Adaptive Sustainable Academic Management Practices

Abstract

The unpredictable evolution at global level, in all aspects of society, as a whole, requires close attention from all socio-economic and even political entities, as well as from human decision-makers at various levels, in order to find viable solutions for what a robust and harmonious development of the whole society means. From this perspective, an essential role must be taken by academics and universities. Universities can be considered the true engines of society in terms of promoting, spreading and acquiring the elements that are defining sustainable development. University decision-makers have an obligation to resort to practices adapted to the evolution of the concept of sustainable development in relation to what is happening in the economic, social, political, demographic, ecological or technological spheres. A state of acceptance and awareness has to be created by all of what the society needs to prepare for future generations.

Spirals of Sustainable Academic Motivation, Creativity, and Trust of Higher Education Staff

“…In this regard, the sustainable university is like a "scientific-societal perpetual mobile" that permanently aims to achieve progressive excellence in developing, disclosing, and disseminating new, innovative, creative, and simultaneously true and useful knowledge and inspirations which are full of potential to break down barriers and move humans toward a responsible future. The sustainable university represents "an educational institution that trains properly all the willing and interested persons for sustainable development, provides new insights into urgent social challenges and decreases the environmental and social footprints of its campus operations" [21] (p. 3).…”

“…Academic creativity can be viewed as the future of sustainable education for sustainability and as a sustainability [70]. In order to produce sustainable outputs, there are important actions that are required, starting with an adequate curriculum design, teaching methodologies, teacher training and equity-enhancing programs [21]. Of course, constructing an innovative environment may be crucial to enhance both the creativity of the students [71] and the creativity of the academic staff.…”

“…Specifically, the university managers are expected to motivate teachers to be more creative and innovative through academic supervision that is carried out professionally and sustainably [20]. This means that all of the university lecturers, scientists, clerks, and managers have to obtain the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for proper behavior that aims to seek a sustainable future for the next generation [21].…”

Entrepreneurial Education at Universities: A Bibliometric Analysis

“…In addition, it is important to boost the relevance of entrepreneurship education in higher education, with a focus on the value of hands-on experience, and encourage the growth of programs that provide both theoretical and practical training in the field (Breznitz and Zhang 2021;Hysa 2014). There are many studies that have investigated entrepreneurial education at universities (Lüthje and Franke 2003;Kariv et al 2018;Popescu 2019;Breznitz and Zhang 2021).…”