Reflection Report for Week 6 of SCSH 1201 Sustainable Development: University Sustainable Development.
From Week 6 of the Sustainable Development course, it has emphasizes the role of universities in promoting sustainability. It stresses universities' expanding role in technology transfer and industry-university collaboration to address environmental, economic, sociological, and health issues. This topic focuses the need of community participation for sustainability, as well as the necessity for universities to fulfill their duties of teaching, research, outreach, cooperation, and stewardship in order to help people transition to more sustainable lives. It also addresses the influence of Covid-19 on universities and their sustainable development agendas, highlighting the importance of agility and flexibility in the face of adversities. Overall, this week's class encourage contemplation on universities' vital role in advancing sustainable development and the significance of properly responding to exogenous disturbances such as the Covid-19 epidemic.