International Trends in Higher Education and Sustainability

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  • Tristan McCowan University College London

Keywords:

Sustainable Development

Abstract

Sustainability has become one of the buzzwords of higher education in recent years, leading to a raft of strategies, initiatives, and even rankings. However, there are significant gaps in the knowledge base, with research focusing mainly on curricular interventions and campus operations, and the changes in practice have often been superficial. In order to fulfill its potential in addressing the socio-environmental crisis, a deeper transformation is needed in the university’s role as a knowledge institution and in its relationships with society.

Author Biography

Tristan McCowan, University College London

Tristan McCowan is professor of international education at the Institute of Education, University College London, United Kingdom. E-mail: t.mccowan@ucl.ac.uk.

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Published

2025-08-05

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McCowan, T. (2025). International Trends in Higher Education and Sustainability. International Higher Education, (123), 45–46. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20257

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No. 123 (2025): Summer Issue

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