scholarly journals Managing Campus Energy: Compromising between Rapid Needs and Environmental Requirement

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 01003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambariyanto Ambariyanto ◽  
Yos J. Utama ◽  
Purwanto

The utilization of energy, especially electricity at Diponegoro University campus continues to increase in line with the development of the university. This increase has a direct impact on the increased costs to be paid by the university. Some of the causes of increased utilization of electrical energy is the construction of new buildings to meet the needs, increased learning activities and education, research activities in the laboratory, and various other activities. On the other hand, the increase of energy utilization is considered not good from the environment point of view, especially the utilization of electrical energy coming from non sustainable resources. Efforts to compromise on both are to develop policies in developing environmentally friendly buildings, efficiency in utilization of electrical energy, and development of sustainable energy sources.

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Jana Jarábková ◽  
Marcela Chrenekova ◽  
Oľga Roháčiková

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> Besides their educational and research functions, universities are currently essential for dissemination of knowledge in innovation processes, thus affecting the economic and social development of their environments. The formalized cooperation of the Slovak University of Agriculture (SUA) in Nitra and its partners in research and science was examined in this context.</p><p><strong>Methodology/Approach:</strong> Formal cooperation of the university with working life partners in terms of their sectoral and geographic affiliation was analyzed in the paper. The Central Register of Contracts and the SUA Internal Register of Contracts were used as principal sources of data. Based on interviews and selected studies conducted in the Slovak Republic we further focused on identification of barriers to the transfer of the results of research into practice.</p><p><strong>Findings:</strong> The paper confirmed cognitive and spatial proximity between SUA and its partners. The sectoral focus of the partners is closely related to the profile of the university. From the spatial point of view, more significant concentration of SUA partners in the region of Western Slovakia was confirmed. We identified several barriers to the transfer of the results of scientific research activities from the university environment into practical life.</p><p><strong>Research Limitation/implication:</strong> We conducted research on the example of one university, thus it is not possible to generalize the results.</p><strong>Originality/Value of paper:</strong> The paper analyzes the collaboration of the University in science and research with partners in practical life and identifies weaknesses and barriers to this cooperation.


Author(s):  
David Mayrhofer ◽  
Andrea Back

This chapter delivers results of ongoing research activities regarding workplace e-collaboration and is based on theoretical findings, analysis of software tools, as well as findings from a research project at the University of St. Gallen. The main objective of this chapter is to present theoretical foundations as well as practical implications for implementing workplace e-collaboration in organizations. After providing an overview of the state-of-the-art, background and need for action, a holistic model for e-collaboration is presented. Based upon this model, technological functionalities to be found in software tools for e-collaboration will be elaborated, described and categorized. Additionally, cultural and organizational aspects to be taken into consideration for e-collaborating team leaders and members will be defined and analyzed, both from a theoretical as well as from a practical point of view. Finally, findings from evaluating the elaborated model will be presented and the chapter concludes with a general discussion and future trends.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1750016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Panikarova ◽  
Maxim Vlasov ◽  
Ivan Boyko

There is an ongoing discussion among experts concerning the result of university activities. One point of view is that universities should be considered as places of research and measured by their contribution to science. The aim of research is to formulate a methodological approach to assess scholarship and research productivity in universities based on the assumption that the growth transaction costs define higher education institution knowledge generation. The authors present a proposal of a new ratio, called the Knowledge Generation Efficacy Ratio (KGER), which assesses the research productivity in universities. To test this ratio, an empirical survey was carried out based on data collected from four different universities in Russia. The results of this study contribute to the development of scholarly and research productivity method. The KGER can be used as a tool for making decisions concerning the different research activities taking place in the university, the level of funding and return on investment.


