The Role of Education For Sustainable Development (ESD) in Higher Education

Öz

This article analyses the role of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in higher education. ESD was initiated by the UN and gained importance within the framework of UNESCO's ‘Decade of ESD’ and the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Universities play a strategic role in educating students as ethical leaders and supporters of sustainable development by updating curricula, ensuring student-community cooperation and implementing environmental practices. At the same time, there are challenges such as lack of funding and resources, limited curricula, lack of teacher experience, and strategic approaches and international co-operation are needed to overcome them.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sustainable Development
• Higher Education
• University
• Strategic Approaches
• International Cooperation

Davamlı İnkişaf Üçün Təhsilin (ESD) Ali Təhsildə Rolu

Öz

Məqalə ali təhsildə Davamlı İnkişaf üçün Təhsil (ESD) konsepsiyasının rolunu araşdırır. ESD, BMT təşəbbüsü ilə yaradılıb və UNESCO-nun “ESD Onilliyi” ilə 2015-ci il Dayanıqlı İnkişaf Məqsədləri çərçivəsində aktuallaşıb. Universitetlər tələbələrin etik lider və davamlı inkişaf dəstəkçiləri kimi formalaşmasında strateji platforma rolunu oynayır, bu isə kurikulumların yenilənməsi, tələbə-icma əməkdaşlığı və ekoloji praktikaların tətbiqi ilə təmin edilir. Eyni zamanda, maliyyə və resurs çatışmazlığı, məhdud tədris proqramları və müəllim təcrübəsinin azlığı kimi çətinliklər mövcuddur ki, bunların aradan qaldırılması üçün strateji yanaşmalar və beynəlxalq əməkdaşlıqlar zəruridir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Davamlı İnkişaf
• Ali Təhsil
• Universitet
• Strateji Yanaşmalar
• Beynəlxalq Əməkdaşlıq

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