International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 21 Issue 6

Teaching digital natives to acquire competences for sustainable development

Llorenç Bagur-Femenías, Marian Buil-Fabrega, Juan Pedro Aznar

The purpose of this research is to analyse how to adapt teaching and learning methodologies to new generations of digital natives to promote their commitment to sustainable…

Leveraging sport as a venue and vehicle for transformative sustainability learning

Madeleine Orr, Brian P. McCullough, Jamee Pelcher

Given greater awareness of environmental issues and the acceleration of climate change, universities are increasingly requiring undergraduate students to complete coursework in…

Students’ knowledge and expectations about sustainable food systems in higher education

Paola Migliorini, Alexander Wezel, Eve Veromann, Carola Strassner, Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Johannes Kahl, Susanne Bügel, Teresa Briz, Renata Kazimierczak, Hélène Brives, Angelika Ploeger, Ute Gilles, Vanessa Lüder, Olesa Schleicher-Deis, Natalia Rastorgueva, Fabio Tuccillo, Liina Talgre, Tanel Kaart, Diana Ismael, Ewa Rembiałkowska

To clarify needs and requests of the young generation to the contemporary and future education on food systems, this paper aims to examine the following issues: students’…

Assessment of sustainable recycling at The University of Jordan

Shadi Moqbel, Rund Abu-Zurayk, Ayat Bozeya, Raed Alsisan, Abeer Al Bawab

This study sought to assess the process of initiating a sustainable recycling program at the University of Jordan. It illustrates the potentials of recycling, perceived awareness…

Integrating sustainability in higher education: a Swedish case

Daniela Argento, Daniel Einarson, Lennart Mårtensson, Christel Persson, Karin Wendin, Albert Westergren

This paper aims to unveil how sustainability is integrated into the courses/programmes of higher education institutions. The research question addressed is: how do academics…

Sustainability survey to assess student perspectives

James Hardy Speer, Virgil Sheets, Tina M. Kruger, Stephen Peter Aldrich, Nicholas McCreary

The purpose of this study is to assess environmental concern at a Midwest university, analyze trends in concern over time and determine the effect of the development of a campus…

Applying sustainability into engineering curriculum under the background of “new engineering education” (NEE)

Zejing Qu, Wen Huang, Zhengjun Zhou

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of applying sustainability to the engineering curriculum at a university in China.

Strengthening city–university partnerships to advance sustainability solutions: a study of research collaborations between the University of British Columbia and City of Vancouver

Stefan U. Pauer, Angelique Pilon, Brad Badelt

This paper aims to investigate sustainability research collaborations between the City of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia (UBC), as a case study to better…

Climate change advocacy: exploring links between student empowerment and civic engagement

Alicia B. Wodika, Wendi K. Middleton

This study identified the attitudes and behaviors of college students regarding their advocacy for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Specifically, perceptions of climate…

Enhancing sustainability education through experiential learning of sustainability reporting

Adam J. Sulkowski, Wojciech Kowalczyk, Bruce L. Ahrendsen, Robert Kowalski, Edward Majewski

While progress has been made in the realm of teaching about sustainability to business students, integrating sustainability into experiential learning with a systemic mindset has…

Education for sustainable development in Pakistani higher education institutions: an exploratory study of students’ and teachers’ perceptions

Zulkaif Ahmed Saqib, Qingyu Zhang, Jin Ou, Khubaib Ahmad Saqib, Salman Majeed, Amar Razzaq

This study aims to determine the current state of implementation and effectiveness of education for sustainable development (ESD) in Pakistani higher education institutions (HEIs…

The COVID-19 pandemic and the growing need to train engineers aligned to the sustainable development goals

Rosley Anholon, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Diogo A.L. Silva, Walter Leal Filho, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas

Considering the requirements of sustainable development regarding professionals training and the challenges evidenced during Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, this study…