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SDSN Portugal Hosts Collaborative Workshop at the Open University

By SDSN Portugal

On November 10, 2025, the Open University of Portugal, in partnership with SDSN Portugal and within the OpenEU Alliance, organized a multistakeholder workshop.

The workshop aimed to identify the main challenges Portugal faces in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — in particular Goals 4, 9, 13, 16, and 17 — and to explore how higher education institutions can collaborate with governments, the private sector, and civil society to create solutions to address these challenges.

A total of 46 participants from various stakeholder groups participated in the workshop, which resulted in a list of priority initiatives to be presented in a final report calling for collaborative action. Participants also identified a list of challenges for each of the SDGs targeted by the project and developed a visual presentation of the prioritized action proposals.

The working groups generated several action proposals focusing on the need for:

  • More collaborative approaches to multistakeholder partnerships
  • Wider education on sustainability with greater equity
  • Literacy programmes
  • Experimentation laboratories for digital innovation to support better policymaking in line with sustainable development.

The workshop was moderated by SDSN Portugal Manager Maria João Rauch and included a presentation by Sandra Caeiro, Vice-Rector at the Open University of Portugal. Eight moderators supported the facilitation of the working groups.

Visit SDSN Portugal’s website to learn more. Detailed conclusions from the workshop will be published in the event’s final report, to be released soon.