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This study analyzes the evolution of higher education for sustainable development (ESD) in the Republic of Belarus during the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development—from 2005 to 2014. Although this process is still ongoing, and Belarus, like many other countries, has made a commitment to include ESD in its post-2014 development agenda, after a decade of ESD implementation in Belarusian universities, it is now possible to identify public policies, significant achievements, and the best ESD practices in the country. The purpose of this study is to analyze the major phases, actors, and factors that influenced the development of ESD in Belarusian higher education.
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Novikau, A. (2017). Education for Sustainable Development and Belarusian Higher Education: When the State Dominates. In: Leal Filho, W., Azeiteiro, U., Alves, F., Molthan-Hill, P. (eds) Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47877-7_24
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