Global sustainability and the responsibilities of universities / edited by Luc E. Weber, James J. Duderstadt.
By: (8th : Glion Colloquium (8th : 2011 : Glion, Switzerland)
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Contributor(s): Duderstadt, James J | Weber, Luc.
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BookSeries: Glion colloquium series ; no. 7.Publisher: London : Economica, 2012Description: xxiii, 283 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9782717861136; 2717861130.Subject(s): Universities and colleges -- Sociological aspects | Sustainability | Globalization| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Beiträge des VIII Glion Colloquium, in Glion-above-Montreux, June 2011.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface
Contributors and Participants
Elements of Global Sustainability
Universities, hard and soft Sciences: all key Pillars of global Sustainability / Luc Weber
Values and Valuation for Sustainability / Jared Cohon
Global Governance, the Sustainability of International Institutions and the Potential Role of University-based Research Institutes / Thomas Biersteker
Responsibility of Business Schools to train Leaders sensitive to Global Sustainability / Pascal Morand
How can Research Universities Contribute to Fostering Sustainable Societies in Developing Countries? / Anne-Marie Leroy
Challenges of Global Sustainability
Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty and Unpredictability: The Research University Role / Charles M. Vest
Global Sustainability: Timescales, Magnitudes, Paradigms and Black Swans / James J. Duderstadt
Addressing global and social Challenges and the Role of University / Rene Carraz
Action is what counts: Sustainability at ETH Zurich and EPFL / Patrick Aebischer
Implications for University Teaching and Learning
University Culture of Sustainability: Principle, Practice and Economic Driver / Linda P.B. Katehi
Universities: serving as, and educating global Citizens / Carlos Rueda
Preparing the University and its Graduates for the Unpredictable and Unknowable / Alain Beretz
International STEM Education for Global Sustainability / Roberta Johnson
Implications for Research
Global Environmental Sustainability: An "All-Hands on Deck" Research Imperative / Tim Killeen
Research Intensive Universities in a Globalized World / Bernd Huber
contribution of Research Universities in solving "Grand Challenges" / Martin Fieder
Engagement with the Wider Community
University 2.0: the University as an economic and social Driver / Rafael Rangel
Research Universities and sustainable Development with special Reference to India and IIT Madras / M. S. Ananth
Regional Engagement and Sustainability: University of Aveiro in Portugal / Maria Helena Nazare
Sustaining World-Class Universities: Who Pays and How? / Alastair Flett
Globalization, Universities and Sustainability Effects / John Niland
Summary and Conclusion
Summary of the Colloquium / Luc E. Weber
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