This special contribution to the GUNI World Higher Education Report 7 focuses on Integrating the SDGs in Higher Education. There are five sections in this contribution. The opening section provides arguments as to why Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to engage with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It demonstrates practical ways in which HEIs can integrate the SDGs into their core functions of teaching and research. There are also four sets of stories about HEIs that are contributing to four SDGs in four different countries and contexts. The first story is about water in Africa, and how research of the issue can enable contributions towards achieving SDG 6. The second story is about SDG 4, learning and teaching mathematics for children from low income households in rural Durban. Making Indian cities inclusive and inhabitable in partnership with local stakeholders is the focus of the third story—SDG 11. And SDG 8, focused on dignified employment for poor communities in Sardinia, Italy is the subject of the fourth case study. While each case study stands on its own, describing teaching and research functions carried out in relation to that specific SDG, there are some common threads across these experiences that are illustrated in the opening section. We conclude with a series of reflections across all of the case studies.
Questo contributo speciale al GUNI World Higher Education Report 7 si concentra sull'integrazione degli SDGs nell'istruzione superiore. Ci sono cinque sezioni in questo contributo. La sezione d'apertura fornisce argomenti sul perché gli istituti d'istruzione superiore devono impegnarsi con gli Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile (SDGs). Dimostra modi pratici in cui gli Istituti di Studio Superiore possono integrare gli SDGs nelle loro funzioni principali di insegnamento e ricerca. Nel contributo vengono presentati quattro casi di Istituti di Studio Superiore che stanno contribuendo a quattro SDGs in quattro diversi paesi e contesti. La prima storia riguarda l'acqua in Africa, e come la ricerca sul tema può permettere di contribuire al raggiungimento dell'SDG 6. La seconda storia riguarda l'SDG 4, l'apprendimento e l'insegnamento della matematica per i bambini delle famiglie a basso reddito nelle zone rurali di Durban. Rendere le città indiane inclusive e abitabili in collaborazione con gli attori locali è al centro della terza storia - SDG 11. E l'SDG 8, incentrato su un lavoro dignitoso per le comunità povere in Sardegna, Italia, è il soggetto del quarto caso studio. Mentre la presentazione di ogni caso descrive le funzioni di insegnamento e ricerca svolte in relazione a ciascun specifico SDG, ed è quindi autonoma rispetto alle altre, ci sono alcuni fili comuni tra queste esperienze che sono illustrate nella sezione di apertura. Concludiamo con una serie di riflessioni su tutti i casi studio.
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher Education / Budd Hall and Rajesh Tandon, (Coord. ).; Antongiovanni, Francesca; Bandyopadhyay, Kaustuv K.; Chessa, Stefano; Cocco, Mariantonietta; Congiu, Marta; Deriu, Romina; Ghibellini, Valentina; Lortan, D. B.; Maistry, S. M.; Merler, Alberto; Tremblay, Crystal; Vargiu, Andrea; Marie Wiebe, Sarah; Yadav, Madhura. - (2019), pp. 466-502.
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher Education
Francesca AntongiovanniInvestigation
;Stefano ChessaWriting – Original Draft Preparation
;Mariantonietta CoccoWriting – Original Draft Preparation
;Marta CongiuProject Administration
;Romina DeriuMembro del Collaboration Group
;Valentina GhibelliniInvestigation
;Alberto MerlerConceptualization
;Andrea VargiuWriting – Original Draft Preparation
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2019-01-01
Abstract
This special contribution to the GUNI World Higher Education Report 7 focuses on Integrating the SDGs in Higher Education. There are five sections in this contribution. The opening section provides arguments as to why Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to engage with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It demonstrates practical ways in which HEIs can integrate the SDGs into their core functions of teaching and research. There are also four sets of stories about HEIs that are contributing to four SDGs in four different countries and contexts. The first story is about water in Africa, and how research of the issue can enable contributions towards achieving SDG 6. The second story is about SDG 4, learning and teaching mathematics for children from low income households in rural Durban. Making Indian cities inclusive and inhabitable in partnership with local stakeholders is the focus of the third story—SDG 11. And SDG 8, focused on dignified employment for poor communities in Sardinia, Italy is the subject of the fourth case study. While each case study stands on its own, describing teaching and research functions carried out in relation to that specific SDG, there are some common threads across these experiences that are illustrated in the opening section. We conclude with a series of reflections across all of the case studies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.