Essays about: "higher education for sustainable development"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 62 essays containing the words higher education for sustainable development.

  1. 16. Higher education institutions and sustainable development : A case study of a technological university

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : SOFIA EKWALL SUNDBY; [2021]
    Keywords : Higher education institutions HEIs ; sustainability; environmental sustainability; social sustainability; economic sustainability; sustainable development; sustainability assessment tools SATs ; indicator-based assessment; Lärosäten för högre utbildning; hållbarhet; miljömässig hållbarhet; social hållbarhet; ekonomisk hållbarhet; hållbar utveckling; hållbarhetbedömningsverktyg; indikator-baserad bedömning;

    Abstract : Today, the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) is education, research, and to contribute to society. The requirement of contributing to society especially requires that the institutions contribute to sustainable development. READ MORE

  3. 17. Travel to and from Tánnak : An analysis of Indigenous Innovation in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Nina Grmuša; [2021]
    Keywords : Indigenous Innovation; Sámi; Business Anthropology; Female Indigenous Perspectives; sami; affärsantropologi; samiska kvinnliga ursprungsperspektiv;

    Abstract :  What can female Sámi perspectives on Indigenous innovation unearth about implicit influencesof culture on the development of business and partnerships? Relying on approaches of BusinessAnthropology and indigenous studies, this paper aims to analyze the expressions and influencesof cultural values and patterns that affect the partnerships and entrepreneurial decisions inIndigenous innovation. Collected through qualitative and collaborative methods, the empiricaldata for the case study of the Tánnak company and its indigenous owners shed light on theposition of female Sámi innovators in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Nuclear Option : A Global Sustainability Appraisal of Civil Nuclear Energy

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2020]
    Keywords : nuclear power; solar power; wind power; sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable energy development; sustainability of nuclear power; nuclear accidents; nuclear weapons proliferation; nuclear fuel depletion;

    Abstract : Energy production systems are essential for human progress. They fuel the technologies that underpin economic growth and are prerequisite for efficient food production, education and healthcare. On the flip side, they also incur substantial eco-social costs. READ MORE

  5. 19. "There is no one size fits all" : A case study of managers role, when implementing sustainability work in an organization - in a Malaysian context

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Hanna Cangemark; Marie Rydståle; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Agenda 2030; Organizational change; Leadership; Implementation; Communication; Learning;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction: Countries all over the world has through the UN Global Development Goals, Agenda 2030, voluntarily committed to work for an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable world. Countries may have different conditions for achieving the goals, and for managers this kind of change can result in higher expectations on the leadership. READ MORE

  6. 20. The flying Classroom : Study trips in Education for Sustainable Development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Leonie Paul; [2020]
    Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development; Study trips; Green Career choices; Experiential learning abroad;

    Abstract : Higher education in any area of sustainable development is increasingly seen as aremedy to solve the currently faced climate crisis. However, the complex,interdisciplinary, and even personal nature of Education for Sustainable Development(ESD) questions the status quo of traditional pedagogic approaches and learningtechniques. READ MORE