2. The University of the Future: global challenges and local solutions Dr Andy Johnston Head of Education and Learning, Forum for the Future TEM Conference, 1 October 2003

3. University of Aberdeen University of Birmingham University of Cambridge Cardiff University City University Heriot-Watt University Liverpool John Moores University Loughborough University Middlesex University University of Newcastle Queen’s University, Belfast University of Salford Sheffiled Hallam University University of St Andrews The College of St Mark and St John University of Stirling The Surrey Institute of Art & Design

4. In the 1950s, most of East Asia was no better off than Africa is today. South Korea had the same average per capita income as sub-Saharan Africa. Today, Koreans earn over eight times more than Africans.

5. The number of poor people in East Asia as a whole has more than halved since 1975, and since China opened up to the global economy in 1978, over 200 million of its people have climbed out of poverty.

6. In 1960 the combined incomes of the richest fifth of the world’s population were 30 times greater than the poorest fifth. By 1991 they were over 60 times and in 1998, 78 times as high.

7. The number of people living in poverty (defined as living on less than a dollar a day) over the last decade has increased by 100m, according to the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, to 1.3bn people (over a fifth of the world’s population).

8. World food production has quadrupled since 1950, using just 1% more land.

9. In the 1950s, one in four of the world’s people did not have enough to eat. Today, that ratio has fallen to one in ten.

10. Remaining forests are being depleted by about 160,000 km 2 – or half the size of Norway – every year. 11 countries are on the verge of losing their forests completely and 28 have forestland that is threatened.

11. 50-100 species are vanishing every day – 10,000 times faster than natural extinction rates; faster than at any time in the last 65m years.

12. Life expectancy in developing countries has risen from 46 to 64 years since the 1960s. Infant mortality rates have halved too.

13. Polio is also on the way out. The number of polio cases fell from 350,000 in 1988 to just 500 in 2001. As a consequence, nearly four million people have been spared crippling disabilities.

15. If nothing continues to be done, the UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change warns that temperatures could rise by a global average of 5.8°c (10.4°F) by 2100.

16. In the past 20 years, municipal waste generated per person in industrialised countries has increased almost threefold, to an average of 475 kilos per person per year.

17. Global consumption of water is doubling every 20 years, more than twice the rate of human population growth.

18. Understanding Sustainability Triple bottom line Sustainability Venn Diagram Environment Society Economy Environment Society E conomy Sustainable Development

19. Economy Structured to meet objectives and values set by society Society Decides objectives for development and sets ethical and value framework Environment Sets limits, the real bottom line Understanding Sustainability

20. Sustainable development Universities EconomyBusiness SocietyLearning & Teaching EnvironmentCommunity

21. NATURAL HUMAN SOCIAL MANUFACTURED FINANCIAL Capital STOCKS & flow of BENEFITS Sara Parkin, Forum for the Future STOCK: tools, infrastructure, buildings, FLOW: places to live work, play; access to them STOCK: land, sea, air, rivers, ecological systems FLOW: energy, food, water, climate, waste disposal STOCK: health, knowledge, motivation, spiritual ease FLOW: energy, work, creativity, love, happiness STOCK: governance systems, communities, families FLOW: security, justice, social inclusion STOCK: money, stocks, bonds FLOW: means of valuing, owning, exchanging other 4 capitals

22. NATURAL HUMAN SOCIAL MANUFACTURED FINANCIAL Triple Bottom Line Five Capitals Sara Parkin, Forum for the Future Environment Society Economy

23. Sara Parkin, Forum for the Future

24. The issues environment society economy campuscurriculumcommunity Materials/waste Energy/utilities Green buildings Travel Plans Healthy Universities Planning permission Safety on campus Whole life costs Payback periods Fleet management Car park strategies Risk management Student recruitment Staff retention Courses Information Awareness Life long learning Staff facilities Lecture rooms Biodiversity on site Aesthetics Local Transport Plans Shared facilities Access Community strategies Employment Regeneration

25. REAM Mass Balance

26. Best Practice

27. Glass Ceilings Sector Stakeholders

28. The role of universities Important social mechanism for contributing to sustainable development

29. The Vision

30. Principles of sector wide change

31. LSSD

32. Schools Post 16 Higher Education

33. Education making a positive contribution to sustainable development

34. Schools Post 16 Higher Education National Local Regional International

35. Schools Post 16 Higher Education National Local Regional International UNESCO Private sector Communities Government Ministry EU UNECE NGOs Regional Assemblies Senate, Boards, Governors Local Authorities Funding Council Skills Councils Professions Employers

36. Schools Post 16 Higher Education National Local Regional International UNESCO Private sector Communities Government Ministry EU UNECE NGOs Regional Assemblies Senate, Boards, Governors Local Authorities Funding Council Skills Councils Professions Employers

37. Schools Post 16 Higher Education National Local Regional International UNESCO Private sector Communities Government Ministry EU UNECE NGOs Regional Assemblies Senate, Boards, Governors Local Authorities Funding Council Skills Councils Professions Employers Education making a positive contribution to sustainable development

38. Essential Ingredients  Shared understanding of sustainable development and sustainability at the OPERATIONAL LEVEL  Whole institution approach  Partnership approach  Capacity building and enabling

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