At the end of this lesson, students will:
- know and understand the concept, need and value of third mission of universities
- know how to identify and evaluate third mission activities
- are able to define strategies to systemize third mission
- understand how a third mission activities can be initiated in the form of different formats
Lesson’s short presentation
Lesson’s reading
Additional study material
Compagnucci, L. & Spigarelli, F. (2019: The Third Mission of the university: A systematic literature review on potentials and constraints. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (161). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162520311100
Berghauser, H. & Hoelscher, M. (2020): Reinventing the third mission of higher education in Germany: Political frameworks and universities’ reaction. Tertiary Education and Management (26). p. 57-76, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11233-019-09030-3
Laredo, P. (2007): Toward a Third mission for Universities. UNESCO FORUM on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge. 5-6 March 2007, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000157815
Sustainable Development Solution Network: A Global Initiative for the United Nation (2017): Getting started with the SDGs in universities. https://resources.unsdsn.org/getting-started-with-the-sdgs-in-universities
European University Association (2022): Universities and Sustainable Development: Towards the global goals. https://eua.eu/downloads/publications/universities-and-sustainable-development-towards-the-global-goals.pdf
Stiftung Lernen durch Engagement (2022): What is Service Learning. https://www.servicelearning.de/english
