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AbstractModernization theory, which believes that “development equates economic growth” and changes in social, political, and cultural structures are the pathways for societies to become modernized, has been the predominant paradigm for the development of nations for decades. However, the model was met with a lot of criticism, and there was a movement to rethink the real meaning of development and well-being. Alternatives for development were proposed, but the most widely accepted paradigm is “sustainability” or “sustainable development” which was defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in the 1987 Brundtland Report (also called “Our Common Future”) as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Under this development paradigm, programs, initiatives, and actions aim not only at the preservation of a particular resource but also at other distinct areas: economic, environmental, and social - known as the three pillars of sustainability. The Brundtland Report has had a worldwide impact. “Agenda 21”, a comprehensive plan of action to build a global partnership for sustainable development to improve human lives and protect the environment, was adopted in the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, followed by many other agendas, including the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (2000–2015) and the present United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development or the 17 SDGs.

Highlights

  • Only an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership, it provides clear guidelines and targets for all countries to adopt in accordance with their own development priorities and principle guidelines

  • Thailand’s practical approach toward sustainable development is guided by the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) which was bestowed upon the Thai people by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1974

  • The University of Indonesia became the leader of GreenMetric activities and has performed well in research funds dedicated to sustainability research and the number of courses related to sustainability

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Only an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership, it provides clear guidelines and targets for all countries to adopt in accordance with their own development priorities and principle guidelines. The IAU leads the work on SDG 17 by fostering global HE partnerships and develops new richly diverse and intercultural projects engaging higher education into the UN Agenda 2030 process, by fostering attention and work on the SDGs. We have regularly organized international conferences and worked with organizations and networks such as the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), Sustainable University Network Thailand (SUN), Asia

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