Tendencias ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Luis Eduardo Paz Saavedra

El presente artículo recoge los resultados de la investigación realizada en los departamentos de Cauca, Nariño y Putumayo, luego de la formación ofrecida por el programa Computadores para Educar y la Universidad de Nariño en el diplomado “Apropiación Pedagógica de las TIC”. El estudio aborda el fortalecimiento de competencias investigativas luego de dicha formación y del desarrollo de proyectos pedagógicos de aula en los que se pretende la solución de problemáticas propias del contexto de profesores y estudiantes. Entre los aspectos analizados se destaca la actitud que tienen los docentes frente al papel de las TIC en los procesos investigativos, la forma en que estas tecnologías contribuyen a actividades investigativas y a competencias específicas que se ven fortalecidas en este campo. Adicionalmente se analizan los factores que tienen incidencia en todo el proceso, las oportunidades y dificultades a tenerse en cuenta en busca del fortalecimiento de dichas competencias, así como los elementos relevantes cuando se trata de realizar la integración de TIC en los currículos escolares, a fin de mejorar las posibilidades de desarrollo de la investigación escolar.ABSTRACTThis paper presents the results of a research conducted in the departments of Cauca, Nariño and Putumayo, after the completion of a training program offered by Computadores para Educar and the University of Nariño in the course “Pedagogical Appropriation of the IT”. This study approaches the improvement of investigative skills after the completion of the mentioned training and the development of classroom teaching projects in which it’s expected to find a solution for issues relevant from a teachers and students point of view. Among the analyzed aspects, are highlighted the attitude that teachers have towards the role of the IT in the research process, how these technologies contribute to research activities and specific skills that are strengthened in this field. Additionally, the factors that impact the process are discussed; likewise, the opportunities and challenges to be considered in the seek to strengthen such skills as well as relevant elements when it comes to integrating the IT into school curriculums in order to improve the chances of scholar research development.


2021 ◽  
pp. 22-36
Author(s):  
П.В. Терелянский ◽  
А.В. Троицкий ◽  
С.И. Ашмарина ◽  
А.В. Балановская ◽  
К.В. Раев ◽  
...  

Одним из ключевых направления трансформации системы образования становится развитие цифровой инфраструктуры вузов, что требует полного преобразования бизнес-процессов университета, с использованием новых технологий. Это позволит осуществить качественный скачок продуктивности работы университета, привлечение новых инвестиций, сокращение издержек на различные дублирующие процессы. Целью этих усилий является создание и внедрение единой модели управления всеми коммуникациями в вузе. С технологической точки зрения такая модель должна включать в себя организационно-административные решения, логически увязанные с глобальной информационной системой, представляющей собой систему поддержки принятия решений советующего типа. Все это должно представлять собой единое кросс-платформенное решение, с возможностью автоматизации любых бизнес-процессов университета, включающее информатизацию вузовского документооборота, организацию научно-исследовательской деятельности в едином модуле подготовки бухгалтерской и ведомственной отчетности, создание виртуальной приемной комиссии и служб деканатов, увязанных с мобильным многофункциональным центром контроля успеваемости и поддержки социальных проектов для студенчества, модуль онлайн-занятий и конференций, а также конструктор образовательных программ для профессорско-преподавательского состава. Ключевые слова цифровая трансформация; дистанционное обучение;стратегия информатизации; система управления проектами; цифровая платформа; система коммуникаций вуза;единое информационное пространство; система поддержки принятия решений. One of the key areas of transformation of the education system is the development of digital infrastructure of universities, which requires a complete transformation of the university's business processes, using new technologies. This will make it possible to make a qualitative jump in the productivity of the university, attract new investments, and reduce costs for various duplicate processes. The purpose of these efforts is to create and implement a single model for managing all communications at the university. From a technological point of view, such a model should include organizational and administrative decisions logically linked to the global information system, which is a decision support system of the advisory type. All this should be a single cross-platform solution, with the ability to automate any business processes of the university, including informatization of university document circulation, organization of research activities in a single module for preparing accounting and departmental reports, Creation of a virtual admissions commission and services of deaneries linked to a mobile multifunctional center for monitoring academic performance and supporting social projects for students, a module of online classes and conferences, as well as a designer of educational programs for faculty. Keywords digital transformation; distance learning; informatization strategy; project management system; digital platform; university communications system; a single information space; decision support system.


