Transformative Potential of Higher Education Institutions in Fostering Sustainable Development in India

Anthropocene Science Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI:10.1007/s44177-023-00061-5

Neha Goyal, Mamta Tripathy, Varsha Singh, Gyan Prakash Sharma

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The education system has always been proactive in identifying contemporary problems and finding solutions to them. In line with this thought, the Universities, Colleges, and other Education Institutions act as the most significant incubators of ideas and solutions to global environmental problems. The article asserts the transformative potential of Higher Education for Sustainable Development as the keystone for achieving biosphere stewardship and fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially in India. In addition, the article highlights the education policy and sustainability initiatives, valuing Higher Education Institutions’ Attitude to Action approach in India. The emerging perspective of transdisciplinary efforts in education focusing on the local–regional–global learning continuum offers new insights on managing various challenges posed to sustainability in the Anthropocene. The synthesis calls for collaborative participation of policymakers (enablers) and Higher Education Institutions (executors), looking inward (reflect), outward (connect with different stakeholders), and forward (act) to realize achieving Sustainable Development Goals (facilitators) and build a sustainable future.

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高等教育机构在促进印度可持续发展中的变革潜力

教育系统一直积极主动地发现当代问题并寻找解决办法。根据这一思想，大学、学院和其他教育机构是全球环境问题思想和解决方案的最重要的孵化器。文章断言，高等教育促进可持续发展的变革潜力是实现生物圈管理和实现《2030年可持续发展议程》的基石，特别是在印度。此外，文章还强调了印度的教育政策和可持续发展倡议，评价了印度高等教育机构对行动的态度。关注地方-区域-全球学习连续体的跨学科教育努力的新兴视角为管理人类世可持续性面临的各种挑战提供了新的见解。综合要求决策者(推动者)和高等教育机构(执行者)的合作参与，向内看(反思)，向外看(与不同利益相关者联系)，并向前(行动)，以实现可持续发展目标(促进者)并建立可持续的未来。

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