:: ARTICLE

Training for the Profession of Sustainable Development: Educational Requirements for Practical Imperatives

In this article, the authors explain that a new type of cross-disciplinary practitioner is needed, one who understands the complex interactions between fields and is able to effectively coordinate and implement the insights offered by subject-specific specialists in order to solve the sustainable development challenges. In response to this need, the...

:: ARTICLE

The PEACE Programme: a Unique Interuniversity Cooperation Network

The 7th International PEACE Conference on Academic Cooperation and the Palestinian Universities will be held in Barcelona on 22-23 November 2010, jointly with the 8th session of the General Assembly of PEACE. It will be held just before the 5th International Conference on Higher Education, organized by GUNI, thus allowing participants to attend both...

:: INTERVIEW

Building on the Local: the Approach of BRAC University, Bangladesh

In this interview, Manzoor Ahmed from the Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, Bangladesh, explains the main features of this NGO-founded university and the impact it has not only on the training of students, but also on the programmes of the NGO itself.