Committing Universities to Sustainable Development

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Committing Universities to Sustainable Development

• The Sustainable University Cluster Graz
• A New Approach to Academic Education and Research
• M. Narodoslawsky

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Two Key Words
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Committing to .

• a thorough overhaul of the goals and means for
  research and education
• a long term process of change
• the necessary structures to support this change
• provision of necessary funds for this change
• provision of the necessary interdisciplinary
  knowledge
• live up to the challenges of a society that is
  changing, too

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This needs CO-OPERATION

• to strengthen mutual resolve (in the face of a
  still un-sustainable environment)
• to build efficient structures (as means are
  always scarce)
• to provide interdisciplinarity (in an academic
  environment still defined by disciplinary rules)
• to form alliances to serve society (as
  sustainable development will pose taunting
  challenges)

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Our solution
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We want to

• implement sustainable development within our
  universities
• become a role model for co-operation between
  universities
• foster interdisciplinary co-operation between
  scientific staff and students
• serve a dynamic region in Europe with academic
  education and scientific advice
• be a partner for other universities on their way
  towards sustainability

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Thank you for coming and joining the quest for
sustainable universities!