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The future of European universities on the path to sustainable development

Published:2024-06-01 Issue:2 Volume:16 Page:68-89
ISSN:2543-912X
Container-title:Engineering Management in Production and Services
language:en
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Author:

Korzeb Zbigniew¹^ORCID,Alonso-Fariñas Bernabé²^ORCID,Irimia-Diéguez Ana Isabel³^ORCID,Naharro Felix Jimenez⁴^ORCID,Kobylińska Urszula¹^ORCID,Pietro Filippo di⁴^ORCID,Sanchez Maria Jose Palacin⁴^ORCID,Rollnik-Sadowska Ewa¹^ORCID,Szpilko Danuta⁵^ORCID,Szydło Joanna¹^ORCID,Gallegos Antonio de la Torre⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Management, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Engineering Management , Bialystok University of Technology , Wiejska 45A, 15-312 Bialystok , Poland

2. Departamento Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, ETS-Ingeniería , University of Seville, Camino de los Descubrimientos s/n , Pabellón Plaza de América , Seville , Spain

3. Department of Financial Economics and Operations Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences , University of Seville , Ramón y Cajal 1 , Sevilla , Spain

4. Department of Financial Economics and Operations Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences , University of Seville , Ramón y Cajal 1, 41018 Sevilla , Spain

5. International Department of Logistics and Service Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Management , Bialystok University of Technology , Wiejska 45A, 15-312 Bialystok , Poland

6. Department of Financial Economics and Operations Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences University of Seville , Ramón y Cajal 1 , Sevilla , Spain

Abstract

Abstract The article addresses the issue of the future of European universities on the path to sustainable development. The main aim of the article is to describe foreseeable future directions of the sustainable development of universities and ways to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. In effect, the authors identify weaknesses, assess threats and recommend coordinated solutions and alternatives for the sustainable development of universities. This research will contribute to future work by explaining what the future of universities will look like on their sustainability journey. The results of the Delphi study conducted with the participation of 201 experts from 47 countries allowed for the identification of factors shaping the future of universities on the path to sustainable development.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/emj-2024-0014

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