Rethinking Education for Sustainable Development: The Role of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

Abstract

The paper examines the role of tertiary institutions in sustainable development. The tertiary institutions in Nigeria has the responsibility more than ever before to intergrate sustainable development into their teaching and learning. Sustainable development has been defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, some of the roles of tertiary institutions in sustainable development includes teaching and learning, sustainable research and community engagement and collaborations. Among the challenges of these roles is lack of adequate staff orientation and exchange programmes in Sustainable development to equip staff on how to mainstream sustainability in their work context. In the light of this it was suggested that staff orientation, awareness and exchange programme should be provided to help equip staff on sustainability issues.