6. Higher education for strong sustainability

Research on Critical Factors in University-Corporation Social Responsibility

“…Taking Taiwan as an example, public and private universities get government subsidies, and the universities and their faculty also gain research grants from the government or private corporations. With a marketization trend of higher education, the government and the society endow university with social obligations, similar to those to the corporations, and therefore, university social responsibility requires universities make contributions to the local community and the society in addition to teaching, research, and cultivating professional personnel (Clugston & Calder, 1999;Gomez, 2014;Hung et al, 2022;Yang, 2022). Gomez (2014) considered related activities of University Social Responsibility (USR) might have positive influences on students, such as increasing their expertized responsibility, civil awareness, social responsibility, project-based problem-solving abilities, and multiple thinking and innovation.…”

“…This study employed quantitative methods to analyze university and corporate strategies in joint implementation of social responsibility, and the results of this study will provide practical suggestions to practitioners. The concept of university social responsibility is related to corporate social responsibility (Clugston & Calder, 1999;Latif et al, 2022;Lo et al, 2017;Yang, 2022;Zoubida, 2023). Corporate social responsibility is a corporate act to make contributions to economic development, improve its employees' life quality, and provide services to the local community and society (Porter & Kramer, 2002;Armstrong & Green, 2013).…”

“…Corporate social responsibility is a corporate act to make contributions to economic development, improve its employees' life quality, and provide services to the local community and society (Porter & Kramer, 2002;Armstrong & Green, 2013). As a social and educational organization, universities need to make contributions and realize responsibilities in addition to educating, researching, and cultivating professionals (Clugston & Calder, 1999;Gomez, 2014;Latif et al, 2022;Monteiro et al, 2023). Yang (2022) considered universities could have multiple positive influences on local communities.…”

Institutional Sustainability Development of Higher Education in Indonesia

“…There are numerous approaches for higher education institutions, including sustainability, and scholars are still divided into the most effective implementation strategies. Several academics think that integrating sustainability into higher education demands a significant shift in institutional practise (Clugston & Calder, 2000;Shriberg, 2002). The "fundamental characteristics and conditions" for achieving sustainable practise on campus include restructuring the mission, curriculum, and research and enhancing institutional support and outreach to local and global populations (Clugston & Calder, 2000).…”

“…Several academics think that integrating sustainability into higher education demands a significant shift in institutional practise (Clugston & Calder, 2000;Shriberg, 2002). The "fundamental characteristics and conditions" for achieving sustainable practise on campus include restructuring the mission, curriculum, and research and enhancing institutional support and outreach to local and global populations (Clugston & Calder, 2000). We can successfully establish a sustainable campus by redesigning many components of higher education.…”