The world is full of massive challenges that leaders of the present and the future need to confront in order to bring about sustainable development that benefits all sectors. What role does higher education academia play in helping achieve these sustainable development goals? Today’s guest unpacks how higher education reform can have a transformative impact on this global challenge. Prof. Saurabh Sinha, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Internationalization at the University of Johannesburg, joins Anne Pratt in a conversation around the intersection of global issues, sustainable development, the fourth industrial revolution, future leadership, and the role of the academia in higher education. Saurabh gives us a high-level explanation of how academic institutions can be used as a positive force for change in the world, as well as a granular look of how that takes place at the local, grassroots level. He explains how a transdisciplinary approach is the best way to educate our future leaders to create maximum impact in the world. He also talks about his academic career, his lessons from Nelson Mandela, and the important lessons he learned that shaped him to be the leader he is today. 

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