1 Reinventing Higher Education: its contribution to

Among the major concepts that characterise this round table and the conference are Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Sustainable Development (SD) and Higher Education (HE). The paper considers the relationships between these concepts with examples that illustrate their interactions at different levels: national (Australia); international; and local (specific university). The discussion starts within the Australian context to examine challenges and barriers for including ESD in TVET. It then moves to the international context to explore TVET – HE relationships and then, an example of one university program that integrates ESD is analysed. These three snap shots represent the range of issues and possibilities for close cooperation between HE and ESD for a sustainable future. The paper is based on different types of evidence and is aimed at exploring the relationships between Higher Education and TVET in contributing to Sustainable Development. Such areas of collaboration as research, TVET teacher training, and content development for TVET are considered in the paper