1Associate Professor, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute Of Higher Education And Research, (DU). Email: cynthiamilton@sriramachandra.edu.in. Orchid Id: 0000-0002-7162-8693
Received: 27th Oct, 2025; Revised: 25th Dec, 2025; Accepted: 16th Jan, 2026; Available Online: 12th Feb, 2026
Introduction: The study explores the designing and implementation of SDG-based educational escape rooms, a game based learning session designed to raise awareness on Sustained Development Goals (SDGs) among health science graduates, preparing them for global citizenship. These real-life escape rooms simulate real life societal challenges, allowing students to experience their impacts while fostering teamwork, decision making, and critical thinking skills.
Methods: SDG based Edu-escape room was conceptualized on the goal-1 "No Poverty" with objectives to foster creative implementation strategies to overcome poverty-related challenges, and to develop effectively language proficiency for real-world communication. Using AI tool, ChatGPT a storyline was created. A linear path design with 3 sequential rooms including crossword puzzle, role plays and framing sentences leading to the other in a manner was created aligned with the 3 steps involved in SDG attainment. Eighteen students from undergraduate programme of Pharmacy participated in this SDG based Edu-escape room game, with 6 students randomly assigned to 3 batches.
Results: The pretest and post test of knowledge on SDG a had a mean value of 5.3 with a p value of <0.001. The student feedback on the activity revealed a favourable and positive perspective with many considered it as a thrilling and a highly enjoyable activity for learning SDG.
Conclusion: Raising awareness on SDGs among Health Science graduates is crucial as their future roles are closely connected to the global well-being. Edu-Escape Rooms serves as a highly favourable pedagogical tool for sensitising Health science learners to global challenges while developing essential skills.
Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Edu-Escape Rooms, health science programmes, English Language Learning.
How to cite this article: Milton C. Conceptualizing SDG Based Edu-Escape Rooms for Health Science Colleges. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(2): 1-7. DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.2.1
Source of support: Nil.
Conflict of interest: None