Sustainable Development in Academic Environment

Authors

Polona Šprajc
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1356-3438
Zala Bergoč
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
Kristina Črnjar
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Rijeka
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7137-4232

Synopsis

In this paper, we want to present the field of sustainable development in relation to academia. From a sustainability point of view, the academic environment, like any other environment, is all the more under scrutiny because it does not educate but presupposes knowledge at the highest pillars of education. As such, the importance of the knowledge and competences of graduates is seen as the highest level of responsibility for academic staff. In the context of the trends of the times we live in, sustainability is a constant that means making a contribution today, for tomorrow. And if anywhere, in the academic environment, the importance of knowledge is assumed to mean the well-being of graduates for tomorrow's environment. In the same way, digitalisation is a serious companion to the implementation of sustainability issues in the academic environment, which is why we present this framework in this paper.

Author Biographies

Polona Šprajc, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Kranj, Slovenia. E-mail: polona.sprajc@um.si

Zala Bergoč, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Kranj, Slovenia. E-mail: zala.bergoc@student.um.si

Kristina Črnjar, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia. E-mail: kristina.crnjar@fthm.hr

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October 13, 2025

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How to Cite

Šprajc, P., Bergoč, Z., & Črnjar, K. (2025). Sustainable Development in Academic Environment. In J. Žnidaršič (Ed.), Management skozi prizmo digitalnega in zelenega prehoda v družbo 5.0 (pp. 201-218). University of Maribor Press. https://doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.7.2025.8