Sustainability-oriented higher education networks: Characteristics and achievements in the context of the UN DESD

Dlouhá, Jana; Henderson, Laura; Kapitulčinová, Dana; Mader, Clemens

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.239

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“…• the role of universities in promoting sustainable development [14,[16][17][18], • the declarations, charters and partnerships for sustainable development signed by university representatives [15], • the managerial models needed in order to build sustainable universities [10,12,14,17,[19][20][21][22], • the actions taken at the university level to promote sustainable development, such as policy [14,20,21,23], curricular design [20,[23][24][25][26][27][28], sustainability programs for educators [29,30] and sustainable practice [20,21,31,32], • the sustainability reports published by universities [21,33], and • the university's engagement in the community [34][35][36][37][38].…”

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“…The strategic plan of Politehnica University of Bucharest[57].We have perpetually tried to find solutions for the technological, economic, social and sustainable development-related challenges of the environment in which we operate (p. 4)There is also the thesis that the social responsibility of universities "contributes to durable development, including the health and wellbeing of society, recognizes the expectations of stakeholders, respects the international law and rules of conduct and complies with the relevant rules of transparency and public accountability"(Martin, 2013) (p 16). …”

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The Concept of Sustainability in the Romanian Top Universities’ Strategic Plans

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The concept of sustainability has been given more and more attention lately as the effects of climate change drastically impact society and threaten the wellbeing of future generations. In this context, universities are expected to build bridges between the academic and research communities on the one hand and society on the other, and to further the values associated with this concept in order to care for the generations to come. Thus, the present study describes the causes that have led to the emergence of this concept, defines it, and highlights some of the actions taken by universities and researchers. The question raised regards the position of the top Romanian universities towards the concept of sustainability. The way it is used explicitly in their strategic plans is viewed as proof as to whether the universities give it prominence or not, and as such, act accordingly. In order to achieve the primary objective of the research, a quantitative and a qualitative analysis were carried out. The main conclusion drawn is that the top Romanian universities are still at the beginning in terms of raising awareness about the concept and in terms of implementing sustainable measures in the domains that help them build sustainable universities.

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“…In terms of education, the word "internationalisation" from the perspective of business or economy is generally interpreted as the participation of the higher education sector in foreign higher education markets, increases in revenue from international students and involvement in multilevel partnerships or networks with foreign higher education sectors for teaching and research purposes (Edwards & Edwards, 2001). Stakeholders involved in higher education development believe that the internationalisation process could enhance networks and relationships between local and international higher education sectors (Jana, Laura, Dana, & Clemens, 2017). Therefore, the internationalisation process of higher education has become an integral part of higher education providers to maintain the reputation, quality of higher education and their visibility in the international arena (Girdzijauskaite & Radzeviciene, 2014).…”

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“…Aleixo et al and Dlouha et al's study highlights the importance of conceptual and organizational change in high education institution through a commitment to internationalization. Networking can be a mechanism important to the systemic change in high education [3,4].…”

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Management of International Partnership in the Perspective of Good University Governance

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2019

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Research of Educational Administration and Management (ICREAM 2018)

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The objectives of this study are to know the description of the management of international partnership in university from the perspective of good university governance, and to identify factors that effect the man-agement of international partnership. Type of the research is qualitative descriptive. The sampling technique of this study is purposive sampling. The data collection technique is by interview, observation and document re-view. Triangulation techniques was used to ensure the validity of the data. Considering the result of research, the principle of transparency has been accomplished on the mechanism that facilitates the public questions about the processes in governance; the principle of accountability has been accomplished in the distribution and grouping of work in accordance with the duties and functions principally; the principle of responsibility is not yet implemented in the management of international co-operation; the factors that support the implementation of good university governance are human resources and authority, while the inhibiting factor are the organizational structure and co-ordination systems.

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Sustainability-oriented higher education networks: Characteristics and achievements in the context of the UN DESD

Cited by 69 publications

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The Concept of Sustainability in the Romanian Top Universities’ Strategic Plans

The Concept of Sustainability in the Romanian Top Universities’ Strategic Plans

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Management of International Partnership in the Perspective of Good University Governance

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