Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Sustainability in higher education
This report is going to determine the sustainability in higher education through address five issues which are population, poverty, environmental degradation democracy, human rights and peace and development, especially in finance discipline. To begin with discuss the definition of sustainability and sustainable development should be concerned. The paper (IISD 2012) outlines sustainable development (SD) refers to the development that meets human needs and benefits not only for present but also for future generations. Especially, sustainability is widely known in finance area through higher education.
In the case of sustainability in higher education, generally speaking ‘education for sustainability’ (EFS) and ‘education for sustainable development’ (ESD) regards to "the knowledge, skills and values which students are expected to learn" to help them contribute in working place through sustainable ways of living and working(Tilbury, D., Ryan, A, 2011, pp.137-150). Gerald, D., Rolf, J & Stephen M (2005) examined the concept of sustainable development strategy. It emphasizes that education can play a important role in "both raising awareness among young people about sustainable development and giving them the skills to put sustainable development into practice". UNESCO (1997) concludes that education for SD allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future. Based on the information contained in the report, five issues and strategies in financial discipline will be defined as follow. Details of sustainable development can be viewed at the IISD website at . It contains two main points: "the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs". With
This report is going to determine the sustainability in higher education through address five issues which are population, poverty, environmental degradation democracy, human rights and peace and development, especially in finance discipline. To begin with discuss the definition of sustainability and sustainable development should be concerned. The paper (IISD 2012) outlines sustainable development (SD) refers to the development that meets human needs and benefits not only for present but also for future generations. Especially, sustainability is widely known in finance area through higher education.
In the case of sustainability in higher education, generally speaking ‘education for sustainability’ (EFS) and ‘education for sustainable development’ (ESD) regards to "the knowledge, skills and values which students are expected to learn" to help them contribute in working place through sustainable ways of living and working(Tilbury, D., Ryan, A, 2011, pp.137-150). Gerald, D., Rolf, J & Stephen M (2005) examined the concept of sustainable development strategy. It emphasizes that education can play a important role in "both raising awareness among young people about sustainable development and giving them the skills to put sustainable development into practice". UNESCO (1997) concludes that education for SD allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future. Based on the information contained in the report, five issues and strategies in financial discipline will be defined as follow. Details of sustainable development can be viewed at the IISD website at . It contains two main points: "the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs". With