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Sustainability in the Mission Statements of Argentine Higher Education Institutions
ARIAS VALLE, MARIA BELEN
Marimon, Frederic
Sustainability
Mission statements
Higher education
Argentine
Sostenibilidad
Declaraciones de misión
Educación superior
Argentina
Sostenibilitat
Declaracions de missió
Educació superior
This study examines the integration of sustainability in the mission statements of
Argentine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Using a qualitative approach, the study
analyzes both public and private universities through semiotic and discourse analysis.
Results indicate that only 15% of HEIs explicitly mention sustainability in their
missions, with significant differences between public and private institutions. Public
HEIs often link sustainability to public service and social justice, while private
universities focus on competitiveness and innovation. References to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) are rare, appearing in only 2% of the statements. This
suggests that sustainability integration is still nascent and needs to align more closely
with the 2030 Agenda. The study concludes that there is a need to enhance coherence
between stated missions and institutional practices to foster a more committed higher
education system that advances sustainable development in Argentina.
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Arias-Valle,María Belén y Marimon, Frederic. Sustainability in the Mission Statements of Argentine Higher Education Institutions. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2025, 17(1), páginas 105-118. Disponible en <https://reference-global.com/download/article/10.2478/dcse-2026-0009.pdf>. Fecha de acceso: 30 mar. 2026. DOI: 10.2478/dcse-2026-0009
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/5281
https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2026-0009
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Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
17;1
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