Planejamento e sustentabilidade em Instituições de Ensino Superior: um estudo à luz dos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável (ODS/ONU).

Abstract

Discussions involving sustainability have been increasingly evident in the face of concerns about resource scarcity and the need to implement actions that can reconcile development and sustainability. Inserted in this context, the universities need a methodology of action that incorporates the dimensions of sustainability. This study is based on the premise that universities are knowledge dissemination organizations that, through the teaching, research and extension pillars, should take a leading role in guiding sustainable development and points out strategic planning as a strong ally in its operationalization, through prioritization of actions that enable the definition, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of actions that contribute to sustainability. In this sense, this research had as general objective to analyze the academic activities, in the teaching, research and extension axes of a university, Federal University of Ceará, in order to verify how strategic planning can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In order to do so, the curricular components, research projects and extension actions were searched for aspects included in the agenda, seeking to classify and size them as to the environmental, social and economic perspectives for which , in parallel with the universities Institutional Development Plan (IDP) approach analysis, it would be possible to point out suggestions that could contribute to an improvement in the alignment process between planning and sustainability within universitiy. This is an exploratory and descriptive research, using an approach of predominantly qualitative made possible by a bibliographic and documentary study and using the technique of content analysis for data analysis. The research reveals an educational institution still in evolution, but well structured and committed to the dimensions of sustainability; a consistent and sustainable guidance IDP curricular components, research projects and extension actions based on technological and innovative aspects and tending to be flexible. It was also identified the need to promote greater initiatives focused on environmental issues, and it was suggested as a suggestion of improvement the implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system that uses sustainability indicators, pointing to the methodology of the Sustainability Balanced Scorecard as reference.