Smart Practices in HSIs and the Contribution to the SDGs: Implementation in Brazilian University

Autor/inn/en	Dalla Gasperina, Liane; Mazutti, Janaina; Londero Brandli, Luciana; dos Santos Rabello, Roberto
Titel	Smart Practices in HSIs and the Contribution to the SDGs: Implementation in Brazilian University
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 23 (2022) 2, S.356-378 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-12-2020-0480
Schlagwörter	Universities; Sustainable Development; Educational Innovation; Objectives; Educational Practices; Correlation; Wastes; Sanitation; Case Studies; Educational Benefits; Teaching Methods; Campuses; College Administration; Conservation (Environment); Foreign Countries; Energy Conservation; Social Responsibility; Barriers; Internet; Information Technology; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Bildungspraxis; Korrelation; Gargabe; Abfall; Betriebshygiene; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungsertrag; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ausland; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Soziale Verantwortung; Informationstechnologie; Brasilien
Abstract	Purpose: Smart campuses can be seen as the future of higher education efforts, especially for their contributions to sustainability and to encourage innovation. This paper aims to present the benefits of smart practices in a Higher Education Institutions and highlights its connections to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach: The methodology is divided into three steps: first, an international search and assessment of smart practices at universities; second, the identification of smart practices in a university campus in southern Brazil; and third, the presentation of the benefits of smart practices and their relationship with the SDGs. Findings: The results showed that globally, the area most covered by smart practices in universities is the environment and, specifically, focused on waste reduction. in the context of this case study, the benefits of implementing smart practices mainly reach SDGs 4 and SDG 9, especially due to aspects of teaching technologies for the new classroom models and the optimization of campus infrastructure management. Practical implications: The study encourages other universities to implement smart practices in their campuses, to becoming smart campuses while they also collaborate in achieving the SDGs while raising the discussion on the importance of committed actions taken on a university campus with the UN SDGs, to leverage synergies on campus operations at universities. Originality/value: This paper presents a set of smart practices that universities are applying both globally and locally (in southern Brazil). In addition, it contributes to sustainability research by showing how smart practices have the potential to promote SDGs in universities, especially through campus operations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01