An Assessment System from Asia

for ESD Learning Community

Eijun Senaha, Ph.D.

Project Chair, AUA

Board Chair, ProSPER.Net

Dir. Sust, Hokkaido University

Sapporo, Japan

ICSS-Asia, Hanoi, Vietnam

March 2, 2011:

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1. Background: ESD and ProSPER.Net

2. AUA Project

3. AUA Model

a. Self-Awareness Questions

b. Benchmarking Indicators Questions

c. Consultation Model

4. ESD Archive

5. Conclusion: For Our Sustainable Future

Introduction: Presentation Outline

21. Background: ESD & ProSPER.Net

ProSPER.Net (Founded in 2008)

- The Network for the Promotion of Sustainability

in Postgraduate Education and Research -

Network of several leading higher education

institutions in the Asia-Pacific region

committed to work together to integrate

Sustainable Development (SD) into

postgraduate courses and curricula.

www.ias.unu.edu/efsd/prospernet

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22 Member Institutions of ProSPER.Net

– RMIT University, Australia – Chinese Academy of Science, China

– Tongji University, China – TERI University, India

– Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia – Hokkaido University, Japan

– Hosei University, Japan – Iwate University, Japan

– Miyagi University of Education, Japan – Nagoya University, Japan

– Okayama University, Japan – Rikkyo University, Japan

– Shinshu University, Japan – The University of Tokyo, Japan

– Yonsei University, Korea – Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

– University of the Philippines, Philippines – Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

– Chulalongkorn University, Thailand – University of South Pacific, Regional

– United Nations University – IAS (Secretariat) – United Nations University - IIST

1. Background: ESD & ProSPER.Net

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Alternative University Appraisal (AUA) Project

• To enhance the value and attractiveness

of universities engaging in ESD

• To create learning & supporting community

to improve their practices

Project Name

Vision

Duration: 2009-2011 (launched June, 2009)

• To develop

ESD Learning Community

Goal

2. AUA Project: Vision & Goal

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2. AUA Project: Roadmap

Step 1:

To develop AUA Model (SAQ)

Step 2:

To develop AUA Consultation Model & ESD Archive

Step 3:

To develop AUA Model (BIQ) & AUA System

2009-10

2010-11

2011

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• Hokkaido University (Secretariat)

• Asian Institute of Technology (Regional, Thailand)

• TERI University (India)

• RMIT University (Australia)

• Yonsei University (Korea)

• UNU-IAS (United Nations University-Institute of

Advanced Studies)

• UNU-IIST (UNU – Intl. Institute for Software Technology)

• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

• The University of Tokyo (Japan)

• Other interested ProSPER.Net Members

2. AUA Project: Member Institutions

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1. Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)

2. EC-Assess

3. College Sustainability Report Card

4. Monitoring & Assessing Progress during the UNDESD in the Asia-Pacific Region

3. AUA Model: Studying Past

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Education

Research

Facilitative Indicator

Input Indicator

Output Indicator

Outcome Indicator

Innovation Indicator

Indicator

Indicator

Governance

Facilitative Indicator

Input Indicator

Output Indicator

Outcome Indicator

Innovation Indicator

Outreach &

Transformation

Mission

3. AUA Model: Framework

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AUA Website & Brochure

• Download & Use the latest

version of AUA Model

• Opinion Gathering

http://www.sustain.hokudai.ac.jp/aua/

AUA Model（booklet）

• AUA Self-Awareness Questions

• Guidance for participation

• AUA Roadmap

3. AUA Model: Booklet & Website

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Alternative University Appraisal Model

seeks to facilitate and encourage institutions

of higher education to engage in education

and research for sustainable development

and to raise the quality and impact of these

activities by providing benchmarking tools

that support diversity of mission, as well as a

framework for sharing good practices and

supporting dialogue and self reflection.

3. AUA Model: Mission Statement

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BIQ

(Objective)

SAQ

(Subjective)

Consultation

3. AUA Model: Triaxial Assessment Service

AUA MODEL

123.a. AUA Model: Self-Awareness Questions

25 Self-Awareness Questions (SAQ)

Subjective, Dialogue Style

Governance (4)

Education (8)

Research (8)

Outreach (5)

Assessment Area

Any ESD; climate change, gender equity, etc.

Assessment Committee:

Faculty, Staff, Student, Other Stakeholders

133.b. AUA Model: Benchmarking Indicators Questions

Benchmarking Indicators Questions (BIQ)

Objective Assessment (under construction):

Governance

Education

Research

Outreach

Complementary to Self-Awareness Questions

How should we assess objectively?

Yes/No, Rating, etc

‘cause, we don’t want competition…

143.a & b. AUA Model: SAQ & BIQ

Governance:

SAQ (Ver. 1.1):

1. Is [assessment area] an element of your institution’s

strategic plan? If so, how? .

4. What are the strengths and constraints of your [assessment

area] governance?

BIQ (Tentative):

1. Do you have the institutional consensus that your

commitment to sustainability is fundamentally the whole

university operation?

8. Do you have the formal and independent assessment system

that monitors, evaluates and advises your commitment to

sustainability?

3.c. Consultation Model

Consultation ManualPreparation・Inspection・Q & A・Suggestions

Pilot Consultation @ Hokkaido University on

“Campus Sustainability”

⇓Consultation by AUA Core Members in Nov, 2010

Recommendation by AUA to be reported in 2011

⇓

ESD Learning Community

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163.c. Consultation Model: Pilot Scenes

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Contents

Data Bank of ESD Model

Good Practices of Other HEIS

Repository of ProSPER.Net Projects

Outcome

Sharing and Demonstrating Good Practices

Reference Source for Consultation

Foundation of ESD Learning Community

4. ESD Archive

4. ESD Archive: Search System

4. ESD Archive: Learn more?

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Hokkaido U.

(Jpn)AUA Secretariat

Universiti

Sains Malaysia

(MAL)

TERI U.

(IND）

UNU-IAS & UNU-IIST

Core Member Institutions

Tongji University (PRC)

Chinese Academy of

Science (PRC)

Universitas Gadjah

Mada (Indonesia)Iwate University (JPN)

Okayama University (JPN)

Nagoya

University

Miyagi University of

Education (JPN)

Rikkyo University (JPN)

Hosei University (JPN)

University of

the Philippines

Chulalongkorn

University (Thai)

The University of the South Pacific ProSPER.Net

Members

Other relevant

International institutions

UNEP

Universities in

Asia-Pacific

Universities in

Japan

UNESCOCollaborative

Institutions

Yonsei U.

（ROK）

AIT

(Reg’l)

5. Conclusion: AUA Collaborative Landscape

U. of Tokyo

(JPN)

RMIT U.

(AUS)

Shinshu University (JPN)

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ESD Learning Community

ESD Archive

Consult’n

SAQ BIQ

AUA System

5. Conclusion: Sustainable System

IndividualsOrganizations

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－Alternative University Appraisal Project－

URL: http://www.sustain.hokudai.ac.jp/aua/

Email: aua@sustain.hokudai.ac.jp

ProSPER.Net www.ias.unu.edu/efsd/prospernet

5. Conclusion: Join Us!!