1st Edition
Greening Higher Education in Europe Institutional Transitions to Sustainable Development
Introduction
1. Sustainable Development as a Driver for University Transformation
1.1 Perspectives on the University’s Transformation Toward Sustainability
1.2 Change Management Frameworks in Use for the Sustainable Transformation of Universities
2. A Sustainable University: The Quest for a Definition and Normative Context
2.1 Strategic Political Framework for HEIs Sustainable Development
2.2 Main Dimensions of a Sustainable University
2.3 Governance for a Sustainable University
3. Education and Research for Sustainable Development
3.1 Universities’ Educational Mission Toward ESD
3.2 Teaching Methods
3.3 Programs and Courses
3.4 ICT and AI
3.5 Quality of Education
3.6 Student's Perspectives on Sustainable Development
3.7 Sustainable Development in Research
4. Sustainable Campus
5. Sustainability Assessment and Disclosure in HEIs
5.1 The Role of Rankings
5.2 The Role of Accreditations
5.3 Universities’ Reporting Effort
Conclusions
Biography
Magdalena Popowska is a researcher and lecturer of Organization Science and Entrepreneurship in the Faculty of Management and Economics at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. She served as Vice-Dean for International and Public Affairs between 2008 and 2016 and following this acted as Dean’s Proxy for International Cooperation, which culminated in her being awarded the national "Management Star" in 2018. Magdalena is a visiting scholar at many European and Chinese universities, and her research is focused on entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and corporate governance. She has also been a member and leader of several EU projects.
