CROSS-SECTORAL DIALOGUES ABOUT THE SDGs
JGU convenes and joins conversations about the SDGs that bring together universities, government, the judiciary, industry, civil society and the public. These dialogues are where research meets practice, and many of them are open to people outside the university.
Sustainability Conclaves and the launches of the Sustainable Development Report 2025
JGU held a series of conferences to promote conversations about sustainability, and launched its Sustainable Development Report 2025 across them. The series opened with the Mumbai Sustainability Conclave at Taj Lands End on 1 May 2025, where academia, industry, the judiciary and civil society discussed how higher education can speed up sustainable development. Justice M.S. Sonak of the Bombay High Court gave the inaugural address and released the report. A panel on “Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Universities, Industries and Organisations” brought together senior leaders from several sectors.
The series continued at:
- The Bengaluru Sustainability Conclave, 3 June 2025, co-hosted with RV University. Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka, released the report, and the conclave held a panel on maximising the impact of multi-stakeholder partnerships for the SDGs.
- The 2nd India–Japan Higher Education Forum, Tokyo, June 2025. Japan’s Education Minister unveiled the report before academic leaders and policymakers from both countries.
JGU has also shared the report with schools, colleges and industry experts in India and abroad to carry these conversations beyond the conference hall.
Distinguished Public Lecture, “The Climate Emergency”
Sir David King, Chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, gave the lecture. He was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government from 2000 to 2007 and raised public awareness of climate change in that role. Zack King, Director of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, gave a special address. The Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability and Jindal Global Law School organised the event at the Imaginarium, Savitri Jindal Faculty Office Block. It was open to students, faculty and the public, and linked climate science to law and policy.
IMAANDAAR inauguration and Global Conference on Judicial Independence
IMAANDAAR is the International Mooting Academy for Advocacy, Negotiation, Dispute Adjudication, Arbitration & Resolution at Jindal Global Law School. The Chief Justice of India and the Law Minister inaugurated it, dedicating the world’s largest moot court to legal education and justice. The inauguration brought together voices from the judiciary, academia, government and international institutions. A two-day global conference followed, where jurists, scholars and educators discussed how judicial independence underpins the rule of law.
India–UK Roundtable, “The Innovation Corridor: UK-India Higher Education”, House of Lords
This roundtable at the House of Lords in London looked at higher education partnerships between India and the UK. Parliamentarians, university leaders and policy experts from both countries discussed research collaboration, student mobility and innovation.
Webinar, “Climate Change Induced Migration: Practices from Around the World” (Centre for Environmental Law and Climate Change)
The webinar compared how countries and regions handle displacement and migration caused by climate change. It covered legal protection for people displaced by disasters and slow-onset change, relocation policy, and the gaps in international refugee law.
26th Futures Conference, “Sustainability, Temporalities and Futures”, University of Turku, Finland,
Dr. Max Steuer of Jindal Global Law School presented at the 26th Futures Conference, hosted by the University of Turku. The conference examined sustainability through the lens of time and long-term futures, and brought together researchers and practitioners working on how societies plan for what lies ahead.
