Sustainable Development Goals in Action: Students Hold “ECO AUTUMN MARATHON” Eco-Health Event

On 3 November 2026, an eco-health marathon titled “ECO AUTUMN MARATHON – MOVE FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE!” dedicated to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held at the Tashkent Botanical Garden for second-year students of the Faculty of International Economics and Management at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED), led by English Department teachers: N.B. Tashpulatova, F.Sh. Zaripova, and Z.N. Akmalova.

The central focus of the project was to link the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and environmental protection with the SDGs. Following theoretical discussions on the global importance of the SDGs during English classes, the students developed this initiative on their own. The marathon highlighted the following goals:

SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

SDG 13 – Climate Action

During the event, participants engaged in running and physical exercises to promote an active lifestyle (SDG 3) and conducted a plogging campaign across the Botanical Garden, collecting and sorting household waste while running (SDG 13). In addition, students delivered outdoor presentations and discussed their environmental ideas and global climate change challenges in academic English.

The project strengthened students’ environmental and social responsibility while enhancing their teamwork and professional-academic communication skills in English.