The search for answers to the issue of global sustainability has become increasingly urgent. In the context of higher education, many universities and academics are seeking new insights that can shift our dependence on ways of living that rely on the exploitation of so many and the degradation of so much of our planet. This is the vision that drives SANORD and many of the researchers and institutions within its network. Although much of the research is on a relatively small scale, the vision is steadily gaining momentum, forging dynamic collaborations and pathways to new knowledge. The contributors to this book cover a variety of subject areas and offer fresh insights about chronically under-researched parts of the world. Others document and critically reflect on innovative approaches to cross-continental teaching and research collaborations. This book will be of interest to anyone involved in the transformation of higher education or the practicalities of cross-continental and cross-disciplinary academic collaboration. The Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) is a network of higher education institutions from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Universities in the southern African and Nordic regions that are not yet members are encouraged to join.
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Knowledge f or a sustainable wor ld A Southern African–Nordic contribution
Edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen and Vyvienne RP M’kumbuzi
K n o w e d g e o r a s u s t a î n a b e w o r d A soutern Arîcan–Nordîc contrîbutîon
Knowedge or a sustaînabe wor d A soutern Arîcan–Nordîc contrîbutîon
Edîted by Tor Havorsen, Hîde ïbsen and Vyvîenne RP M’kumbuzî
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Preace Acknowedgements Acronyms and abbrevîatîons ïntroductîon: he Soutern Arîcan Nordîc Centre and te Sustaînabe Deveopment Goas: Opportunîtîes or crîtîca înterventîons Tor Halvorsen
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Pà I:CALLENGES 1 Dîsabîîty în soutern Arîca: ïnsîgts înto îts magnîtude and nature1 eraîSuwa,TondelnyMzezu,îHleabmRenneîvbmuk’MPVyand Alîce Namanja 2 Facîîtatîng access to îger educatîon or students wît dîsabîîtîes: Strategîes and support servîces at te Unîversîty o Botswana55 Pedzanî Percî Monyatsî and OS Pîbîon 3 Access and equîty or students wît dîsabîîtîes at te Unîversîty o Maawî: he case o Canceor Coege71 Elîzabet Tîkondwe Kamcedzera 4 Pr omotîng researc în resource-caenged envîronments: he case o Maawî’s Mzuzu Unîversîty9 Vîctor Mgomezulu 5 ‘he pat o te moter îs trodden by te daugter’: Steppîng stones or entry înto te mîdde cass în Sout Arîca15 Dan Darkey and Hîlde Ibsen 6 Usîng soar energy to enance access to ïCTs în Maawî125 Luke Mwale 7 Sotware engîneerîng în ow- to mîdde-încome countrîes19 Mîroslaw Staron 8 Cîmate-cange awareness and onîne medîa în Zîmbabwe: Opportunîtîes ost?16 Henrî-Count Evans
Pà II:COLLABORATIONS 9 Cuture meets cuture at a dîstance Berît Nyqvîst Cec and Lars Bergström 10 he Consortîum o New Soutern Arîcan Medîca Scoos: A new Sout–Sout–Nort network Quentîn Eîcbaum, Marîus Hedîmbî, Kasonde Bowa, Celso Belo, Keîkantse Matlagela, Ludo Badlangana, Peter Nyarango and Ollî Vaînîo 11 ïnternatîona coaboratîon or pedagogîca înnovatîon: Understandîng mutîracîa înteractîon troug a tîme-geograpîc appraîsa P Assmo and R Fox 12 Retînkîng access to îger educatîon în Maawî: essons rom te Maawî ïnstîtute o Management’s coaboratîons wît unîversîtîes în te Unîted Kîngdom Rebecca Ward and Ida Mbendera
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At end of September 2015, ater a ong process o consutatîon and debate, te Unîted Natîons genera assemby repaced te eîgt Mîennîum Deveopment Goas (MDGs) wît 17 Sustaînabe Deveopment Goas (SDGs). Accordîng to te Hîg-eve Pane appoînted by UN to înîtîate debate about a new set o goas, te MDGs ad neîter ocused suIcîenty on te most margînaîsed peope, nor addressed împortant aspects o deveopment wît regard to democracy and încusîve growt. But most împortanty, te MDGs ad aen sort în reatîon to sustaînabe deveopment, te most undamenta caenge acîng us a. he Hîg-eve Pane proposed tat te word’s post-2015 agenda be drîven by te oowîng ive key transormatîve sîts: 1no one beînd Leave .hîs îs crucîa or endîng extreme poverty and ensurîng tat no one îs denîed unîversa uman rîgts, încudîng te rîgt o every îndîvîdua to educatîon. 2sustaînable development at te core. Put hîs poînts to te împortance o socîa încusîon and o meetîng te aspîratîons o a peope by 2030. 3 Transorm economîes or jobs and înclusîve growt. Part o tîs sît aso încudes access to quaîty educatîon and skîs. 4 Buîld peace and efectîve open and accountable înstîtutîons or all.hîs împîes tat a o umanîty soud îve în reedom rom ear and enjoy undamenta uman rîgts. 5 Forge a new global partnersîp. hîs îs dîrected towards good governance and cîvîc partîcîpatîon.
