By Carla Kweifio-Okai. Share your suggestions on the titles that development students could benefit from reading as they prepare for their studies. More...
6 septembre 2015
28 août 2015
Blurred boundaries: Negotiating a common core subject in a multi-faculty Bachelor of Environments degree (AUR 57 02)
By Ian Dobson (NTEU National Office). In 2008, the University of Melbourne rolled out its restructured undergraduate degree program offerings. Rather than offering a multitude of faculty-specific degrees, the University started to offer a limited number of generalist degrees that serve as developmental pathways to specialist masters programs as well as stand-alone employment preparation. While the other ‘Melbourne Model’ degrees in arts, science, commerce and biomedicine primarily aligned with their cognate faculty, one degree, the Bachelor of Environments, was taught across four faculties. More...
24 août 2015
Le développement économique des quartiers de la politique de la ville à Paris le 17 septembre
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. C’est Salle Pierre Laroque Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, 14, avenue Duquesne - 75007 Paris, que se déroulera le 17 septembre la rencontre sur Le développement économique des quartiers de la politique de la ville organisée par le pôle animation territoriale et ressources du Commissariat général à l’égalité des territoires (CGET). Voir l'article...
23 août 2015
From Rio to Paris: Higher Education for Climate Change Action
From Rio to Paris: Higher Education for Climate Change Action
(UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from Oct 14, 2015 08:00 AM to Oct 14, 2015 05:00 PM)
The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) will organize this event to take stock of progress made since Rio+20 by sharing best practices and discuss the roles and responsibilities of HEIs on climate change matters. See more...
23 août 2015
5th International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
5th International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
(Lueneburg, Germany., from Sep 16, 2015 12:20 PM to Sep 19, 2015 12:20 PM)
The Conference is organized by the UNESCO CHAIR in Higher Education for Sustainable Development and will be hosted by the Leuphana University. See more...
22 août 2015
Higher Education in the World 4, Higher Education’s Commitment to Sustainability: from Understanding to Action
This article describes the content and implications of the latest GUNi Report, which aims to stimulate serious and profound thought, opening opportunities that should be jointly analyzed, discussed and hopefully used by academics, university leaders, policymakers and members of civil society and the business community. See more...
22 août 2015
Empowering Students For A More Sustainable University
When the world’s governments were meeting at Rio+20 this June to discuss the future of sustainable development, among the various issues addressed in the overwhelming plethora of side events, the role of higher education in sustainability was a fairly prominent concern. See more...
22 août 2015
The Global Partnership can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
By Lilianne Ploumen. As co-chairs of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, my Mexican and Malawian colleagues and I have a huge task – and a huge opportunity – ahead. A new, truly universal development agenda is taking shape and it holds out to all people on this planet the promise of a more equal and sustainable world, with less conflict and less poverty. More...
20 août 2015
Conception d'un quartier durable
Cette étude de cas vise à faire appréhender aux étudiants la complexité de la mise en oeuvre d'un projet de développement durable urbain : la création d'un quartier durable. More...
20 août 2015
Sustainability and Business Innovation (2nd Edition)
Conducting business in more sustainable ways becomes increasingly relevant today and a “must-have” in the future. The sustainability megatrend is driven by a growing population, accelerating urbanization, resource intensity, government regulation, climate change, and – most importantly – by the fact that consumers are increasingly demanding healthy, affordable, as well as socially and environmentally responsible products. Organizations react by implementing more sustainable practices to grow their business, to attract the best talent and to remain relevant to their investors. More...
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