Sustainable University Model for Higher Education in Iraq

Mukdad A. Al-Khateeb, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Sven Knutsson

Lule? University of Technology, Lule?, Sweden.
University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2014.55041                

Abstract

Education can become another burden on the development unless addresses the internal, external and natural challenges by Sustainable Universities that provide an educational, cultural and teaching model through a sustainable development strategy. This paper tends to illustrate the different challenges of sustainable development in Iraq coupled with the full ignorance of the concept and principles of sustainability and suggests a model for a sustainable university. Although the suggested model is rather complicated, but it is crucial to encompass the different effects of human resources on the sustainable development capitals, at and beyond, the university campus.

Keywords

Sustainable Development; Iraq; Sustainable Universities; Sustainable Development Strategy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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