A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSITION TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY

In response to increasing concerns of society about environmental degradation and increasing demands for a transition to a more sustainable society, higher education institutions worldwide have begun to change their missions and educational practices and approaches, to include sustainability. The role of higher education in the social context of an ongoing transition to greater sustainability has become a topic of significant scientific importance. Thus, universities worldwide are engaged into a process of transition to become sustainable universities. This paper proposes an algorithm for a decision support system which aims to help decision makers to fundament their approach to transforming the university into a sustainable one. Universities have different organizational cultures, values and resources, and the proposed algorithm helps to identify the most suitable solution for each university.