Free higher education is not sustainable, says VC
[2023-03-20 09:46:05]
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The government's higher education system that supports the current economic growth in South Africa is unsustainable. According to Professor Francis Peterson, vice president of Free State University, Zodidi Dano writes about Argus cape as follows.
"To maintain South Africa's higher education subsidy system, we need to actively promote economic growth, but I think we need to stimulate other elements of the economy as well, There is a need to increase investment in universities. "" Look at South Africa There are still people who can not access primary health care, water, hygiene, the basic items that human beings need. It is easy to compare educated people. "
He said in the past 10 years, the vice president of the university is criticizing the system for fund shortage. This forces students and parents to fund it. Collaboration by stakeholders such as government, private sector, industry, research councils, etc., successful students can improve the economy. "If these sectors can make a profitable contribution they can exchange and cooperate with us to give us the opportunity to raise the economic growth rate to more than 5%, my enthusiasm is It is brought about by treating all divisions as one, but to build an innovation system. "
Northland has organized a higher education promotion association for sustainable development, a cooperative organization for sustainable development in the Midwest, an alliance for environmental excellence, and an American college for leadership and university president Including active members of several organizations dedicated to sustainable development of higher education. Approach to climate change, efforts to meet LEED Silver Certification or participate in construction of buildings exceeding LEED Silver Certification
Higher education plays an important role in sustainable development. In the decade since the Earth Summit, many higher education institutions around the world have made enormous efforts to integrate sustainable development into academic programs, research, community involvement and their own management activities It was. Including sustainable material in journals, engineers, administrators, doctors, lawyers, scientists, economists, executives, and many other specialized courses is becoming increasingly important. When students arrive at university from secondary school with interdisciplinary work experience and hobbies, universities in many countries slowly adapt to their needs and demands. Major research projects such as climate change research projects will work across fields. However, the boundaries between disciplines are still firmly protected by specialized agencies, specialized organizations, and promotion and promotion standards.
For over a decade, many higher education institutions have recognized the concept of sustainable development education. Many higher education institutions have signed agreements and statements to educate students in all areas of sustainability. Several higher education institutions have signed a declaration on sustainable development but there is little evidence in literature review that their curriculum was modified to include education for sustainable development. The concept of student education in sustainable education has clear and broad provisions; these slowdowns are rarely achieved at practical level. In recent years, many higher education institutions have established courses focusing on sustainable development. However, these courses lack a systematic assessment to measure learning outcomes of sustainability within the sustainability curriculum.