Sustainability literacy in the Romanian Universities

Elena-Maria Prada, Simona-Andreea Apostu, E. Gogu
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Abstract Sustainable university refers to the active involvement of higher education institutions in elaborating policies to protect the natural environment. The sustainable university is the one that, besides the governmental involvement, contributes to the safety of the environment by adapting the curriculum to the ecological needs and through the progress of the scientific knowledge, as a result of the didactic and research activities. As a vector of society’s development, the primary role of the university consists of educating future decision-makers. From the point of view of sustainable education, the concept of sustainable literacy has been shaped. Sustainable literacy involves educating future generations for sustainable development, considering the social, environmental, and cultural aspects specific to each country. In our opinion, “Sustainability literacy” in the academic environment is the formation and transmission of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes that will allow students/graduates to engage deeply in building a sustainable future and improve their decision-making towards sustainability. The purpose of this research paper is to identify the context of ensuring and promoting sustainability in Romanian tertiary education. For this purpose, data obtained from the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education were used regarding the number of students (as an element of the university demand) who follow a study program related to sustainable development, as well as data on the number of study programs in sustainability (as an element of the university offer). The results show that the number of students decreases, mainly due to demographic reasons, and the low graduation rates following the baccalaureate examination. Nevertheless, the number of programs in the sphere of sustainable development was higher in 2018 than the previous year. This fact demonstrates the importance given and the serious concerns regarding sustainability literacy in Romanian universities.
罗马尼亚大学的可持续素养
摘要可持续大学是指高等教育机构积极参与制定保护自然环境的政策。可持续大学是指在政府参与之外,通过教学和研究活动的结果,使课程适应生态需求,并通过科学知识的进步,为环境安全做出贡献的大学。作为社会发展的载体,大学的主要作用是教育未来的决策者。从可持续教育的角度出发,形成了可持续素养的概念。可持续扫盲包括教育后代实现可持续发展,考虑到每个国家具体的社会、环境和文化方面。在我们看来,学术环境中的“可持续素养”是知识、技能、价值观和态度的形成和传播,这些知识、技能、价值观和态度将使学生/毕业生深入参与建设可持续发展的未来,并改善他们对可持续发展的决策。本研究论文的目的是确定确保和促进罗马尼亚高等教育可持续性的背景。为此,从罗马尼亚高等教育质量保证局获得的数据被用于研究与可持续发展有关的学习项目的学生人数(作为大学需求的一个组成部分),以及关于可持续性学习项目数量的数据(作为大学录取的一个组成部分)。结果表明,学生人数减少,主要是由于人口统计原因和毕业率低后的学士学位考试。然而,2018年可持续发展领域的项目数量比上一年有所增加。这一事实表明罗马尼亚各大学对可持续性知识的重视和严重关切。
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