From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho"Subject: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education Dear Colleagues, The first issue of the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (01:1 2000; ISSN: 1467-6370) (IJSHE) is now available. IJSHE a fully-refereed international journal, published by MCB University Press and the University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF), being devoted to the dissemination of information and research on aspects of sustainability at higher education institutions. The papers which make up the first issue, along with news items, book reviews and a diary are: 1. Dealing with misconceptions on the concept of sustainability Walter Leal Filho (Hamburg) 2. Towards a vision of a sustainable university Hans van Weenen (Amsterdam) 3. The Hochschule Zittau/G rlitz: Germany's first registered environmental management (EMAS) at an institution of higher education (Bernd Delakowitz and Anke Hoffmann, Zittau) 4. The space of flows, the rules of play, and sustainable urban design: The sustainability game as a tool of critical pedagogy in higher education (Ernest J. Yanarella, Richard S. Levine, Heidi Dumreicher, Lexinton KY, and Vienna) 5. University-based projects for local sustainable development: Designing expert roles and collective reasoning Harald A. Mieg (ZĀrich) 6. Is today shaping tomorrow for tertiary education in Australia?: A comparison of policy and practice (Jonathon Howard, David Mitchell, Dirk Spennemann and Marci Webster-Mannison,NSW, Australia) For a sample copy, please contact Sharon Parkinson at sparkinson@mcb.co.uk. Colleagues interested to make submissions may find the guidelines on the journal s home page: www.mcb.co.uk/ijshe.htm. Walter Leal Filho