Global practice sharing and learning is a cornerstone of the support that Advance HE provides for member institutions. Through funding small case studies, our Global Impact Grants are an opportunity for Advance HE members to share success stories about higher education projects that have had a demonstrable impact on their staff and/or students.
Grants of up to £1,000 were awarded to 15 successful applicants from Advance HE member institutions and international membership beneficiaries to provide short case studies of recent practice (750-1000 words) that align to our overarching Grant theme of contributing to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and one of four subthemes (Education for sustainable development; supporting reduced inequality and sustainable inclusion; building future leaders; delivering strategic change in HE sustainability).
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Themes
Our overarching theme for this year is sharing work that contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Case studies alighns to one of four sub-themes:
Education for Sustainable Development and Building Future Leaders
This collection of case studies represents the first volume of winners of Advance HE’s Global Impact Grants for 2023/24, on the theme of Education for Sustainable Development and Building Future Leaders.
This volume presents a particularly interesting and useful set of work demonstrating how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) have been put into practice by higher education providers. The UNSDGs are an excellent taxonomy of what sustainability challenges exist; this collection documents how higher education providers are trying to tackle these challenges.
You can learn more about Advance HE’s past work on ESD here.
Case Studies Include:
- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China, Chatbot-Powered Learning for Sustainable Education in Programming – Dr Erick Purwanto et al
- Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates, Sustainability, Architecture and the City Workshop – Dr Apostolos Kyriazis, Sas Clarke, Hayley O’Connor, and James Bu
- Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Advancing Sustainable Healthcare: Assessing the Immediate Impact of Planetary Health Education on Medical Students – Steffi Tan, Maria Lee and Joanna Matthan
- University of Newcastle, Australia, Preservice teachers linking quality education to sustainable development in authentic local and global contexts – Dr Kate Ferguson-Patrick
- The University of Hong Kong, Partnering with students in climate education: HKU Climate Ambassador – Dr Janet Chanet et al
- The British University in Egypt, COP Simulation – Professor Catherine Harper, Sahar Salama and Dr Sarah Elkhishin
Supporting Reduced Inequality and Sustainable Inclusion
This collection of case studies represents the second volume of winners of Advance HE’s Global Impact Grants for 2023/24, on the theme of Supporting Reduced Inequality and Sustainable Inclusion.
This volume presents a particularly interesting and useful set of work demonstrating how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) have been put into practice by higher education providers. The UNSDGs are an excellent taxonomy of what sustainability challenges exist; this collection documents how higher education providers are trying to tackle these challenges.
Case Studies Include:
- The University of Adelaide, Australia, Utilising asynchronous polling to widen participation and develop a sense of belonging in an online course – Dr Samantha Newell and Simona Padvelskyte
- Deakin University, Australia, A Tale of Data, Diversity, Equity, and Sustainability by Deakin University – Reza Kachouie, Wendy Webber and Stephen Williams
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan – Entrepreneurship for Exclusive Innovation: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals in Entrepreneurship Education – Dr Sirirat Sae Lim
- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, Empowering Female Cybersecurity Leaders: Bridging the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity Education – Xiaoning (Maggie) Liu
- Curtin University Malaysia, Unveiling the Power of Personalized Learning: A Journey Towards Inclusive Education – Noraisikin Sabani and Dr Anita Jimmie
- Monash University, Australia. Global Immersion Guarantee Programme – Dr Gabriel Garcia Ochoa, Dr Sarah Gosper, Dr Louise Barren and Ms Katy Condict
- Deakin University, Australia, Equitable Insights: Deakins Student Mentorship Enhancing Staff Perspectives – Peter Ngigi and Cassandra Iannucci
- Charles Sturt University, Australia, Using a Community Mental Health Experience Program to connect health students with experts by experience – Latitia Kernaghan et al
- Frederick University, Cyprus, To all women and girls: join the journey in engineering and technology – Natassa Frederickou and Irene Angastinioti
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Advance HE made 15 awards of Global Impact Grants in May 2023 with the intention of sharing work conducted across our international membership that has had a demonstrable impact on staff or students.
These case studies from around the world address three specific issues in global higher education: Innovation in teaching and learning, Engaged distributed leadership and Building Inclusion and belonging.
