A sustainability literacy test, what for? by J.-C. Carteron

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.
A sustainability literacy test, what for? by J.-C. Carteron
In order to enter the most prestigious universities, it is often asked of students to prove that they have a certain level of English. In order to be admitted to the best MBAs, other institutions check the marks in performance tests (analyses, problem solving, understanding of what one reads...). In order to ensure that they offer their future graduates an education that enables them to be aware of the stakes of sustainable development, it seems logical that, in the long run, the best institutions could ask students to have a minimum level of knowledge in the field of sustainable development (SD). More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.