Sustainability has become a recognised important sector and a main concern in modern life. The attention towards sustainability was particularly increased when the UN set the target of achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The role of universities cannot be ignored in promoting sustainability, but to play this role effectively, universities first need to be sustainable. This paper aims to describe a sustainability framework and suggests a process for using the proposed sustainability framework. A qualitative research method using a systematic review approach, semi-structured interviews and email interviews was adopted to achieve the aims and objectives of this research. The initial data were collected from 39 papers extracted from four main databases. Then, semi-structured interviews were held with a total of 11 sustainability experts working in different universities globally. A framework for sustainability in universities consisting of three main components related to the environment, social responsibility and teaching and research is finally developed and validated through email interviews held with 19 heads of different universities around the world. Each of the main sustainability components is divided into subfactors. Longitudinal studies are recommended to evaluate the impact of the proposed framework on university sustainability.

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综合性的大学可持续发展管理方法

可持续性已成为现代生活中公认的重要部门和主要关注点。当联合国设定了到2030年实现17个可持续发展目标的目标时，人们对可持续性的关注尤其增加了。大学在促进可持续性方面的作用不容忽视，但要有效地发挥这一作用，大学首先需要可持续性。本文旨在描述可持续性框架，并提出使用提议的可持续性框架的过程。采用系统评价方法，半结构化访谈和电子邮件访谈的定性研究方法，以实现本研究的目的和目标。初始数据收集自从四个主要数据库中提取的39篇论文。然后，在全球不同大学中，共有11位可持续发展专家参加了半结构化访谈。通过与全球19所不同大学的负责人进行的电子邮件访谈，最终建立并验证了大学的可持续发展框架，该框架包括与环境，社会责任以及教学和研究有关的三个主要方面。每个主要的可持续性组成部分都分为子因素。建议进行纵向研究，以评估拟议框架对大学可持续性的影响。通过与世界各地不同大学的19名负责人进行的电子邮件访谈，最终发展并验证了社会责任和教学研究。每个主要的可持续性组成部分都分为子因素。建议进行纵向研究，以评估拟议框架对大学可持续性的影响。通过与世界各地不同大学的19名负责人进行的电子邮件访谈，最终发展并验证了社会责任和教学研究。每个主要的可持续性组成部分都分为子因素。建议进行纵向研究，以评估拟议框架对大学可持续性的影响。