17.3.16
SDG 16 – Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Effective, accountable and rights-based institutions are promoted at UTH through transparent governance structures, internal regulations and a suite of policies on ethics, gender equality, anti-discrimination, bullying and harassment, and child protection, all publicly accessible via the University website. The Centre for Children’s Rights in Volos, established in cooperation with UNICEF, provides a dedicated institutional platform for research, training and advocacy on children’s rights and protection, feeding evidence into regional and national policy debates.
The Jean Monnet Chair on EU Climate and Energy Policies and the Eastern Mediterranean enhances understanding of EU institutions, international law and climate governance, with teaching and outreach activities on EU climate and energy policies, climate diplomacy and the SDGs—including a dedicated presentation of the 17 SDGs to students.(Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών)
UTH’s participation in projects like CERP and ENFORCE extends SDG16 work into social dialogue and environmental law enforcement. CERP examines how collective bargaining can integrate environmental responsibility in transport and public sectors, while ENFORCE develops living labs, toolkits and protocols that help citizens and authorities work together to enforce environmental regulations, using citizen-science data to support legal and policy processes.(isp.org.pl)