2015年，联合国可持续发展峰会正式通过“2030年可持续发展议程”，提出到2030年要实现17项可持续发展目标。时至今日，“可持续发展议程”的实施时间已经过半，然而人类与地球的未来却面临着更为严峻的挑战。世界范围内，气候变化的后果正在显现，生物多样性不断流失，频频发生的武装冲突、持续扩大的贫富差距、人工智能对社会和教育的不确定影响等问题已成为新的不稳定因素。
In 2015, the United Nations formally proposed the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” during the Sustainable Development Summit, setting forth 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Today, as we reach the midpoint of the implementation of the agenda, the future of humanity and the planet seems to face even more daunting challenges. The consequences caused by climate change are becoming increasingly evident on a global scale, while the gradual erosion of biodiversity and persistent issues such as armed conflicts, widening wealth disparities and the uncertain effects of AI to society and education have emerged as formidable destabilizing factors.
作为可持续发展的“变革推动者”与“引擎”，高等教育既是可持续发展的优质教育目标的组成部分，也是实现所有可持续发展目标的核心支柱。面向未来，高等教育的范式亟待进行彻底的转变：从倡导以人为本的社会正义扩展至超越人类的生态正义，从不断张扬的个人主体性回归到人与自然、人与社会之间的共生共存本质，从人与外在世界的主客二分转变为人与世界的主客合一，从为了改造世界而学转变为为了融入世界而学……这一系列知识观与教育观的变革都对高等教育的人才培养、科学研究、社会服务、信息技术应用、组织和治理、国际交流与合作、战略规划等提出了全新的挑战。
As a major driver for sustainable development, higher education is not only a core component of said sustainable development, but also the central pillar to achieving all Sustainable Development Goals. Looking forward, paradigms of higher education must undergo a thorough transformation: we must move from advocating for anthropocentric social justice to ecological justice, from promoting individual subjectivity to returning to the essence of symbiosis and coexistence between human subjects and nature itself, human subjects and society, from the dichotomy of human subjects and the world to the unity of human subjects and the world, from learning as means of changing the world to learning as means for integrating into the world. All these changes have posed new challenges to talent cultivation, scientific research, social service, application of information technology, organization and governance, international exchange and cooperation, strategic planning, and other aspects of higher education.
中国自古以来便有着“天人合一”、“仁民爱物”的文化传统，儒家以“修身”为基础的教育理念将“万物合一”作为最高境界，这些理念与传统为超越主客二分的生态观提供了宝贵的思想资源。在人类命运共同体理念的指引下，中国提出全球发展倡议，深入推进碳达峰、碳中和行动，为全球可持续发展目标的实现积极贡献中国智慧和中国方案。作为国内首个提出“绿色大学”发展理念的高校，清华大学将更开放、更融合、更有韧性、更可持续作为建设理念，近年来先后发起成立全球可持续发展研究院、世界大学气候变化联盟、清华大学碳中和研究院、“可持续发展公共政策”双硕士学位项目、秀钟书院等，助推实现2030可持续发展议程。
China has long been rooted in a cultural tradition that emphasizes our non-dualist relationship with nature, as reflected in traditional idioms like “天人合一” (unity of man and nature) and “仁民爱物” (compassion towards all beings). The Confucian school of thought, which centers its educational philosophy around “修身” (self-cultivation), regards the concept of “万物合一” (universal unity) as the ultimate attainment. These philosophical concepts and traditions offer valuable intellectual resources for ecological justice that transcends the dichotomy between humans and nature. In alignment with the proposed vision of a “community with a shared future for mankind", China has put forth global development initiatives and is actively advocating for actions such as carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. In doing so, China has been contributing its own wisdom and approaches to the worldwide pursuit of sustainable development goals. At the forefront of this movement, Tsinghua University stands as the pioneer among Chinese universities to promote “Green University Initiatives”. Guided by principles of openness, integration, resilience, and sustainability, Tsinghua University has established several initiatives to facilitate the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in recent years, including the Institute for Sustainable Development, the University Climate Change Coalition, the Carbon Neutrality Research Institute, among others.
高等教育是实现可持续发展的重要动力，更是创新“可持续发展”理念的思想源泉。第二届“清华高等教育论坛”立足中国、放眼世界，以“面向可持续发展的高等教育：世界视野和中国实践”为主题，邀请来自世界各国的研究者和实践者共同探讨高等教育促进可持续发展的未来前景，以期立足高等教育重新思考人类与地球的未来，从多元理念、文化与知识中汲取力量，为实现可持续发展的未来采取行动！
Higher education not only plays a crucial role as a driving force for achieving sustainable development, but also is a source of innovation of sustainability. The current 2nd Tsinghua Higher Education Forum, grounded in a Chinese context while embracing a global outlook, adopts the theme of “Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Global Perspectives and Practices”. The forum serves as an invitation to researchers and practitioners worldwide to explore the future possibilities of promoting sustainable development through higher education. The main objective of the forum is to inspire higher education institutions to reconsider the future of humanity and the planet, draw strength from diverse ideas, cultures, and knowledge, and take action to create a more sustainable future.
