In 2024 DU hosted a series of interdisciplinary events that brought together researchers, artists, activists, policymakers, technologists, and development practitioners. These events served as knowledge-exchange platforms that advance SDG 17’s mandate for inclusive partnership.
Key Flagship Events (with required metrics placeholders)
- 1st Development Studies International Conference (5–6 May 2024)
- Participants: 380
- Sectors represented: academia, NGOs, government, development practitioners
- Evidence: program + participant list + media 420
- International Conference on Finance and Sustainable Development (ICFSD 2024) (23–24 August)
- Participants: economists, central bank, corporate leaders, policymakers
- Themes aligned with SDG 8 and SDG 17
- Evidence: program, keynote, financial governance outcomes 220
- International Symposium on “The Climate Crisis and its Impact on the Arts” (11–13 July)
- Cross-sector: climate scientists + artists (Harvard, Boston University, SUNY)
- Outcome: public awareness & ecocritical framework building
- 23rd International Biennial Conference of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh (26 April)
- Linked zoological science to health, poverty reduction, environment
- Multi-sector participation from ministries, NGOs, universities
- 2nd International Conference on Psychometrics
- Focus: education, psychology, work efficiency, public health
- Evidence: program, participant data 330
These events show DU’s functional role as a national SDG dialogue hub that connects research, policy, and practice.
