The SDGs 2030 on Education and Ecopreneurship: Why Does This Matter for Telkom University Indonesia?
1) Ratna Lindawaty Lubis; 2) Yassir Aulia
Faculty of Economics and Business
Telkom University
INDONESIA
Abstract
Education has a decisive impact on changes in the way that societies are coping with national, regional, and global challenges and opportunities brought by sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG 4) brings attention to the content of education and tackles issues at the heart of education policy and curricula development in Indonesia. The SDG 4 contains the most comprehensive and ambitious objectives for global education ever attempted, and reflects education challenges of great relevance to Telkom University including lifelong learning, equity and curriculum content to help foster a sustainable future. Meanwhile, the research topic of ecopreneurship in education is growing and new questions emerge, whilst others remain unanswered. In the context of Telkom University, through its Institutional Strategic Plan – so-called RENIP – for the period of 2013 to 2038, the institution provides a framework to work towards the global entrepreneurial university, by searching for new solutions and knowledge related to the entrepreneurship. Parallel to this, a growing number of research papers are recognizing the relevance of the content of education to the ecopreneurial ecosystems agenda. Nonetheless, doubts have also been expressed as to the legitimacy and maturity of ecopreneurial ecosystems in shaping SDGs 2030 agenda at Telkom University. By following the main trends within the academic debate, this paper provides insights into the defining the lifelong learning, equity and curriculum content to help foster a sustainable future. The authors provide an overview of research issues that could be explored in the future.
Keywords: ecopreneurship, ecopreneurial ecosystems, sustainable development goals 2030, curriculum content
Topic: Entrepreneurship