A Reference Based Discourse On Education Sustainability & Critical Dimensions Of Higher Education Systems

PRAMOD KUMAR

Abstract


Education plays a significant and remedial role in balancing the socio-economic fabric of the Country. Citizens are its most valuable resources, our billion-strong nation needs the nurture and care in the form of basic education to achieve a better quality of life. This warrants an all-round development of our citizens, which can be achieved by building strong foundation in education. Higher education is engaged in bringing world class opportunities of higher education and research to the country so that the students are not finding lacking when facing an international platform. Sustainability dimensions refer to the variety of perspective used or followed by universities for pursuing and implementing sustainability. Higher education institutions undertake a diversity of activities in the field of sustainable development, which may include the integration of sustainability into disciplines, the execution of sustainability research projects, and the management of their campuses, have the societal responsibility of providing guidance to students, faculty, staff and administration and their decision affect the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the communities and regions around them. Whereas sustainability dimension refers to the variety of perspective used or followed by universities for pursuing and implementing sustainability. Higher education institution undertakes a diversity of activities in the field of sustainable development, which may include the integration of sustainability into disciplines, the execution of sustainability research projects, and the management of their campuses.  Therefore, they have been considered significant contributors to the promotion of sustainability and the pursuit of regional sustainability ensuing win over criticality.


Keywords


Higher Education; Institutions; Sustainability; Socio-Economic; Opportunities; Human Resources; Students; Regional And International Platform;

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