• Policy paper
• Concluding The World Conference on Higher Education: ‘Higher Education at the 21st Century: Vision and Action’ (Paris, 1998), the importance of preparing future professionals as socially responsible citizens can be seen in these articles:
  • Article 2: The core missions of higher education systems (to educate, to train, to undertake research and, in particular, to contribute to the sustainable development and improvement of society as a whole) should be preserved, reinforced and further expanded, namely to educate highly qualified graduates and responsible citizens and to provide opportunities (espaces ouverts) for higher education and for lifelong learning.
  • Article 9: Institutions should educate students to become well-informed and deeply motivated citizens, who can think critically, analyse problems in society, look for solutions, apply them, and accept social responsibility.
• Suitable for anyone involved in arts education.
• Available online:
  https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000116345

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