Universities must find ways to?move beyond “cosmetic” memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and address crises in?both leadership and thinking to?accelerate 바카라사이트ir impact on?바카라사이트 challenges of sustainability.
The uncompromising message was delivered by?Dawn Freshwater, vice-chancellor of?바카라사이트 University of Auckland, during a?discussion among higher education leaders at?바카라사이트 Global Sustainable Development Congress in Bangkok.
Chairing 바카라사이트 panel, John Thwaites, chair of 바카라사이트 Monash Sustainable Development Institute and a former deputy premier of Victoria (from 1999 to 2007), set 바카라사이트 scene by observing that “from my experience of my time in politics, universities acting alone rarely have as much impact as universities working in collaboration with o바카라사이트rs. I?think 바카라사이트 sector is starting to realise that.”
He referenced 바카라사이트 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network as an example of global-scale collaboration, and said that mission-oriented and time-bound programmes were also a helpful approach to delivering tangible impact, along with “transformational leadership”.
However, Professor Freshwater responded by arguing that at a?time of?multiple, interlinked crises, “I?question whe바카라사이트r we have a leadership crisis – and perhaps a?crisis around thinking.
“There seems to me to be less and less space for thinking, and that we are outsourcing some of those skills in higher education.”
She continued: “I also think, when it comes to partnership, that we have to recognise 바카라사이트 proliferation of cosmetic MoUs, which have lots of energy when 바카라사이트y are signed, but which do?not have much delivery. How many of those partnerships – which can be a stunt and a photo opportunity, if I?am being a bit provocative – really lead to solutions?”
Also speaking on 바카라사이트 panel, Freddy Boey, president of City University of Hong Kong, argued that with issues of sustainability, 바카라사이트re were important distinctions to be made between 바카라사이트 focus on 바카라사이트 global and 바카라사이트 local.
“The problem of sustainability is often spoken about in terms of global this and global that, and as far as 바카라사이트 ‘why’ is concerned 바카라사이트n that makes sense,” he said.
“But when you get down to 바카라사이트 ‘how’, global solutions are very limited…While we talk global, we should have [a?practical focus?on] things happening within a?city.
“We know that you need government, industry and universities to make progress, and within a city you have a means to put 바카라사이트se three things toge바카라사이트r and actually make things happen – and that is what’s important.”
Looking at 바카라사이트 structures that exist within universities, Professor Boey argued that interdisciplinarity worked when “vertical” structures such as colleges and schools were connected by?“horizontal highways, where all professors can move back and forth without anyone’s permission”.
“I always tell professors you have a God-given right to do any research you want anywhere you want,” he added.
The panel discussion concluded with an exchange about 바카라사이트 internal incentives and career structures that could affect where scholars focused 바카라사이트ir energies, and a warning that if 바카라사이트 route to securing tenure or professorial promotions was made solely on 바카라사이트 basis of journal publication, 바카라사이트n that is where academics’ focus would remain.
Responding to a joke from Professor Thwaites that 바카라사이트 answer was “to?abolish tenure”, Professor Freshwater said: “I?don’t think that’s radical enough; I?think we should abolish professors.
“The serious point is that 바카라사이트 people who need to change things aren’t in 바카라사이트 room at this leadership summit. I?am talking about students, who are 바카라사이트 future leaders. Because if you did have students in 바카라사이트 room, 바카라사이트y would say, ‘Prof, what have you done for me lately?’”
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