RCE Yogyakarta was invited to discuss about the sustainability university barometer in International Islamic University Malaysia on 18-19 June 2019. The representative of RCE Yogyakarta was Nanung Agus Fitriyanto, M.Sc., Ph.D. The envisioned Sustainability University Barometer continuously maps the contribution of the higher education sector to sustainability and meeting the goals of the Agenda 2030 on a global, regional and national scale. Besides insights related to the Agenda 2030 as such it focuses on SDG 4 and is informing the follow up Post Global Action Program for ESD (4.7).
This will be done in a twofold approach: (1) established guiding principles for indicating progress towards sustainability are continuously observed (‚cruise mode‘), while at the same time (2) enabling factors for exploring new pathways are also part of the Barometer, as well as good practice examples that allow for mutual learning (‚exploration mode‘). The Barometer includes a set of indicators that are measured in each wave of inquiry (longitudinal) but each wave also has a specific topical focus with more in-depth inquiries. In contrast to other assessment tools the unit of analysis is not the single higher education institution (HEI) but the sector as such. Furthermore, the University Barometer is deliberately not designed to foster competition among institutions but mutual and joint learning for sustainable development.
After an initial Expert-workshop at the UNESCO-Headquarter in Paris last December this specific workshop aims to:
- Concretize and move forward the Sustainability University Barometer idea and project
- Contextualize Sustainability University Barometer for the Southeast-Asian context
- Prepare implementation and amplification
The workshop will be held in parallel to a second expert workshop at the UNESCO-Headquarter and an exchange with this workshop is planned for the second day.
