A New Paradigm in Global Higher Education for Sustainable Development and Human Security
Garry Jacobs,
Janani Ramanathan,
Ralph Wolff,
Remus Pricopie,
Piero Dominici,
Alberto Zucconi
Affiliations
Garry Jacobs
President & Chief Executive Officer, World Academy of Art & Science; CEO & Chairman of Board of Directors, World University Consortium; International Fellow, Club of Rome; President, The Mother’s Service Society, Pondicherry, India.
Janani Ramanathan
Trustee, World Academy of Art & Science; Senior Research Analyst, The Mother‘s Service Society; Board of Directors, World University Consortium
Ralph Wolff
Founder and President, The QA Commons; Member, Board of Directors, World University Consortium
Remus Pricopie
Rector, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) Bucharest, Romania; President, World University Consortium; Fellow, World Academy of Art & Science
Piero Dominici
Associate Fellow, WAAS; Scientific Director, International Research and Education Program CHAOS and Director, Scientific Listening to the Global Listening Center
Alberto Zucconi
Clinical Psychologist; President of the Person-Centred Approach Institute; Chairman of the Board, World Academy of Art & Science
Every institution of higher education and every government is trying to overcome the problems it faces and improve the reach, relevance, financial viability and effectivity of education. But no one is thinking globally for solutions that will be optimal from the perspective of humanity as a whole. The enormous challenges we face in education today can best be solved only by including system-wide action at the global level. A new paradigm needs to be clearly formulated, designed and implemented. This paper briefly outlines the nature and magnitude of the challenges in higher education today, and identifies promising signs of a new paradigm waiting to emerge. That will require a new kind of leadership that thinks and acts globally. Such a paradigm can make an immense contribution to addressing global problems, implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and promoting greater human security for all.
