Students Of Higher Medical Education About The Goals Of Sustainable Development

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Abstract The author participated in the Vernadsky Spring School-2023 on the topic “Sustainable, inclusive and smart development in the context of decentralization: the EU experience”. The obtained information made it possible to start research among students of higher medical education regarding their awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 88.4% of respondents know about 17 Central and Eastern European Central Banks. To the question “Is there, from your point of view, a connection between Goal 3 of the SDS: “Ensure a healthy lifestyle” and Goal 4: “Ensure comprehensive and fair quality education” - 91% answered that “Yes.” More than 88% of respondents believe that the priority among the goals for the develop- ment of education is to ensure that all students of higher education acquire the competencies neces- sary to promote sustainable development. 10% of the respondents indicated that it is still difficult for them to answer, which may indicate the need for measures to increase the awareness of students of higher medical education about issues related to SDG. When choosing a priority SDG from the 17 given, a full range of answers was received, therefore it is not possible to choose one, this indicates that the students of higher medical education did not form a purposeful choice among the SDGs, but most (18.6%) chose the third goal of sustainable development, which corresponds to the professional training of the surveyed applicants of higher medical education.