Full Description
The role of universities is not restricted to merely the exchange of knowledge, they are also responsible for playing a leading role in society. Universities have often come out of isolation to accommodate and facilitate social change, actively engaging in their communities. In order to be socially engaged and effective universities must work closely with industry, non-governmental, and non-profit bodies to identify societal needs and address them productively, working towards achieving common goals and objectives. This volume explores various facets of the Sustainable Development Goals and how well universities have been able to integrate those goals into their curriculum, and institutionalize those goals into their strategic plans and institutional culture. Authors from Nigeria, sub Saharan Africa, Italy and the Middle East have elaborated how to achieve this in the face of shifting expectations, student debt, and graduate mobility.
Contents
Part 1. Institutionalizing Sustainable Development Goals.
Chapter 1. Introduction to University Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Taisir Subhi Yamin
Chapter 2. Globalization and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: Akanji, Ajibola Anthony
Chapter 3. University Partnership for Sustainable Development: Cătălin Popescu and Lazăr Avram
Chapter 4. The Global Learning Partnership - An Experimental Learning Model: Jessica Lees, Louisa Remedios, Inosha Bimali, Carolyn Cracknell, Gillian Webb, Josefine Teckelborg, Rahul Kalia and Srijana Gautam
Chapter 5. Campus As Lab: Rachelle L. Haddock and Caroline E. Savage
Chapter 6. Sustainable Development of Environmental Management Systems for Higher Education Institutions: Juliette M. O'Keeffe, Edward Simpson, M. Ehsan Jorat and Margi Vilnay
Chapter 7. Educating Students On The Global Goals: Louisa Remedios, Jessica Lees, Carolyn Cracknell, Victoria Burns, Manuel Perez-Jimenez, Alejandro Banegas-Lagos, Susanne Brokop and Gillian Webb
Part 2. Roles of Universities in Promoting Sustainability
Chapter 8. The Aga Khan University and the Sustainable Development Goals: Tashmin Khamis and Anil Khamis
Chapter 9. Evolving University Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Christopher Hill and Razan Neweiran
Chapter 10. Sustainable Development Within Health and Social Care Education: Jessica Mills, Heather Baid, Alison Taylor and Tania Wiseman
Chapter 11. Case Study: Thomas R. Hudspeth
