THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 4 IN INTEGRATION OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Elisabeta-Emilia HALMAGHI, Dan MIRICESCU, Diana Elena RANF, Dorel BADEA, Laura WIELER, Martin HEINISCH

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Higher education is an initiator of change in society and therefore it is in a position to contribute to increasing institutional and societal sustainability. For this, it is necessary that all higher education, regardless of the field of study, integrates Education for Sustainable Development into the curriculum through which both Sustainable Development Goal 4 and the other Sustainable Development Goals can be achieved.

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