SDG 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES

ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUALITY

Our policies on Admission, Equality and Diversity, Non-discrimination and Anti-harassment, ensure equal access and prevent discrimination based on age, physical ability, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, ethnicity, religious affiliation, or political persuasion. Obtaining a higher education degree is important for breaking cycles of exclusion, and USJ is committed to providing students with a diversified culture and environment.

For students in our care, we provide a wide range of support measures to meet the financial, housing, academic, and counselling needs of students from underrepresented groups, as well as students with special needs. USJ promotes equal access to education and work for people with disabilities in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

In the 2023-2024 academic year, our student body included roughly 0.29% of students with disabilities, and 10.68% of our students originated from developing countries

REDUCING INEQUALITY THROUGH EDUCATION

Our educational outreach programme for prison inmates, running since 2009, has been allowing incarcerated individuals access to higher education and contributing to their reintegration into society. In March 2024, USJ proudly held a Certificate Award Ceremony at Coloane Prison for incarcerated individuals who participated in our Prison Outreach Programme. This underscores our huge commitment to SDG 10.

To integrate education and social services to better support the rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates and ex-offenders through the “Activity Coordinators Internship Programme for Drug Rehabilitation Youth and Family Support Services”, our Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) and Noah’s Family Mutual Aid Association (NFMA) signed a cooperation agreement during the academic year 2023-2024.