Integrity in Education and Research

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2000

The presented article is a summary of the paper delivered by the author at the EUROEKO 2000 conference, devoted to Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development. The thesis of the paper was the statement that universities should be more active in the context of the above-mentioned topic, and the broadly understood Scientific Community should accept this issue as part of its mission to fulfill. Thinking about technology and economy as an area in which decisions must be made with Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in mind should be formed during education at universities. Former rector of AGH, prof. Walery Goetel, presented the thesis: "Something that has been spoiled by technology has to be repaired also by technology." This thesis should be a component of education and thinking when making environmentally important decisions.

Sustainability, 2020

The current climate crisis confronts us with a deep discrepancy between knowledge and action. Therefore, this article is looking for a readjustment of the relationship between science and society. The positivist self-understanding of science and its fragmented organizational form lead to a marginalization of ethical questions. Instead, sustainability calls for a re-examination of the preconditions and embedding contexts of supposedly value-free research. Faced with the increasing complexity of the modern world, ethics must spell out a new “grammar of responsibility” that addresses the prevalent “declamatory overload of responsibility”. Ethicists can fulfil this role by uncovering and regulating conflicting goals and dilemmas. Instead of playing the role of “marginal echo chambers”, universities ought to assume their social responsibility as structural policy actors. This article suggests a methodology of responsible research as a specific ethical contribution to the model of “transf...

ANIMA Indonesian Psychological Journal

Students and lecturers have challenges in publishing the results of their researches and studies as a requirement for graduation, promotion, or performance evaluation for institutions. This can bring up a variety of behaviors in producing scientific papers, ranging from those that should be emulated, questioned, doubtful, to being considered violations. The Indonesian government has issued regulations on academic integrity in producing scientific papers, but there are still new challenges such as misinformation and the use of artificial intelligence. Therefore, there is a need for indicators received together about the level of reasonableness in producing scientific work. This indicator must be relevant globally and accommodative to the local context. To strive for this, it is important to strive for dialogue between the academic community and the government to review publication policies and ensure that the regulations are effective and adaptive to the times and technological progr...

2019

Studies in modern universities are closely integrated with research, innovation, and knowledge transfer. Research and development activity can improve the quality of education and help to achieve the desired demands of the labor market, especially if high-tech enterprises are involved in the process. However, employers may be dissatisfied with graduates because of their unethical research practices. The latter is a complex multi-faceted phenomenon that requires a holistic response, beyond just a policy of information and sanctions. This is especially true for master and doctoral degree students involved in research and development. It is more preferable to encourage them to build their creativity and critical thinking skills as a precondition for research integrity than institutionalize policies and procedures. The aim of the paper is to develop avenues to maintain scientific integrity among secondand third-level students of higher education institutions by establishing effective co...

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Traditionally, the university is understood to be a custodian/depositary of common values, knowledge and inheritance of human cultures and civilization. In contrast to mere libraries, as well as to the complexity of the Internet, the uniqueness of the university consists of the fact that it coagulates individuals who interact in one-of-a-kind manner with this intellectual treasure. The activities associated with universities reside not only in the rigid preservation of knowledge but also in its flexible rediscovery, i.e., by discerning valuable ideas from the works of past scholars, on top of which comes the exploration of fresh views and their partaking with future generations of peer researchers for keen reflection. Still, judging the university's performance, which these days focuses chiefly on measurable, quantitative, scientometric indicators, should not obscure one distinctive trait of this institution, namely the sustenance of a tradition, as a qualitative expression of its life. Translating this idea into present verbiage, we identify a sense of "profound sustainability". In this essay, we have opened up four reflection fronts regarding "sustainable universities". The first one reviews the conventional literature on sustainability, in the ecological sense, and responds with a broader view: that of a generic socio-cultural ecosystem, that is embodied by both the university itself and the surrounding community which integrates it. The second front outlines the constitutive ingredients of such deep sustainability. Thus, we emphasize two paramount facets: "cultural lastingness" and "academic freedom". The third front radiographs what is sustainable, broadly speaking, in the institution of the university, identifying it in the societal landscape by the invariant features of time/space that make it both different and desirable in comparison with other educational-cultural forms. Finally, the fourth front highlights a paradoxical posture. We argue that this much-fetishized and politically-charged pursual for "new sustainability" ends up in eroding "old sustainability", viz., the cultural/generic/profound meaning of it. The main take of this essay is that we need to wittily defend the very "university tradition" from the excesses of faulty modernity.

Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability, 2024

It is our pleasure to welcome you to Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability, a journal dedicated to addressing arguably the central challenges of our time by advancing understanding in environmental sciences and fostering solutions for a sustainable future. Our mission is to create a dynamic platform that bridges rigorous research, global perspectives, and actionable insights, offering an inclusive space for dialogue about new ideas and a platform to show solutions to environmental problems and sustainability. Research in environmental sciences and sustainability faces many challenges, such as barriers for publishing or lack of true global representation [1-3] and with this journal we aim to contribute solutions to this.As the journal comes to the close of its first volume, we wish to outline our ambitious vision: to become a leading journal in the field of environmental sciences and sustainability. This goal is rooted not only in a commitment to excellence but also in the values that guide us—openness, inclusivity, and a dedication to fostering a truly global community of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.

The situation today is that research efforts are very unevenly distributed between different countries and regions. Some industrialized countries conduct the greater part of the world’s research. This picture has several problematic consequences for the developing countries that do not have a large share in the global research effort. On the one hand, most research is directed at problems and questions that are related to the needs of the industrialized countries where the research is conducted. On the other hand, a certain level of education, research and technology competence is necessary to benefit from knowledge developed elsewhere. Platform of Research and innovation for higher education institutions is an entrance ticket to take part in the international knowledge development. With this research article, we have tried to explore & discuss the role, contribution & implications of research for the sustainable development of higher education institutions (HEIs). Key Words: Sustainable development, Quality Education, Education and research, Research innovations.

GUNi Series on the Social Commitment of Universities Higher Education in the World 4 Higher Education’s Commitment to Sustainability: From Understanding to Action This fourth report, Higher Education’s Commitment to Sustainability: From Understanding to Action, includes papers by 85 authors from 38 countries. The publication presents the current situation and its implication for higher education (HE), analyzing the link between sustainability and HE. It shows a map of how the regions are advancing with regard to the subject; complemented with trending topics, networks’ experiences and good practices. The report offers different visions that contribute to the transformation of HE. The publication also includes a study to identify the main barriers that prevent the transformation of higher education institutions (HEIs) towards contributing to the sustainability paradigm, and highlight possible solutions in a global framework to advance from understanding to action. HEIs can play a significant role in building a sustainable paradigm. They may help in facing local and global challenges, facilitating society to answer major global challenges. Their vision and action could be reinforced with a role review towards the creation and distribution of socially relevant knowledge in education and research and in the relationship with communities. They can support, and even anticipate, ways for action to play a proactive and committed role in rebuilt societies. The final goal of this Report is to stimulate debate among all those whose different links with the world of HE could contribute to enriching the discussion. We aim to stimulate serious and profound thought, which will open opportunities that should be jointly analyzed, discussed and hopefully used by academics, university leaders, policy makers, practitioners and members of civil society. GUNI’s mission is to strengthen the role of higher education in society, contributing to the renewal of the visions, missions and policies of higher education across the world under a vision of public service, relevance and social responsibility.

2020

Sustainability is an urgent developmental task for our society, and is attracting increasing attention. Therefore, also Higher education institutions (HEIs) are called upon to deal theoretically, conceptually, methodically, critically, and reflectively with the associated challenges and the processes and conditions of transformation in order to contribute to sustainable development. How can complex organisations such as HEIs succeed in initiating and maintaining the process of sustainable development within their own institutions, and make it a permanent responsibility? How can as many protagonists as possible be persuaded to get involved in sustainable development? This book deals with the promotion of sustainable university development and provides an overview of how universities can be organised sustainably and how sustainable development can be implemented in their various functional areas. In the sense of a “whole-institution approach”, which encompasses entire HEIs, the focus is not only on the core areas of teaching (higher education for sustainable development) and research (sustainability in research), but also on the operational management of HEIs. In addition, this book focuses on sustainability governance and transfer for sustainable development at HEIs as cross-disciplinary issues.