Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma için Yükseköğretim Politika ve Stratejileri

Year 2012, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 137 - 141, 01.12.2012

V. Aslıhan Nasır

Abstract

Son yıllarda sürdürülebilir kalkınma ilkeleri ülkelerin gündeminde giderek ön plana çıkmakta ve gerek Avrupa Birliği ve ABDde gerekse uluslararası arenada politika yapıcıların önem verdiği temel prensip olarak yer almaktadır. Sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı sağlamada eğitim, özellikle de yükseköğretim kuruluşları kritik bir rol üstlenmektedir. Konunun önemi BMin 2005-2014 yıllarını Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma İçin Eğitim On Yılı olarak ilan etmesinden de anlaşılmaktadır. Ancak, Talloires Deklarasyonuna 50 ülkeden 440 yükseköğretim kuruluşu tarafından imza atılmış olmasına rağmen, Türkiyeden bu deklarasyonda imzası olan tek üniversite ise Ankara Üniversitesidir. Aynı deklarasyonda ABDden 160ın üzerinde üniversitenin imzası bulunmaktadır. Yükseköğretim politika yapıcılarının dikkatini konuya çekmek için, bu çalışma ilk etapta konuyla ilgili bazı öneriler geliştirmektedir. Dolayısıyla, bu kavramsal araştırmanın ana amacı, öncelikle sürdürülebilir kalkınma için yükseköğretim kavramının tanımını yapmak, önemini vurgulamak ve tüm Dünyadan uygulama örnekleri sunmaktır. Bunların yanı sıra bu çalışmada, sürdürülebilir kalkınma ilkelerinin üniversite faaliyetlerine ve yaşamına nasıl entegre edilebileceği üzerinde de durulmaktadır. Ayrıca, Türkiyede sürdürülebilir kalkınma için yükseköğretimde başlangıç aşamasında neler yapılması konusunda bir takım öneriler sunulmaktadır.

Keywords

Sürdürülebilir kalkınma, sürdürülebilir üniversite, yükseköğretim.

Higher education policy and strategies for sustainable development

Abstract

In recent years, the principles of sustainable development have become in the forefront of the agenda of the countries; and it has been the basic principle of policy makers both in European Union and USA, and as well as in the international arena. While achieving sustainable development, education -particularly higher education institutions- play a pivotal role. The importance of the topic can be understood from the declaration of UN, which announced the years of 2005-2014 as the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Nevertheless, even though more than 440 higher education institutions from 50 countries have signed Talloires Declaration, it is only Ankara University from Turkey which signed the declaration for University Leaders for a Sustainable Future-ULSF. Yet, 160 universities from USA have signed the declaration. Hence in order to attract the attention of the higher education policy makers to the topic, this study will provide preliminary suggestions. Therefore, the essential purpose of this conceptual research is to clarify the definition of higher education for sustainable development, emphasize its importance, and present implementation examples from the world. Besides, the integration of sustainable development principles to the activities of the universities will also be examined within the scope of this study. Furthermore, some initial suggestions for the Turkish higher education are provided in order to maintain sustainable development.

Keywords

Higher education, sustainable development, sustainable university.

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