Increasing University Competitiveness through Assessment of Green Content in Curriculum and Eco-Labeling in Higher Education

Andrea Okanović, Jelena Ješić, Vladimir Đaković, Simonida Vukadinović and Andrea Andrejević Panić
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Andrea Okanović: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Jelena Ješić: Faculty of Business Economics, University Educons, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
Vladimir Đaković: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Simonida Vukadinović: Faculty of Business Economics, University Educons, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
Andrea Andrejević Panić: Faculty of Business Economics, University Educons, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-20

Abstract: Growing environmental problems and increasing requirements of green jobs force universities around the world not only to transform their curricula but also to enrich existing ones with contents related to the promotion of sustainable development. This paper aims to show the importance of measuring and monitoring the share of green contents in all university activities, as only in that way it is possible to monitor trends and give realistic assessments of their effect and importance. The paper presents a comparative analysis of different types of methodologies for assessing sustainable activities at universities as well as research conducted at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and its comparison with the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). This research aims to point out the importance of increasing competitiveness in higher education through assessment of green content in a curriculum and its promotion. In this way, through eco-labeling methodology, it would be easier to identify those contents that, in a certain share, contribute to the promotion of sustainable development. Furthermore, this methodology can easily be extended across the country and the region, which would bring positive effects to all stakeholders in higher education.

Keywords: sustainable development; green campuses; green study programs; sustainability management tools; green eco-labels (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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