?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge-driven+actions%3A+Transforming+higher+education+for+global+sustainability&rft.creator=McCowan%2C+Tristan&rft.creator=Parr%2C+Adrian&rft.creator=Binagwaho%2C+Agnes&rft.creator=Davies%2C+Anna&rft.creator=Mbow%2C+Cheikh&rft.creator=Hessen%2C+Dag+Olav&rft.creator=Nader%2C+Helena+Bonciani&rft.creator=Salmi%2C+Jamil&rft.creator=Burkins%2C+Melody+Brown&rft.creator=Ramakrishna%2C+Seeram&rft.creator=Serrano%2C+Sol&rft.creator=Schmelkes%2C+Sylvia&rft.creator=Shijun%2C+Tong&rft.description=With+2030+less+than+a+decade+away%2C+it+is+paramount+to+think+critically+and+act+urgently+if+we+are+to+achieve+the+Sustainable+Development+Goals.+Higher+education+institutions+are+uniquely+positioned+to+contribute+to+the+social%2C+economic+and+environmental+transformations+that+are+required+to+tackle+the+world%E2%80%99s+most+pressing+issues.%0D%0AThis+report+thoroughly+discusses+the+role+of+higher+education+institutions+in+contributing+to+the+2030+Agenda%2C+through+a+focus+on+three+interrelated+themes%3A%0D%0A1.+the+need+to+move+towards+inter-+and+transdisciplinary+modes+of+producing+and+circulating+knowledge%3B%0D%0A2.+the+imperative+of+becoming+open+institutions%2C+fostering+epistemic+dialogue+and+integrating+diverse+ways+of+knowing%3B+and%0D%0A3.+the+demand+for+a+stronger+presence+in+society+through+proactive+engagement+and+partnering+with+other+societal+actors.%0D%0AThe+report+directs+attention+to+the+systemic+barriers%0D%0Athat+have+inhibited+transformations+in+these+three+areas+so+far%2C+and+provides+advice+and+examples+on+how+to+achieve+this.+The+report+calls+on+higher+education+leaders+and+actors+to+push+for+transformations+within+their+institutions%2C+using+the+report%E2%80%99s+recommendations+to+critically+reflect+and+act+on+their+role+for+achieving+the+2030+Agenda.&rft.publisher=United+Nations+Educational%2C+Scientific+and+Cultural+Organization+(UNESCO)&rft.date=2022&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++United+Nations+Educational%2C+Scientific+and+Cultural+Organization+(UNESCO)%3A+Paris%2C+France.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10167380%2F1%2FKnowledge-Driven%2520Actions.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10167380%2F&rft.rights=open