Abstract
The emergence of sustainability in engineering education has transformed the engineering curricula in several universities. The education transformation includes the integration of sustainability into existing engineering curricula through various kinds of models, approaches and orientations. These varieties of integration have led to the development of sustainability concepts in engineering education into many ways of implementations and interpretations. Additionally, these varieties can be seen through the discourses of the principles and concepts of sustainable development, and as well as the engineering courses itself. This paper will propose four key sustainability themes and sustainability competencies for engineering education. The paper will conclude with the key sustainability themes that "connecting", "conceptualizing", "valuing" and "implementing" sustainability into engineering education. The paper also will conclude that the implementation of the four themes is able to drive engineering education for sustainable development. Further, it is highlighted that the key sustainability themes and competencies can provide pragmatic perspectives on integrating sustainable development concepts into the existing engineering curricula.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES 2013 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publisher | REES Research on Engineering Education Symposium |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2013 |
| Pages | 364-371 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-162993136-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
| Event | Research in Engineering Education Symposium - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 4 Jul 2013 → 6 Jul 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | Research in Engineering Education Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | Malaysia |
| City | Kuala Lumpur |
| Period | 04/07/2013 → 06/07/2013 |