Sustainable Development Goals and Institutions of Higher Education

✍ Scribed by Godwell Nhamo, Vuyo Mjimba

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 229
• Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series
• Edition: 1st ed. 2020
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume brings together both theoretical and case study based contributions to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), presenting an impactful combination of authors from both developing and developed countries. While most current publications addressing the SDGs and education focus on sustainable development in general and specific topics such as climate change or energy, this book attempts to accelerate the localisation of the SDGs by presenting opportunities and innovations offered in various universities and campuses regarding SDGs localisation. The book seeks to provide an important contribution to the global dialogue on IHE and the SDGs, and will be of interest to academics and researchers engaged in the SDGs and education, as well as government agencies and other interested stakeholders.

The book focuses on curriculum and learning matters, research and development as well as community engagement. Case studies detail the integration of SDGs in academic and professional development, new approaches to implementing sustainability science instruction, improvements in teaching practices to enhance teacher competence, and responsible management education. Additional focus is placed on the alignment of the SDGs in higher education with the other goals, emphasizing technological innovation for improved human health and environmental management, and climate change policies and action plans. Interdisciplinary solutions for pressing environmental problems are also provided, making sure that no one is left behind in realising these global development goals.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii
The Context: SDGs and Institutions of Higher Education (Godwell Nhamo, Vuyo Mjimba)....Pages 1-13
Towards Realising SDGs in the University of Helsinki (Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Riina Koivuranta, Virpi Kuitto, Janna Pietikäinen, Paula Schönach, Katriina Soini)....Pages 15-29
Higher Education and the Energy Sustainable Development Goal: Policies and Projects from University of South Africa (Godwell Nhamo)....Pages 31-48
Build It and They Will Come: The Faculty Learning Community Approach to Infusing the Curriculum with Sustainability Content (Will Hong)....Pages 49-60
Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse: An Education and Awareness Campaign Targeting Minority Groups (Gabriela Fernandez, Carol Maione)....Pages 61-69
Integrating Core Sustainability Meta-Competencies and SDGs Across the Silos in Curriculum and Professional Development (Paul Woods Bartlett, Milena Popov, John Ruppert)....Pages 71-85
Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (Leocadia Zhou, Norman Rudhumbu, Jenny Shumba, Abiodun Olumide)....Pages 87-96
Role of Universities Towards Achieving Climate Change-Related SDGs: Case of Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe (Olga L. Kupika, Alexio Mbereko, Varaidzo Chinokwetu)....Pages 97-110
Opportunity to Foster Urban Innovation Through Universities: The Case of Madrid (Carlos Mataix, Julio Lumbreras, Sara Romero, Manuel Alméstar, Jaime Moreno, Javier Mazorra et al.)....Pages 111-119
Enhancing the Roles and Responsibilities of Higher Education Institutions in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (Mphemelang Joseph Ketlhoilwe, Ntha Silo, Kgosietsile Velempini)....Pages 121-130
University Environmental Hackathons to Further the Sustainable Development Goals (Sanjana Paul)....Pages 131-140
Learning and Teaching Practices Promoting Education for Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Social Studies and Language Education, University of Botswana (Annah A. Molosiwa, Keene Boikhutso)....Pages 141-153
Livelihood Support Programmes for Sustainable Development Goals in Rural Nigeria (John Adebayo Oyedepo, Oluwakemi Titilayo Irekhore, Kazeem Olajide Bello, Olalekan Jacob Olaoye, Adebukunola O. Lala, Elizabeth O. A. Oluwalana et al.)....Pages 155-168
Transformative Innovation Policy, SDGs, and the Colombian University (Eliana Villa, Daniel Cardona Valencia, Alejandro Valencia-Arias, Karen Hormechea, Jhonjali García)....Pages 169-183
Adoption of the SDGs as a Reporting Framework at the Alma Mater Studiorum (University of Bologna) in Italy (Angelo Paletta, Pietro Fochi, Tullia Gallina Toschi, Francesco Ubertini)....Pages 185-197
Conclusion: Moving on with SDGs in Institutions of Higher Education (Vuyo Mjimba, Godwell Nhamo)....Pages 199-204
Back Matter ....Pages 205-212

✦ Subjects

Education; Environmental and Sustainability Education; Sustainable Development; Higher Education; Development and Sustainability; Science and Technology Studies