Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues

This paper aims to provide brief insight into the economic and sustainability challenges that higher education institutions are facing today globally. It provides a theoretical overview of key trends and challenges of higher education, relevant for the development of a sustainable and resilient Euro...

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Autores principales:	Boštjan Aver, Ajda Fošner, Nikša Alfirević
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	higher education higher educational institutions (HEIs) skills competences sustainability Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/2517f13e1c2a47198b77433c57e4c88e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2517f13e1c2a47198b77433c57e4c88e2021-11-25T19:02:08ZHigher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues10.3390/su1322125672071-1050https://doaj.org/article/2517f13e1c2a47198b77433c57e4c88e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12567https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050This paper aims to provide brief insight into the economic and sustainability challenges that higher education institutions are facing today globally. It provides a theoretical overview of key trends and challenges of higher education, relevant for the development of a sustainable and resilient European economy and society. We support our theoretical proposition by a bibliometric analysis of previous studies dealing with the 21st-century business skills and the sustainability outlook to be produced by the higher education sector. Our main findings are related to a significant rise of researchers’ interest in the topic, along with the multi-disciplinary approach being emphasized, as the academic community seeks how to contribute to the pressing issues of ensuring the integration of sustainability with employers’ requirements, related to new skill profiles, relevant for the European transformation toward a more resilient, digital, green economy and society. We evaluate the proposed course of research and provide recommendations to researchers and other higher education stakeholders interested in promoting this educational sector’s sustainability and relevance in the 21st century.Boštjan AverAjda FošnerNikša AlfirevićMDPI AGarticlehigher educationhigher educational institutions (HEIs)skillscompetencessustainabilityEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12567, p 12567 (2021)
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description	This paper aims to provide brief insight into the economic and sustainability challenges that higher education institutions are facing today globally. It provides a theoretical overview of key trends and challenges of higher education, relevant for the development of a sustainable and resilient European economy and society. We support our theoretical proposition by a bibliometric analysis of previous studies dealing with the 21st-century business skills and the sustainability outlook to be produced by the higher education sector. Our main findings are related to a significant rise of researchers’ interest in the topic, along with the multi-disciplinary approach being emphasized, as the academic community seeks how to contribute to the pressing issues of ensuring the integration of sustainability with employers’ requirements, related to new skill profiles, relevant for the European transformation toward a more resilient, digital, green economy and society. We evaluate the proposed course of research and provide recommendations to researchers and other higher education stakeholders interested in promoting this educational sector’s sustainability and relevance in the 21st century.
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title	Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues
title_short	Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues
title_full	Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues
title_fullStr	Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues
title_full_unstemmed	Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues
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Higher Education Challenges: Developing Skills to Address Contemporary Economic and Sustainability Issues

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