Fostering collaboration between universities regarding regional sustainability initiatives – the University of Maribor

Sustainable spatial development in higher education

“…The following measures have been proposed to overcome the resistance of higher education institutions to integrate sustainable development: implementing the principles of sustainable development into academic activities and into everyday life and work, including more realistic teaching methods, including the content of sustainable development in all subject areas with an appropriate degree of cross-curricular links, gradually integrating sustainable development into the curriculum, taking advantage of the multiplier effects of sustainable development (Ferrer et al, 2010), preparing high-quality educational resources in sustainable development, enabling teachers to have access to examples of good practice and teaching materials for sustainable development, establishing new models of professional development and continued education and teacher training in sustainable development (Lourdel et al, 2005;Fadeeva, 2010), facilitating the integration of sustainable development through cooperation and promotion by the ministry and other departments, cooperating with other higher education institutions at the local and global levels, maintaining a vision and implementation plan for sustainable development, stating the reasons for change (Lozano, 2006), increasing or improving communication and providing feedback, holistically addressing issues of sustainable development, integrating social and economic issues, and motivating teachers and students to become actively involved in the process (Huisingh & Mebratu, 2000;Rogers, 1995;Elton, 2003). Peter Glavič et al (2009) state that it is necessary to incorporate the principles of sustainable development not only in the structure and organisation of universities, but also in educational programmes. "Sustainability can be achieved within the existing curriculum using three different methods.…”

“…"Sustainability can be achieved within the existing curriculum using three different methods. The University may incorporate sustainable development into existing curricula with adding sustainable content, offering optional subjects that deal with sustainable Sustainable spatial development in higher education development and third, university can offer new degree programs that address sustainability content" [sic] (Glavič et al, 2009(Glavič et al, : 1145. Based on the discussion of how to integrate sustainable development into the higher education curriculum, Georg Müller-Christ et al (2014) devised the following six methods of influencing the internal negotiation processes in order to increase the presence of sustainable development in higher education.…”

In Transition towards Sustainability: Bridging the Business and Education Sectors of Regional Centre of Expertise Greater Sendai Using Education for Sustainable Development-Based Social Learning

“…Partnership and collaboration can be affected by governance, managerial control, funding streams, local knowledge, continuity of resources, proximity, level of publicity, type of communication, types of approach used to deal with developing the partnership as well as solving problems within it, quality and nature of the leadership and the size and nature of the partnership [36][37][38]. Collaboration, which is seen as a form of partnership, a "network of relationships" [39] also denotes developing new understanding by solving problems using information, diverse insights and some spontaneity [40]. Collaboration consists of the following stages: emergence, evolution, implementation and transformation [35].…”

Temática Ambiental nos Currículos de Ensino dos Cursos de Administração das Instituições de Ensino Superior do Estado da Paraíba

“…Nesse sentido, percebe-se que a universidade é um espaço que assume uma responsabilidade significativa na elaboração das novas gerações para um futuro viável, o que a faz desempenhar um papel de destaque nas questões relacionadas ao desenvolvimento sustentável, à gestão e à educação ambiental, no caso, no curso de administração (Stephens, Hernandez, Román, Graham, & Scholz, 2008;Ferrer-Balas et al, 2009;Lukman et al, 2009). Diante desse contexto, o objetivo do estudo foi identificar as disciplinas que tratam da temática ambiental nos currículos de ensino dos cursos de administração das IES da Paraíba para, assim, compreender a atual formação do profissional de administração no estado em estudo, tendo em vista a emergência dos problemas ambientais e uma mudança estrutural da matriz curricular que cria a possibilidade de inserção de temas transversais com conteúdos que abordem os problemas ambientais.…”