Zhu Bifeng, Wang Tao, Liu Gebing, Zhou Congyue
College of Urban Construction, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, China.
College of Architecture, Zhijiang College of Zhejiang University of Technology, Shaoxing, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 1;14(1):22799. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73702-3.
The sustainability of universities is important to realize global SDGs. However, there is a lack of research on the internal dynamic relationship of the SDGs in universities. This study aims to deep tap the dynamic mechanism and scientific core connotation of the relationship among the environmental, economic, and social dimensions in the sustainable development of the top 100 universities ranked by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, in order to point out the specific action direction in line with their characteristics. This study adopts coupling model, Sustainable Development Triangle model, and Grey Relational Analysis to learn the development system and the main development dynamic goals of universities on five continents. The results show that the development of the top sustainable universities in the five continents is very uneven with three echelons of development in the world. Although the sustainability quality in the world has improved year by year, the sub-quality of sustainability of the top universities on each continent is obviously different. The sustainable coupling degrees of the top universities of the five continents are increasing, but the overall coupling strength is not high. The development of coupling is at the level of weak coordination. SDG12 is the main dynamic goal for the top universities in Asia and America, SDG6 is for Europe and Oceania, and SDG3 is for Africa.
大学的可持续发展对于实现全球可持续发展目标至关重要。然而，目前缺乏关于大学可持续发展目标内部动态关系的研究。本研究旨在深入挖掘泰晤士高等教育影响力排名前100的大学在可持续发展中环境、经济和社会维度之间关系的动态机制和科学核心内涵，以便指出符合其特点的具体行动方向。本研究采用耦合模型、可持续发展三角模型和灰色关联分析，来了解五大洲大学的发展系统和主要发展动态目标。结果表明，五大洲顶尖可持续发展大学的发展极不均衡，在全球呈现出三个发展梯队。尽管全球可持续发展质量逐年提高，但各大洲顶尖大学的可持续发展子质量存在明显差异。五大洲顶尖大学的可持续耦合度在增加，但整体耦合强度不高。耦合发展处于弱协调水平。可持续发展目标12是亚洲和美洲顶尖大学的主要动态目标，可持续发展目标6是欧洲和大洋洲的，可持续发展目标3是非洲的。
