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Sustainability Transfer as a Concept for Universities in Regional Transformation—A Case Study

  • The research object of this study is the in-depth discourse on the sustainability transfer activities of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their contribution to a regional sustainable transformation. For this purpose, a heuristically-derived concept of sustainability transfer is empirically tested with a mixed-methods approach based on the example of Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE). The empirical findings demonstrate that the realization of sustainability transfer depends mainly on the personal initiative of teachers and researchers. Major barriers are a lack of time and financial resources. The observed concept of sustainability transfer is applicable to all study and research areas of HNEE. Involvement in sustainability transfer can include the whole of society, from politics, enterprises, and civil society to education and research institutions. Overall, the empirical testing of the concept offered by this study illustrates its practical suitability to capturing specifically those sustainabilityThe research object of this study is the in-depth discourse on the sustainability transfer activities of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their contribution to a regional sustainable transformation. For this purpose, a heuristically-derived concept of sustainability transfer is empirically tested with a mixed-methods approach based on the example of Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE). The empirical findings demonstrate that the realization of sustainability transfer depends mainly on the personal initiative of teachers and researchers. Major barriers are a lack of time and financial resources. The observed concept of sustainability transfer is applicable to all study and research areas of HNEE. Involvement in sustainability transfer can include the whole of society, from politics, enterprises, and civil society to education and research institutions. Overall, the empirical testing of the concept offered by this study illustrates its practical suitability to capturing specifically those sustainability transfer activities that are not tapped by third mission approaches. This opens up a novel dimension for transfer potential at universities and their role in regional sustainability transformation. It also highlights that the interdependencies between HEIs and practitioners need to be more contextualized with quality criteria such as the value of the transfer performance or level of ambition.show moreshow less

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Author:Uwe DemeleGND, Benjamin NöltingORCiDGND, Wibke Crewett, Georgi Georgiev
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2456
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094956
ISSN:2071-1050
Parent Title (English):Sustainabilty
Publisher:MDPI
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2021
Date of Publication (online):2022/06/17
Date of first Publication:2021/04/28
Publishing Institution:Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde
Release Date:2022/06/17
Tag:sustainable transfer
higher education institutions; practitioner-university partnership; sustainability transformation; sustainable development
Volume:13
Issue:9
Article Number:4956
Page Number:25
Institutions / Departments:Wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen HNEE / Forschungszentrum [Nachhaltigkeit - Transformation - Transfer]
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 37 Bildung und Erziehung / 378 Hochschulbildung
open_access (DINI-Set):open_access
University Bibliography:University Bibliography
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Peer-Review / Referiert
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
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