INTEGRATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INTO HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Abstract

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has beenpromoted by UNESCO to create a sustainable society in thecontext of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) onthe global agenda 2030. Higher education plays an important rolein formation and development of human resources, producingstudents with sustainability awareness, who understandinterrelationship between environment, economy and social.Constant functions of university as a higher education institutionremain fovused on missions: teaching, research, and communityservice. University students with such a sustainability awarenessare agents of change, who are expected to support the SDGsachievement. Therefore, ESD needs to be integrated into highereducation programs to increase knowledge, influence attitudesand behavior of students towards sustainable development andenvironment. Integration of ESD concepts and principles intohigher education curriculum is an important important endeavour.This artcle addresses matters around the issue and trend of thedevelopment of higher education curricula in various countrieswith various options and approaches to its implementation.