Following on from a study on the integration of SDG 8 at universities in Europe, nine guided interviews were conducted between September and December 2024 with academic heads of master's and postgraduate programmes in seven African countries (Botswana, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe). The courses covered the areas of occupational medicine, safety and health (OM and S&H), environmental and public health, and human resource management (HRM).

African universities are implementing the ‘holistic university approach’ of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a remarkable way. They are developing independent educational models that no longer follow the European model, but offer innovative responses to the challenges of a global, changing society.

The results of the study can be found in German in DGUV Forum 11/2025.

An English translation of the article can be found here. (on LinkedIn).