By suggestîng tese sîts, te Hîg-eve Pane oped to reocus te word’s attentîon on endîng te rampant înequaîty o opportunîtîes wîe înspîrîng te next generatîon to beîeve, and act on te beîe, tat a better word îs wîtîn reac. From 2013 to 2015, tese proposed sîts were întensey debated by many dîferent kînds o actors, încudîng academîcs, and eventuay agreement was reaced on 17 SDGs. he new SDGs not ony added more goas, but aso res goba perspectîves. he new goas concern te entîre word, rater tan ocusîng
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ony on te so-caed ‘deveopîng word’ as te MDGs dîd. How to act sustaînaby, wat tecnoogîes and systems can and must be deveoped to ensure sustaînabîîty, and ow rîc and poor aîke mustco-operateto make tîs appen îs our common caenge. he roe o îger educatîon în tîs efort îs acknowedged as beîng o vîta împortance. At te Soutern Arîcan-Nordîc Centre (SANORD) conerence în Maawî în December 2013, te teme o wîc was ‘Contrîbutîons o unîversîtîes towards attaînîng te mîennîum deveopment goas’, grave concerns were raîsed tat te unîversîtîes woud not be suIcîenty învoved în te dîscussîons about te new SDGs, and tat unîversîtîes woud not be seen as împortant sîtes or deveopîng goas and soutîons to te caenges acîng te word. ït seemed tat te Hîg-eve Pane were caîng on ‘experts’, but bypassîng te înstîtutîons tat consîstenty înorm and renew te knowedge o tose experts troug researc, and researc-based educatîon. Dîscussîons about te roe o network în reatîon to te emergîng SDGs contînued at te subsequent SANORD conerence ed în Sweden în June 2014, te teme o wîc was ‘A sustaînabe uture troug înormatîon tecnoogy and weare deveopment’. An awareness tat SANORD, as a unîversîty network, ad partîcuar dutîes and opportunîtîes grew among partîcîpants at bot conerences, and te împortance o communîcatîng te content o teîr dîscussîons more wîdey was recognîsed. Wat îs contaîned în tîs book are some o te best papers rom te two conerences. he capters empasîse împortant areas or present and uture coaboratîon wîtîn te network, and by doîng tîs, aso poînt to areas în wîc SANORD members are engagîng wît te SDGs. he capters îgîgt topîcs tat we tînk need attentîon as we joîn eforts to împement te mandate gîven to us by te UN Genera Assemby, namey: ow to împrove te word’s knowedge base and knowedge-based engagements to acîeve te 17 new goas. SANORD as a partîcuar regîona proie, and tus attempts to sare knowedge about te vaue o specîic regîona experîences – ow te Nortern weare states work, or exampe, or te înterregîona toerance and soîdarîty between cîtîzens o te Sout. hese varîatîons ep us to earn rom one anoter, and by brîngîng suc dîferent cutures togeter, SANORD stands out as an organîsatîon wît muc to contrîbute to goba debates about te SDGs. ïn partîcuar, our Nort–Sout/Sout–Nort înkages put SANORD în a posîtîon to make sure tat te SDGs, and te goba caenges assocîated wît tem, are paced squarey on te agendas o îger educatîon înstîtutîons în our regîons. Our regîona network, peraps more tan any oter, represents te goba înterconnectedness tat
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îs seen as a precondîtîon or te successu împementatîon o te SDGs. he burden o caenge îs no onger ocused on te ow-încome countrîes; and soutîons wî be ound ony î weallsare te oad, carryîng costs accordîng to our reatîve weat. To make te word aware o tîs, and gavanîse responses capabe o brîngîng about tîs cange îs te caenge acîng our unîversîty network and, sîmîary, oter organîsed înîtîatîves. Because SANORD îs owned by te unîversîtîes, and run by unîversîty eaders, ît îs aso a network tat can rapîdy actîvate îts members to address wat îs urgenty requîred, namey: researc and knowedge dîssemînatîon tat împroves our cances o acîevîng te SDGs. he SDGs învîte tîs kînd o engagement, not ony because tey caenge us academîcay, but aso because tey open up a new roe or unîversîty-based knowedge. he SDGs, as organîsed wîtîn te UN, are to be drîven by constant înteractîon between scîence and poîtîcs (te so-caed SPï orums.) hîs book îs but a sma contrîbutîon to an ongoîng process wîtîn SANORD, but opeuy one tat înspîres great creatîvîty în reatîon to te SDGs. hat SANORD’s 2015 conerence în Wîndoek îs dedîcated to debatîng te 17 SDGs, îs anoter îndîcatîon o our wîîngness to prîorîtîse tîs matter.