Perception of a sustainable university among international students – critical evaluation factors among EU and non-EU students

• Autorzy: Kobylińska Urszula , Ahasbi Fatima Ezzahra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.34659/eis.2025.92.1.1090

Warianty tytułu

PL

Postrzeganie zrównoważonej uczelni wśród studentów zagranicznych – krytyczne czynniki oceny wśród studentów z UE i spoza UE

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Sustainability has become a cornerstone of strategic priorities for higher education institutions, particularly in addressing global challenges. This study investigates the perception of sustainable university among international students, focusing on the critical determinants shaping their evaluations. Employing a questionnaire-based methodology, this study investigates the perspectives of students from both European Union (EU) and non-European Union (non-EU) countries, with a focus on identifying critical dimensions including environmental campus operations, education and awareness, research and innovation, as well as governance and performance measurement frameworks. Findings highlight significant cultural and geographical differences: EU students give higher ratings to the sustainable activities undertaken by their home universities in every area studied than their non-EU counterparts. The largest differences are found in the perception of activities related to campus policies, education and governance. A smaller difference is visible in the variables related to basic campus operations, where the p-value indicates less significant differences. The differences in ratings may be due to different cultural backgrounds, educational experiences, expectations and the level of integration with the European educational and social system.

PL

Zrównoważony rozwój stał się kamieniem węgielnym strategicznych priorytetów instytucji szkolnictwa wyższego, szczególnie w rozwiązywaniu globalnych wyzwań. W niniejszym artykule opisano postrzeganie zrównoważonej uczelni wśród studentów zagranicznych, skupiając się na kluczowych czynnikach kształtujących ich oceny. Wykorzystując metodologię opartą na badaniach ilościowych (CAWI), zbadano percepcję studentów zarówno z krajów UE, jak i spoza UE, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem identyfikacji kluczowych obszarów zrównoważonej uczelni, w tym środowiskowych działań kampusu, edukacji i świadomości, badań i innowacji, a także ram zarządzania i pomiaru wyników. Wyniki podkreślają istotne różnice kulturowe i geograficzne: studenci z UE wyżej oceniają zrównoważone działania podejmowane przez ich macierzyste uniwersytety w każdym badanym obszarze niż ich odpowiednicy spoza UE. Największe różnice występują w postrzeganiu działań związanych z polityką kampusu, edukacją i zarządzaniem. Mniejsza różnica jest widoczna w zmiennych związanych z podstawowymi działaniami kampusu, gdzie wartość p wskazuje na mniej istotne różnice. Różnice w ocenach mogą wynikać z różnic kulturowych, doświadczeń edukacyjnych, oczekiwań i poziomu integracji z europejskim systemem edukacyjnym i społecznym.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainable university; international students; perception; ESG

PL

zrównoważona uczelnia; studenci zagraniczni; percepcja; ESG

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: No. 1
• Strony: art. no. 1090
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kobylińska Urszula

• Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology, Tarasiuka Street 2, 16-001 Kleosin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-7841

autor

Ahasbi Fatima Ezzahra

• Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Economic and Social Science

• https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9393-8250

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