‘Universities in the Early Decades of the Third Millennium: Saving the World from Itself?’ and 1 HOPE-TDR Regional Project Proposals

IN A NUTSHELL
Author's Note
A re-proposal here of an invited chapter published in 2020 and focused on the re-conceptualisation of the university/higher education purpose and scope inside a ‘One Health’ overarching perspective. As divisive forces are increasingly placing institutions and society, indeed the world, at risk, the importance of 'seeing the big picture' and potential consequences of human folly, appears to be even more urgent and relevant today as it was a few years ago

George Lueddeke

 By George Lueddeke PhD

Global Lead, International One Health for One Planet Education & Transdisciplinary Research Initiative (1 HOPE-TDR)

Independent advisor in Higher, Medical and One Health education / research

Southampton, United Kingdom

‘Universities in the Early Decades of the Third Millennium: Saving the World from Itself?’ and 1 HOPE-TDR Regional Project Proposals

 

In support of Operationalising 1 HOPE-TDR  project proposals across global regions and  associated terms of reference, integrated as  ‘cultivating an active care for the world and with those with whom we share it’ [UNESCO] ,  find a PDF copy  below of an invited chapter titled ‘Universities  in the early Decades of the third Millennium: Saving the World from itself?. 

Universities in the Early Decades of the Third Millennium

Summarised in the Abstract, the chapter, published in 2020, argued “for the re-conceptualisation of the university/higher education purpose and scope focusing on the development of an interconnected ecological knowledge system (recognising the interdependence of the 17 UN global goals) with a concern for the whole Earth -and beyond.”

Main themes (and chapter page references) include:

  • The university in the first two millennia: historical perspectives and takeaways (pp. 230-233)
  •  Existential challenges facing the planet and society in the twenty-first century (pp. 234-237)
  • War: “Humanity’s Greatest Failure” (pp.237-238)
  •  Social progress and the university (pp.238-239)
  • Toward a new worldview (pp. 239-245)
  • The international ‘One Health for One Planet Education initiative’ (pp.245-247)
  •  Re-imagining the university in the twenty-first century (pp. 247-249)
  • Reflection on teaching and learning in the ecological university (pp. 249-252)
  • The university: saving the world from itself?
  • Concluding comments: choosing our future (pp.256-260)
  • References (pp.260-266)

 

As divisive forces are increasingly placing institutions and society, indeed the world, at risk, the importance of ‘seeing the big picture’ and potential consequences of human folly, appears to be even more urgent and relevant today as it was a few years ago