The Challenges of Higher Education and its Contribution to Sustainable Development

Garcia Jordi; Alvado Anna; Sorribes Joan; Boyra Josep

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The Challenges of Higher Education and its Contribution to Sustainable Development

Garcia Jordi, Alvado Anna, Sorribes Joan, Boyra Josep

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Received: 8 October 2021 Accepted: 29 October 2021 Published: 24 January 2022

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This research article deeps on higher education institution challenges in terms of governance, internationalization, research, student engagement and sustainability within an innovative and adaptative higher education academic framework necessary to achieve the challenges ahead in a highly competitive and technologically changing environment. With this purpose a series of university strategic challenges are reviewed and analyzed in order to tackle and establish the expected degree of quality and excellence that these higher education institutions must achieve and maintain over time. The main objective of this research article is to demonstrate from a deductive approach the hypothesis that a consistent and successful student professional development is based on the fulfillment of a demanding and stimulating academic experience through critical spirit awareness, research capacity empowerment and the acquisition of skills and knowledge delivered by an academic institution capable to ensure student engagement along with specific in-company training as fundamental components for achieving a graduate’s lasting professional competitiveness able to cope with the current environmental, economic and social challenges ahead.

Published in	Higher Education Research (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.her.20220701.11
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Higher Education Governance, Research, Internationalization, Student Engagement, Sustainability

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Garcia Jordi

Escola Universitària Formatic Barcelona, Universitat de Girona, Barcelona, Spain
Alvado Anna

Escola Universitària Formatic Barcelona, Universitat de Girona, Barcelona, Spain
Sorribes Joan

Escola Universitària Formatic Barcelona, Universitat de Girona, Barcelona, Spain
Boyra Josep

Escola Universitària Formatic Barcelona, Universitat de Girona, Barcelona, Spain

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