WEEK 6: STUDENT AND INSTITUTION CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

 Assalamualaikum and Hi everyone!

    For this week, the lesson is about the role of the students in contributing the Sustainable Development Goals. This topic is actually very important for the coherent realization among the students so that productive thinking can be developed for SDGs contribution. All the students being asked to point out their opinion and role and here is mine. 

SDG: Gender Equality

    Probably campaign, for the equal right of every student to grab the opportunities in university. This can be done by encouraging all students regardless of gender to have effective participation and chance for leadership, decision making .vocalizing thought or opinion and having equal says in speaking.

    Example: We can view in the perception of the society about the course or field that only deserve be taken by female or male. Such as engineering course. Nowadays people keep saying that the course should be dominated only by male students and female cannot compete. And ended up the female students who taking the course being undervalued of their abilities to success. 

    Therefore, this campaign will increase awareness which the opportunities should be given according to student's interest, passionate, determination and skills, not by gender. Give them space especially women to bring in their own ideas, talent and solution for the benefit of everyone and the future. Don't limit the understanding of gender roles because of stereotypical characteristic.

    From Islamic perspective, in achieving gender equality goals, the meanings should not beyond of what Islam has taught about. For instance, Islam forbid the equality for transgender or homosexual group. There is no excuse on the prohibition and we must follow regardless of the situation.

SDG: Good Health & Well being

    Nowadays students are packed with a lot of assessments and so much work to be done. Almost all of the students will get stressed for their upcoming exams and deadlines which are many in each term. To add, students are striving to achieve higher grades in each subject without thinking about their health. For example: they don’t have time to eat because they prioritize study over anything, they don’t socialize with friends and are pressured, sitting for a long time, lacking sleep, and overstressing, which can lead to depression, anxiety because they want to be the best at what they're doing.  

    Maybe the institution like university can hold a campaign of awareness about the importance of health and help students in managing their study planning so that it will be balanced with their well being and studies. And also student representatives / society club can make a program which is compulsory for all students to participate in maybe interesting games or sports so that all of the students will socialize together. 

Islamic perspective

    Nevertheless, in pursuing all the SDGs objective, we must implicit the practice and teaching of Islam in order for human to be guided to the correct decision and solution. It can be our protection from any thing that can harm ourself and others.