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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.
The Role of Higher Education in the Latin American and Caribbean Development Agenda - by Raúl Arias Lovillo and Segundo Benítez Hurtado
When we take a look at recent socio-economic history, we can see that the gap between development and sub-development has deepened with the passing of time. Without doubt, this phenomenon has occurred as a result of the process of international globalization. In a world which is becoming more and more competitive, access to new knowledge is becoming a scarce resource for survival, especially for lesser developed countries. Knowledge per se has, in many ways, become the currency of our time. It has also led to access to new scientific and technological advances, which in turn has helped to establish knowledge as a core feature of globalization. What is more, knowledge determines the competitiveness of individuals, companies, regions, and countries. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
Higher Education and Global Changes: a reflection on the role of technologies - by Nadia Paola Mireles Torres
There is no doubt that education is critical to poverty reduction, wealth creation and developing the knowledge economy. Neither is there a doubt that education should be a development priority. Education should be seen as a continuum going from primary, secondary to higher levels of learning. However, it appears that in the past decade Higher Education (HE) has come to be seen as a key factor and policy priority for national governments seeking to promote economic and social development. More students than ever before are enrolled in some type of tertiary education indeed there are now around 200 million tertiary education students worldwide, in comparison with only 89 million in 1998. An increase of 124% in 15 years (Marmolejo, 2013). More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
The role of Higher Education in Latin America in the Post 2015 Agenda - by Roberto Escalante and Orlando Delgado
The objectives of the Millennium Development Goals have been the road map of an ambitious plan to fight poverty, hunger and diseases, to protect the environment and to expand education and basic health, and empowering women. All these were designed in the context of and to mobilize a global alliance for development. The results are encouraging. Poverty has been reduced by half. More girls attend school and have a healthier life. Moreover, more families have access to clean water and more mothers survive giving birth. There have been big advances in the control of malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.

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.
ProSPER.Net and Networking in Higher Education: Advancing ESD and Developing Leaders for Sustainable Development - by Aurea Christine Tanaka and Mario Tabucanon
Networking in education serves as a strategy to gather educators and researchers who share specific goals, to create opportunities for institutional change and to further innovative practices that are experimented and then widely disseminated within the network and beyond 10 . When this process is institutionalized and is extended to include members from different countries, the inherent characteristics of a platform for academic exchange and cooperation, institutional transformation, curriculum development, capacity building and policy influence are internationalized, and constitute a way through which global agenda can be translated into local actions. Partnerships that are developed within a network approach have also been stressed as a mechanism for sustainable development implementation since the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
HE in pursuit of development goals - by Ad Boeren
The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda proposes 12 major development goals divided into 54 sub-goals. Many of the goals are in line with the current eight Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs. Among the new elements are the attention on access to water and sanitation, sustainable energy, the creation of jobs, good governance, stable and peaceful societies and the creation of a global enabling environment. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
Setting the Stage: Post – 2015 Development Agenda: Challenges and the Role of Higher Education and Research - by Berhanu Abegaz
Many African countries have, during the last decade, experienced significant economic growth 2 . Some studies show that there has been noticeable scientific growth as well 3 . Over 20 countries have, at least technically, crossed the line ($1000 GDP/capita) gaining the label of Middle Income Countries (MICs). It is interesting that when many countries in the high income countries were in recession, African countries were showing economic growth. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
Critical to include HE in post- 2015 development agenda - by Damtew Teferra
The alarming news emanating from the conversations on the post-2015 development agenda is that it may – as in the current Millennium Development Goals – perilously marginalise higher education from the priority it deserves in the highly anticipated development blueprint. It is not the intention of this article to engage in a perfunctory debate on a well-grounded fact that higher education is critical to social development, poverty reduction, wealth creation and the knowledge economy. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
The world beyond 2015 – Is higher education ready? - by Patrice Ajai-Ajagbe
2015 will see the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the launch of a new global framework for development. While there remains a focus on progress in achieving the MDGs ahead of the target date, there has already been much discussion about what their successors will look like – the most recent incarnation of which is the UN’s zero draft of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.

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.
Sustainable Lifestyles and the Post-2015 Agenda – Searching for a World–embracing Vision - by Victoria W. Thoresen
Awareness of the impacts human activity has on the environment and on society is not new, but integrating up-to- date, evidence-based insights on the topic into higher education curricula and practice is only slowly becoming noticeable. Following the first global wake-up calls in the early 1970’s, the topic of minimizing the effects on nature caused by the way people live was reiterated and became the core mandate for Agenda 21 initiatives. More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.