SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: MOVING FROM UNDERSTANDING TO ACTION, BREAKING BARRIERS FOR TRANSFORMATION (In: GUNi (2012) Higher Education in the World 4. Higher Education's Commitment to Sustainability: from Understanding to Action, Palgrave-Macmillan, London) (original) (raw)

This paper explores barriers and solutions for integrating sustainability into higher education institutions (HEIs). It highlights the complexities of defining sustainability and sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of collaborative learning and stakeholder engagement in educational settings. The findings, derived from two GUNi polls and workshops, identify key barriers such as the dominance of technological knowledge and funding issues, alongside proposed solutions including interdisciplinary approaches and institutional vision enhancement.