Young people play a pivotal role in instigating and driving significant changes. The impact of individuals’ involvement in environmental conservation, community development, and social change initiatives for sustainable value creation is of considerable importance in the pursuit of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The objective of this study is to examine the contribution of youth engagement in the creation of sustainable value by analyzing their comprehension and prioritization of the 17 SDGs, with the goal of achieving sustainable development and sustainability. The researchers conducted a study on a sample of 1085 individuals between the ages of 14 and 30, who were selected from three distinct countries within the Western Balkan region—the Republic of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Northern Macedonia. The data were analyzed using factor analysis in conjunction with descriptive and inferential statistics. The survey findings indicate that poverty, hunger, and access to adequate healthcare are the primary SDGs and societal challenges confronting the youth in these nations. Furthermore, it emphasizes the significance of both formal and informal education among youth as a catalyst for societal transformation for sustainable value creation.

This paper aims to investigate the outlook of energy generation by means of transformation within the context of sustainable energy development. An analysis is conducted to assess the stability of energy systems so to implement cutting-edge energy production models at the national level, with a focus on a contemporary approach to energy modeling. Considering the energy transition and the existing constraints within the energy industry, the model assesses the feasibility of the practical advancement of renewable energy sources. The bottom-up energy model was used to determine how the components of energy development sustainability can be applied until the year 2050. To perform comparison testing with the reference state scenario, the LEAP energy model was used. This instrument was selected because of its ability to provide flexible and advanced options for selecting suitable parameters for energy transformation prediction. A progressive reduction in environmental pollution can be achieved by the deployment of current methods of energy generation by transformation until the year 2050 in Serbia, as indicated by the findings. The research highlights the significance of utilizing green energy sources for the continuing development of energy and the gradual reduction in environmental pollution through value co-creation.

Universities serve as hubs for the creation and dissemination of knowledge – through educating future leaders, fostering scientific research and encouraging development – they pose perfect vessels for sustainable change. These institutions frequently participate in outreach activities, environmental projects, and partnerships to actively interact with their local communities, all the while arranging events, workshops, and campaigns with the aim of increasing awareness about environmental concerns and advocating for sustainable lifestyles. Universities can set an example by adopting sustainable practices on their premises. A “perfect” sustainable university is an educational institution that trains students to become global citizens equipped to address pressing societal concerns and contribute to sustainable development. Precisely for these reasons, the aim of this paper was to investigate implementation of sustainable practices at the University of Belgrade–Faculty of Organizational Sciences. For the purpose of the paper, the authors conducted a survey among faculty and staff members during the academic 2022/2023 year. The results of the survey were analysed using SPSS 24 software package.

AI has already changed higher education in very concrete ways – both in how teachers design and deliver their courses and in how students learn, write, and prepare assignments. Along with these changes, questions about academic integrity have become much harder to ignore. Many students are still unsure what counts as misconduct in an AI-assisted context, and where the line is between legitimate support and plagiarism. With that in mind, we conducted a pilot study to explore how often students use ChatGPT, what they mainly use it for, how they understand plagiarism, and whether their AI use is linked to academically dishonest behaviour. We also paid particular attention to environmental courses, where AI tools are increasingly used to explain concepts, summarize materials, and support project work. The study involved undergraduate and master’s students from the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Serbia, using an online questionnaire distributed via the 1KA platform during the 2025/2026 winter semester. Findings highlight the need for further research on the role of educators in guiding AI use, addressing digital inequality, ensuring data privacy, and developing instructional frameworks that integrate AI while promoting academic integrity.

The potential connection between environment and happiness is a relatively novel and understudied topic. This paper aims to contribute to this new research trend by investigating the long-term association between environmental protection and happiness by studying the correlation between the environment and students’ attitudes. There have been two types of academic interest in the relationship between the environment and happiness: first, there has been a real curiosity in how the environment influences individuals’ subjective well-being; second, there is a surge of interest in how proenvironmental actions affect individual's well-being, and how, in turn, people's emotional states can be used to prompt them into behaving in ways that are more ecologically responsible. The current concept of health is a complex interaction of environmental, organizational, and personal elements within the contexts and settings in which individuals live. Thus, broader environmental issues must be evaluated in the context of population health, as illustrated, for instance, in studies of migratory communities in which the impacts of a shifting life environment on health were shown to be considerable. Twenty-nine years ago, Chapter 36 of Agenda 21 proposed an education and sustainable development action plan. But even so, progress in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has so far been extremely slow. The authors of the paper have for precisely these reasons chose to conduct a survey amongst students of the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Serbia, with the aim of finding out what exactly do students know about environmental happiness, what are their current attitudes towards the state of the environment in Serbia, and how all of this affects their future. The questionnaire included 102 students. An analysis of the results was carried out using the SPSS 25 software package.