Author(s):  
Ali M. Al-Soufi

The university's main objectives go around excellence in teaching, research activities and both university and community services. These pillars are supported by a number of important resources and functional systems such as complex student's life-cycle management system that must be considered in any strategy development process. This paper discusses the role of the big data in the smart university campus architecture and strategies development process, and how it could be utilized in various stages of strategy development. Additionally, it highlights the university's ICT architecture, the foundation of the knowledge management system that has been implemented, to help the university harness knowledge out of the big data that is generated by various parties and scattered systems around the university. Furthermore, the chapter highlights some of the successes on how, with help of a BI tool, the university was able to make critical and quick decisions by tapping into the big data of more than 35 years of student records; one of the pillars of the smart university strategy.


1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Burns

TCS (the Teaching Company Scheme) provides a mechanism whereby a programme of work can be undertaken jointly between industrial and academic partners by a TCS Associate. The main objective is that benefits will accrue to all three primary stakeholders; the company, the Associate and the higher education institution. The advantages to the company and the Associate from participating in such a collaborative venture are readily identifiable and this paper sets out to discuss what benefits can be obtained from the university's point of view, and how these may be maximized. The paper looks at the impact of TCS programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research activities and research assessment, staff development and new course generation and validation. In addition, grant budgets are discussed and financial benefits to the university identified. Finally, it is emphasized that a major outcome of a TCS programme is that it creates a communication path between industry, government agencies and academic institutions. Without such ongoing dialogue, collaboration cannot take place.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-121
Author(s):  
N.V. Mikhalkin

Aim. To Inthe firstplace, the traitsand properties ofе categories as the language of science included in them are knowledge and present, on this basis, a variant of their classification, so that they are used effectively in the research activities of students, undergraduates and graduate students. Methodology. The article analyzedandevaluated the categories as the language of science from the point of view of identifying different kinds and types of knowledge. In the study methods are used: analogies, comparative, generalization, system, interpretation of the results, thought experiment. Results. The paper clarifies the content of knowledge, which includes categories, disclosed their types and types, revealed the actual role of categories in the formation of competencies in the trainees, in their cognitive and transformative activities of graduates, presented the variant of knowledge classification of categories as a language of science and means of interaction of people. Research implications. The results of the study contribute to the understanding of the language of science, to the methodology of organizing and implementing the teaching and education of all kinds of students at the university.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M Abtahi

Today, many universities are trying to move towards sustainability by observing the principles of environment and green management. In this regard, the issue of green university has been considered by many countries in recent years, and many efforts have been made to join (UIGWURN (UI GreenMetric World University Rankings Network)). Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), as one of the top higher education universities in Iran, has taken fundamental steps to implement "Green Management" and has achieved honors in this regard. Some of the measures taken are extensive educational and research activities in the field of environment as well as executive measures for the university campus, including Xeriscaping, energy efficiency, clean energy use, water consumption management, waste and wastewater management, green buildings, and transportation. The implementation of these measures has led to significant results in reducing water and energy consumption, reduction of all types of pollutions following the use of clean energy, as well as saving consumption costs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 268-284
Author(s):  
Elena-Maria Prada ◽  
Simona-Andreea Apostu ◽  
Emilia Gogu

Abstract Sustainable university refers to the active involvement of higher education institutions in elaborating policies to protect the natural environment. The sustainable university is the one that, besides the governmental involvement, contributes to the safety of the environment by adapting the curriculum to the ecological needs and through the progress of the scientific knowledge, as a result of the didactic and research activities. As a vector of society’s development, the primary role of the university consists of educating future decision-makers. From the point of view of sustainable education, the concept of sustainable literacy has been shaped. Sustainable literacy involves educating future generations for sustainable development, considering the social, environmental, and cultural aspects specific to each country. In our opinion, “Sustainability literacy” in the academic environment is the formation and transmission of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes that will allow students/graduates to engage deeply in building a sustainable future and improve their decision-making towards sustainability. The purpose of this research paper is to identify the context of ensuring and promoting sustainability in Romanian tertiary education. For this purpose, data obtained from the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education were used regarding the number of students (as an element of the university demand) who follow a study program related to sustainable development, as well as data on the number of study programs in sustainability (as an element of the university offer). The results show that the number of students decreases, mainly due to demographic reasons, and the low graduation rates following the baccalaureate examination. Nevertheless, the number of programs in the sphere of sustainable development was higher in 2018 than the previous year. This fact demonstrates the importance given and the serious concerns regarding sustainability literacy in Romanian universities.


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