Articles

University Social Responsibility: Methodological Development Proposal
In this article, Juanjo Martí Noguera, of the University of Valencia, presents an analysis of the social responsibility of the university. This analysis of the social responsibility of the university, is in particular, coming from a psychology perspective and sketches the first approximation on the...
The Arts in Higher Education as a Vehicle for Social Change: Right vs. Wide
Higher education institutions constitute an apparently privileged space within which society can question, experiment with and even confront itself. In theory, they can be an environment for creative endeavour. However, numerous contradictions encountered in practice hinder or even impede this...
Contributions of a human development approach to re-visioning the quality of universities
In this article, Alejandra Boni, Studies Group on Development, Cooperation and Ethics, Department of Projects Engineering of the Technical University of Valencia, and Des Gasper, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, propose a matrix to interpret universities’ activities and achievements in...
Sustainability: An integrative vision
In this article Àngels Canadell, coordinator of the GUNI Report Higher Education in the World 4, explains the need of an integrative vision to advance sustainability and the possible education’s contribution on this.
The World We Want: Creating a New Architecture of Knowledge
In this article, Budd Hall, University of Victoria (Canada) Chan Lean Heng, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Rajesh Tandon, Society for Participatory Research, (India) highlight the importance of community-university research partnerships and present the philosophy and activities of the Global...
Working towards the coproduction of knowledge: a research partnership involving Aboriginal people
In this article, Carole Lévesque, professor at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (Montréal) and DIALOG director, Édith Cloutier, president of the Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec and Julie Cunningham, DIALOG network coordinator explain the experience of a...
The glocal multiversity: new roles and emerging challenges for human and social development
In this article, Josep Lobera and Cristina Escrigas reflect upon the universities’ new roles, so that they can face human and social challenges, beyond the paradigm of "ivory tower" or "market-oriented university".
Citizenship, rights and universities
In this article Victoria Kandel, BA in Social Sciences and doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires, analyses the concepts of citizenship and rights and their linkage with higher education.
Hope in Africa: Human development through higher education community interaction
In this article Prof. H. Russel Botman Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Vice-President of the Association of African Universities reflects upon the higher education community interaction in Africa.
Lessons learnt from Copenhagen: civil society’s role in world democratic governance
In this article, Josep Xercavins i Valls, Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and head of delegation of the UPC, organisation with observer status in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reflects upon the role of civil society and higher...
Making the Case for Civic Engagement through Campus Compact
In this article Julie B. Elkins, Director of Academic Initiatives of Campus Compact, reflects upon the civic engagement’s concept and how it advances the public purposes of universities by deepening their ability to improve community life.
Towards the integration of disabled students in universities
In this article, Antonio Sánchez Palomino, a lecturer at the University of Almería, Spain, sums up the main findings of a research project on the educational and social integration of disabled students at the University of Almería.
Higher education’s contribution to sustainable development: the way forward
In this article Leo Jansen, Professor Emeritus at the Technological University of Delft, explains that in order to integrate sustainable development in higher education, the entire education system, as well as its values and norms, must be rethought.
Leadership for the public good, a collective achievement: the Research Center for Leadership in ActionLeadership for the public good, a collective achievement: the Research Center for Leadership in Action
The Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) was established as a dynamic center of learning, teaching and research skills with the aim of solving urban and social problems and strengthening public service. It is housed within the New York University (NYU) Wagner Graduate School of Public...
Sustainability at Universities: Opportunities, challenges and trends
In this article Walter Leal Filho, Senior Professor at London Metropolitan University, UK and head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, explains that sustainability in higher education needs to be perceived as work in...