Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities
As societal challenges grow, so does the role of universities in finding social and technological solutions. Technical universities are prominent in educating future innovators and developing desired technological and social change. This paper seeks to identify commonalities and better understand di...
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| author | LEURS Inge ROSTEK Katarzyna WIECK Kathrin BACKHAUS Julia OROZCO-MESSANA Javier |
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| description | As societal challenges grow, so does the role of universities in finding social and technological solutions. Technical universities are prominent in educating future innovators and developing desired technological and social change. This paper seeks to identify commonalities and better understand differences to develop strategies for mutual support and exchange of best practices. The methodological approach focuses on three questions concerning 1) the common understanding of transdisciplinary, 2) the diversity of transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development, and 3) the different institutional structures that enable and promote transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability. The qualitative exploratory research suggests that a higher level of societal engagement in scientific research positively impacts societal transformation towards sustainability. This research is also a first step towards making transdisciplinary research at technical universities more visible and transparent to provide better support and create a mutual learning environment for discussing and continuously developing strategies for organizational change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d58864188d545f396d12ce452b41d042024-04-08T07:37:11ZengSciendoFoundations of Management2300-56612024-04-01161415810.2478/fman-2024-0003Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical UniversitiesLEURS Inge0ROSTEK Katarzyna1WIECK Kathrin2BACKHAUS Julia3OROZCO-MESSANA Javier4aHuman Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GERMANYbWarsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, POLANDcTechnische Universität Berlin, Office for Science and Society, Berlin, GERMANYdHuman Technology Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GERMANYeUniversitat Politècnica de València, Instituto de Tecnologia de Materiales, Valencia, SPAINAs societal challenges grow, so does the role of universities in finding social and technological solutions. Technical universities are prominent in educating future innovators and developing desired technological and social change. This paper seeks to identify commonalities and better understand differences to develop strategies for mutual support and exchange of best practices. The methodological approach focuses on three questions concerning 1) the common understanding of transdisciplinary, 2) the diversity of transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development, and 3) the different institutional structures that enable and promote transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability. The qualitative exploratory research suggests that a higher level of societal engagement in scientific research positively impacts societal transformation towards sustainability. This research is also a first step towards making transdisciplinary research at technical universities more visible and transparent to provide better support and create a mutual learning environment for discussing and continuously developing strategies for organizational change.https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2024-0003transdisciplinarysocietal impactlevels of engagementsustainable developmenti23i25 |
| spellingShingle | LEURS Inge ROSTEK Katarzyna WIECK Kathrin BACKHAUS Julia OROZCO-MESSANA Javier Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities Foundations of Management transdisciplinary societal impact levels of engagement sustainable development i23 i25 |
| title | Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities |
| title_full | Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities |
| title_fullStr | Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities |
| title_short | Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Diverse and Best-Practice at European Technical Universities |
| title_sort | transdisciplinary research for sustainable development diverse and best practice at european technical universities |
| topic | transdisciplinary societal impact levels of engagement sustainable development i23 i25 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2024-0003 |
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