主题论坛1：面向可持续发展的高等教育：理念、知识和伦理
为实现可持续发展目标，我们需要探索一种新的知识观和教育观，从倡导以人为本的社会正义扩展至超越人类的生态正义，从人与世界的主客二分转变为人与世界的合作共存，从改造世界而学习变革为融入世界而学习。为应对这些变化，高等教育的理念和范式应该进行怎样的变革？课程教学、科研、社会服务、组织和治理应该做出哪些转变？
Forum 1: Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Ideas, Knowledge, and Ethics
To achieve the goals of sustainable development, it is imperative to explore novel perceptions of knowledge and education that moves from advocating for anthropocentric social justice to ecological justice, from the dichotomy of human subjects and the world to the unity of human subjects and the world, from learning as means of changing the world to learning as means for integrating into the world. In light of these profound transformations, this sub-forum prompts us to ponder upon the alterations that should be enacted within in higher education: What kind of changes should be made to paradigms of higher education? How should curriculum design, teaching methods, scientific research, etc. undergo transformation?
主题论坛2：世界一流大学建设与可持续发展
世界一流大学是拔尖创新人才成长的摇篮，是原始创新的主要策源地，是技术突破的推动者，是人类命运共同体的重要建设者。世界一流大学对于全球可持续发展具有重要推动作用，通过培养具有可持续发展理念的高层次创新型人才，提升生产力水平，为消除贫困、提升经济增长质量提供支撑；通过技术创新与转化，提升人类健康水平，促进清洁能源、碳中和等可持续发展目标的实现。如何进一步发挥世界一流大学在推动全球可持续发展中的重要作用，是值得探讨的重要问题。
Forum 2: Building World-class Universities for Sustainable Development
World-class universities serve as the cradle for nurturing top-notch innovative talents, acting as the primary fountainhead of novel innovation, propelling technological breakthroughs, thus play a crucial role in advancing global sustainable development. On one hand, universities cultivate visionary and forward-thinking scholars, imbued with a sustainable development mindset, who in turn contribute to bolstering productivity, eradicating poverty, and promoting the quality of economic growth. Likewise, universities facilitate technological innovation for the achievement of sustainable development goals, such as deploying clean energy solutions and achieving carbon neutrality. This sub-forum aims to engage in a comprehensive discussion regarding the strategies to further harness the capabilities of world-class universities in driving global sustainable development.
主题论坛3：创新与可持续：面向未来的工程教育
可持续发展目标的实现离不开科技与工程创新，也离不开将可持续发展视作工程核心前提的新一代工程师。通过融合社会技术思维，解决复杂工程问题来促进可持续发展目标的实现，是工程教育未来创新发展的重要方向。本分论坛分享和探讨在工程教育中融合可持续发展理念、技术和专业实践的教育思想和教学创新。
Forum 3: Innovation and Sustainability: Engineering Education for the Future
The achievement of sustainable development goals relies on technological and engineering innovations, coupled with the cultivation of a new generation of engineers who perceive sustainable development as a fundamental guiding principle. Integrating a new type of social-technical thinking and tackling complex engineering problems in the endeavor of fulfilling sustainable development goals, therefore, emerges as a pivotal direction for the future innovations and advancements in engineering education. This sub-forum strives to foster the exchange and exploration of educational ideas and teaching innovations that incorporate sustainable development principles, technologies, and professional practices into engineering education.
青年论坛：促进可持续发展教育的青年观点与行动
青年是社会变革、经济增长和技术创新的主要推动者，也是实现可持续发展目标的关键力量。未来世界属于青年。高等教育能够帮助青年获取系统、全面、实用的可持续发展知识，并为青年提供参与可持续发展教育研究和实践的机会与平台。本分论坛将共同分享和探讨高等教育领域青年学者和学生针对可持续发展教育问题的学术观点和实践行动。
Youth Forum: Youth Perspectives and Actions for Promoting Education on Sustainable Development
Young people are not only the main drivers of social change, economic growth, and technological innovation, but also the key force in achieving sustainable development goals, as the future world belongs to youth. Higher education can help youth acquire systematic, comprehensive, and practical knowledge about sustainable development, and provide them with opportunities and platforms to engage in educational research and practices regarding sustainable development. This sub-forum will jointly share and discuss the academic perspectives and practical actions of young scholars and students in higher education regarding global sustainable development issues.
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