Transcript PROFESSOR PHILIP JONES GUEES SHIELD Student of the Year …

Tertiary Education for Sustainability Outcomes
THREE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN
ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING AND RESEARCH
AT GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
Brisbane & Gold Coast
Australia
Professor Lex Brown
Dean
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
 Founded in 1973 on specific principles:
 Faculties would be interdisciplinary
 Faculties would focus on “problems”
 Faculty of Environmental Sciences has
three decades of experience in
environmental teaching and research
 University currently has 27000 students
and 3000 teaching staff – will soon be
one of the top 10 Universities in
Australia.
 3500 international students from over 75
countries.
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
 Largest environmental teaching & research institution
in Australia
 Over 120 full-time academic and research staff, 1000
undergraduate students, 100 Masters students
 Currently 158 PhD students, from 20 countries.
 Faculty consists of 4 highly integrated Schools:
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Environmental Studies
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Planning
Environmental and Applied Science
 … with associated Research Centres
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES FOR THE DESIGN
OF TERTIARY PROGRAMS
 Principle 1: Bridge disciplinary divides
(integrate – not just add-on)
 Principle 2: Develop new programs of
Professional Training grounded in
environmental knowledge:
 Principle 3: Focus on the “new divide”
PRINCIPLE 1: BRIDGE DISCIPLINARY DIVIDES
Meteorology
Atmospheric chemistry
Soil science
Terrestrial ecology
Aquatic ecology
Hydrology
Population
dynamics
Geology
EARTH
SCIENCES
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
Global
conventions
Green
accounts
Management
studies
Economics
LIFE
SCIENCES
Valuing
biodiversity
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Politics
Ethics
Anthropology
Law
Geography
Sociology
after O’Riordan (1995)
AT GRIFFITH, THE TERM “ENVIRONMENT”
INCLUDES ALL THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS
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Biological
Physical
Social
Cultural
Economic
Political
Environmental and sustainability issues
must have a holistic approach.
GRIFFITH’S RESPONSES TO BRIDGING
DISCIPLINARY DIVIDES
 Bring together disciplines within the one School
Ecologists Environmental
Economists Studies/Science
Water specialists School
Policy specialists
Mathematicians
Sociologists
Pollution specialists
Chemists
Anthropologists
Educationalists
Soil specialists
Environmental
Engineering
School
Environmental
Planning School
 Integrate
other Schools
with it
Joint appointments
Shared courses
Shared facilities
Common philosophy
DEGREE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL
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Bachelor & Master of Environmental Science
Bachelor & Master of Environmental Management
BSc in Ecology and Conservation Biology
BSc in Land and Water Management
BSc in Pollution Studies
BSc in Ecotourism
BA in Environmental Management and Policy
Master of Environmental Education
PRINCIPLE 2: DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMS OF
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING GROUNDED IN
ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE
 Cannot just add a few environmental/ sustainability
components to existing professional courses
 Environmental/ sustainability components must
become foundation material (just as much as physics
is for Engineering)
 Students and staff must “own” the environmental/
sustainability components of programs
GRIFFITH’S RESPONSE TO
TRAINING OF THE PROFESSIONS
 new Professional Schools integrated within
the Faculty of Environmental Sciences
and
 combined degrees with the Law School
ENVIRONMENTAL/ SUSTAINABILITY
TRAINING IN THE PROFESSIONS
School of Environmental Engineering
 Bachelor & Master of Environmental Engineering
 B Environmental Technology
 B Engineering in Environmental Engineering/B
Environmental Science
 Grad Dip in Water and Wastewater Management
 Grad Dip in Waste Management
School of Environmental Planning
(Urban and Regional Planning)
 Bachelor & Master of Environmental Planning
 B Environmental Planning/B Environmental Science
With the Law School
 Bachelor of Laws/B Environmental Science
 Bachelor of Laws/B Environmental Planning
PRINCIPLE 3: FOCUS ON THE “NEW DIVIDE”
Major Players in
Development
(those who design,
develop, advise,
control,
formulate policy,
finance, decide
and
implement)
Dialogue
Bridge the
new divide
The
Environmental
Sustainability
Specialist
THE CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE DIALOGUE
 Training of environmental/ sustainability
specialists in:
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The processes of development
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The processes of decision-making in industry, in
management and in public policy
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Communication skills and tools for interacting with
these development players/decision-makers
THE CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE DIALOGUE
 Training of environmental / sustainability
specialists in:
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The processes of development
The processes of decision-making in industry, in
management and in public policy
communication skills and tools for interacting with
these development players/decision-makers
 Separate training directed at the development
players/decision-makers themselves
RESEARCH IN THE
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
 A very active environmental research
program in all fields of environment
 The Faculty:
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wins some US$3.5m in research grants each
year
 produces over 120 international journal
articles, book chapters or books every year
 has over 150 PhD students currently enrolled
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SOME INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
AUSTRIA
Universitat fur Bodenkultur Wien
CANADA
University of Waterloo
CHINA
Zhongshan University
FINLAND
Tampere University of Technology
HONG KONG
University of Hong Kong
UK
Lancaster University
USA
University of Tulsa
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
University of California, Davis
Oregon State University
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SOME INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
HUNGARY
Technical University of Budapest
INDIA
Nooral Islam College of Engineering Off Shore/Joint program
Kumaraguru College of Technology Off Shore/joint program
SWEDEN
Chalmers University
Linkoping University
KTH, Stockholm
THAILAND
Prince of Songkla University –
Long-term assistance and Joint PhD program
GRIFFITH JOINT PROGRAMS IN CHINA
 Zhejiang University City College - for the delivery of
the Master of Law for students who come to Griffith to
complete their degree
 Chinese Center for Disease Prevention, Beijing - for
the delivery of the Griffith University Master of Public
Health
 Peking University - for the delivery of the Master of
Public Health
 Shenyang Institute of Technology - for delivery of
Griffith University Business degrees
 China University of Politics and Law - for delivery of
Griffith University Master of Public Management
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES:
MAJOR CO-OPERATIONS
WITH INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
 UNESCO
 WHO
 UNDP