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Fourth Generation University: Co-creating a Sustainable Future

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Quality Education

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

Synonyms

Embedded; Modern; New; Sustainable

Definition

A Fourth Generation University co-creates its socioeconomic environment with core stakeholders to promote sustainable growth. Its aims and objectives stretch beyond disciplinary education, research, or economic impact. They are negotiated and legitimized within its stakeholder system to secure public value for a sustainable future.

Fourth Generation University

Introduction

The concept of Fourth Generation University is rooted in the idea that tertiary education underwent three transformative revolutions since universities were first established in Bologna and Paris in the twelfth century. The first revolution was triggered as the mission of universities broadened from teaching to include the production of research in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century generating what is known as the Humboldtian model of education – The Second Generation University. The second revolution occurred as universities’ mission was...

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Oztel, H. (2020). Fourth Generation University: Co-creating a Sustainable Future. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_77-1

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