Patrick Blessinger

Nov 5, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Patrick Blessinger

GLOBAL The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, otherwise known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, is a global framework for implementing sustainability principles worldwide. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a transformative approach to education at all levels that integrates sustainability principles into the teaching-learning process.

Sep 25, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Patrick Blessinger

GLOBAL Since the dawn of the first general-purpose digital computer in 1945, digital technology has revolutionised every aspect of life, from communication to transportation and medicine. Over the past several decades, the exponential growth of digital technologies has enabled unprecedented economic and social development. Digital technologies have reshaped every aspect of life on our planet. They have fundamentally changed how people relate to each other and how they perceive reality.

Sep 17, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Patrick Blessinger

GLOBAL Over the past century, higher education institutions have evolved in response to rapid political, economic and social changes, significant technological advancements, and global environmental challenges. To respond to these rapidly changing conditions, universities have expanded beyond their role as centres of knowledge production and consumption and have also become catalysts for societal transformation. Knowledge production continues to increase exponentially.

Apr 6, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Patrick Blessinger

GLOBAL To one degree or another, all organisms are shaped (biologically, psychologically and socially) by the environments in which they live. Species naturally adapt to the unique characteristics of their particular environment because that increases the likelihood of survival. Since all environments are different, each species develops its own unique strategies for survival. These self-evident facts apply to both natural and social environments.

Mar 30, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Patrick Blessinger

GLOBAL Simply put, culture is the shared way of life of a particular group or society. A culture can develop whenever two or more people come together to achieve a shared goal. Thus, cultures can develop not only in social communities but also in any place where people gather for a common purpose such as the workplace, social gatherings and the like.