Towards a Sustainability- Oriented University: Tong ji Practice

In preparation for the International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Nagoya 9 November 2014, and the UNESCO World Conference on ESD, Nagoya, Japan, 10-12 November 2014, IAU prepared a special issue of IAU Horizons on The role of higher education in the post 2015 Development Agenda. Download Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.
Towards a Sustainability- Oriented University: Tong ji Practice - by WANG Xin, WU Jiang, and SUN Jie
As we near the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), we have been aware that Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is not an option but a priority, which will contribute to enabling citizens to face the challenges of the present and future and leaders to make relevant decisions for a viable world. Given the role of universities in fostering and disseminating knowledge, education for sustainable development in higher education has a critical role in promoting the concept of sustainability, transitioning towards a Green Economy specifically and in attaining sustainable development more generally. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.