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Education for Sustainable Development: Prospects for Ukraine

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  • Svitlana Korol

    (State University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine)

  • Olena Fomina

    (State University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine)

Abstract

Modern global challenges determine the growing role of education as a key factor in the sustainable development of society. For Ukraine, which is undergoing deep transformations and reconstruction, the development of education for sustainable development is a crucial prerequisite for integration into the European space and ensuring long-term, sustainable progress. This article aims to analyse the practice of supporting education for sustainable development by international, regional (particularly European), and national organisations, as a prerequisite for its dissemination in Ukraine. The research methodology encompasses various methods, including content analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, modelling, tabular methods, a systems approach, as well as methods of generalisation and forecasting. The article provides an overview of international, regional, and national organisations that offer methodical and organisational support to universities, as well as access to relevant information resources for enhancing educational programs, improving the educational process, and developing approaches to assessing progress. The results of the study show that individual national platforms have gained wide recognition (in the regions/world). The number and diversity of organisations that unite and support universities in their pursuit of sustainable development have led to the emergence of a significant number of relevant assessment/self-assessment systems. Approaches to supporting sustainable development by national organisations differ in their priorities; in particular, they may be limited to the environmental component of education for sustainable development or only to ensuring access to quality education. Ukraine should focus on training leaders for sustainable development at all levels of education. Universities should not only implement sustainable practices, but also report on them to all stakeholders. A prerequisite for such reporting is the use of a self-assessment tool for all institutional units and levels of government.

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  • Svitlana Korol & Olena Fomina, 2025. "Education for Sustainable Development: Prospects for Ukraine," Oblik i finansi, Institute of Accounting and Finance, issue 4, pages 111-120, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:iaf:journl:y:2025:i:4:p:111-120
    DOI: 10.33146/2518-1181-2025-4(110)-111-120
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    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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