity behind real-world patterns — the Science Academies' Summer School on Dynamical Systems &…
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School of Computer Science
AWS Innovate Week 2025 at UPES | A Trailblazing Milestone for Future-Ready Talent
From May 26th to 30th, 2025, the School of Computer Science at UPES hosted a one-of-its-kind AWS Innovate Week, designed exclusively for 3rd-year students of the…
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School of Computer Science
Salesforce Day at UPES | SoCS
A big leap into the future of tech learning! At the School of Computer Science, we launched Uttarakhand’s First Salesforce Talent Hub, powered by Salesforce and…
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School of Computer Science
And that’s a wrap on the International Conference on Advancement in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
And that’s a wrap on the International Conference on Advancement in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (ICACSDF 2025)! Hosted by UPES School of Computer Science,…
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School of Computer Science
Research Talk on Machine Learning & Earthquake Engineering
UPES hosted Prof. Didier Clouteau, Distinguished Professor at Centrale Supélec, University Paris-Saclay, for a compelling session that blended advanced research with…
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School of Computer Science
From Learners to Builders: Engineering the future with Agentic AI
Organized by the School of Computer Science, UPES, in collaboration with Google Developers Community, Google Cloud AI Lab’26 transformed campus into a live innovation…
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School of Computer Science · 6–8 November 2025
Bridging Research and Innovation - ICMLDE 2025
The School of Computer Science, UPES, proudly presents the global thought leaders who will illuminate the stage at #ICMLDE 2025, Dehradun. Prepare to engage with…
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School of Design
Celebrating a visionary leader on the global stage.
We proudly congratulate Prof. Pradyumna Vyas on his appointment as the President of the World Design Organization. From shaping the landscape of design education in…
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School of Design
Global Voices, Local Impact !
When global leaders walk into our studios, they bring with them perspectives that reshape how our students see #Design. During his recent visit to UPES, Dr. Gjoko…
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School of Health Sciences and Technology
WCHST 2026 | Advancing Global Health Through Science & Technology
The World Congress on Health Sciences and Technology (WCHST 2026), hosted by the School of Health Sciences & Technology, UPES, invites abstract submissions from the…
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School of Health Sciences and Technology
Thought Leadership Through Global Academic Collaboration
UPES continues to expand its global academic footprint through faculty-led engagement at leading international universities. Such global assignments reflect the…
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School of Law
UPES School of Law & Jupitice Launch India’s First Just Tech Innovation Hub
UPES School of Law is proud to announce a pioneering collaboration with Jupitice Justice Technology Pvt. Ltd., the global leader in #Justice Tech and ODR solutions.…
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School of Law · 23 July 2025
Contemporary International Trade and Changing Global Legal Order
The Law and Social Sciences Cluster at UPES School of Law hosted the second event under its #International #Law and #Politics in Review series, bringing together…
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School of Law
In today’s rapidly evolving innovation landscape, collaboration between academia and industry is key to
In today’s rapidly evolving innovation landscape, collaboration between academia and industry is key to fostering a strong IPR framework. Through initiatives by the…
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School of Law
With immense pride we are pleased to announce that UPES School of Law has today signed a strategic
With immense pride we are pleased to announce that UPES School of Law has today signed a strategic three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SETU Aayog,…
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School of Law · 26th April 2025
"Celebrating World IP Day: Navigating the Future of Music, Technology, and Copyright in the Age of AI"
On 26th April 2025, the IPR Cell, UPES, in collaboration with the School of Law, UPES, hosted an insightful panel discussion on the theme “Exploring the Intersection…
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School of Law
We are privileged to welcome Prof. Peter Crisp, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Law, London, as our
We are privileged to welcome Prof. Peter Crisp, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Law, London, as our Esteemed Guest of Honour at the Inaugural Ceremony of…
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School of Law
Empowering Startups & MSMEs: Leveraging IPR for Innovation and Growth
The UPES School of Law, along with its #Intellectual #Property #Rights Cell (CIPR) & Runway, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &…
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School of Law
International Conference on New Paradigms in Environmental Sustainability and Energy Laws
Organized by: Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies, School of Law, UPES In collaboration with: Uttarakhand Forest Department & Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board,…
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School of Liberal Studies and Media
Interdisciplinary Learning in Action: Neuropsychology Meets Liberal Studies
The School of Liberal Studies & Humanities (SOLHS), UPES, recently hosted an enriching global classroom experience with Dr. Knut Hestad, renowned neuropsychologist…
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School of Liberal Studies and Media
Breaking Barriers, Building Voices | International Colloquium on Gender & Social Justice
The International Colloquium on Gender and Social Justice, hosted by School of Liberal Studies and Media, UPES, in collaboration with the University of Bologna,…
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Student well-being
Psychology Research on Depression and Suicide Prevention
At UPES, psychology students aren’t just learning theories—they are actively shaping the future of mental health. Through groundbreaking research collaborations with…
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Our contribution to the UN SDG 17 targets
Goal 17 has nineteen targets agreed by the United Nations for 2030. Many are for national governments; UPES contributes to the targets on partnerships, knowledge sharing, capacity building, data and measurement.
Impact
UPES contributes to the partnership, technology, capacity-building and data targets of Goal 17, with its strongest impact on multi-stakeholder and civil society partnerships.
8UN targets under Goal 17 that UPES contributes to
4targets with sustained programmes and measurable results
Where we make the biggest difference
Targets where UPES runs sustained partnerships and programmes with measurable results.
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UN target 17.16Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that share knowledge, expertise, technology and resources.
Micro- and nano-plastics (MNPs) as emerging pollutant in ground water: Environmental impact, potential risks, limitations and way forward towards sustainable managementhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141568
Technological solutions for boosting hydrogen role in decarbonization strategies and net-zero goals of world shipping: Challenges and perspectiveshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113790
