Design Framework to identify and categorize the components of sustainable higher education in Iran

Iran confrontsin major challenges and serious crisis economic, social, cultural, environmental and sustainable development aspects, now and in the future. The integration of sustainability criteria in the strategic plans of universities, the social response to the needs of society and achieving of sustainable development appears necessary. The purpose of this study and summing up the results of research in the field of higher education is stable, so come with using qualitative methods combined, a total of 15 articles were examined And collecting and analyzing data as well as analysis framework based on open coding, axial and selective, Nvivo-10 was done by software Finally, the 203 sustainability indicators universities in 25 components and 8 concept of organizing, was organized. Dimensions terms of reference and the number of sources in descending order are : environmental management of the campus, teaching sustainability, participation, sustainable management, social capital, sustainable research, monitoring, assessment and reporting, administrative and financial. The results showed that: Less research with indigenous and comprehensive approach to sustainable higher education; and the environmental dimension of sustainable development has been considered more of a social and economic dimension, Also on the cultural dimension and key infrastructure, other dimensions of sustainable development is not given, so a comprehensive and holistic model based on sustainability universities, according to Iran's rich culture and Islamic-Iranian model of progress for future research it is suggested.