During the last 40 years, problem-and project-based learning (PBL) has been widely
adopted in engineering education because of its expected effectiveness in developing …

Implementing active learning methods in engineering education is becoming the new norm
and is seen as a prerequisite to prepare future engineers not only for their professional life …

Higher education institutions play an increasingly important role in advancing sustainable
development. Various studies have demonstrated the key contribution made by teachers to …

Problem-based learning (PBL) has a history of producing strong educational results in
engineering; however, global society is challenged by highly complex environmental, socio …

Research on sustainability education has neglected to integrate entrepreneurial skills into
other relevant competences such as foresight, complex problem-solving, and …

Despite the emerging discussions about the growing role of engineers in achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a lack of agreement on which …

Mining and metallurgical processes produce significant amounts of waste. In South Africa,
mining and metallurgical wastes constitute one of the biggest challenges to the environment …

Purpose This paper aims to discuss how the theory of complex thinking can be considered
an interesting element in engineering education, especially in the context in which …

Education for sustainable development is a method of teaching aimed at developing
awareness, competence, knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the field of environmental …

Purpose This paper aims to deal with the skills for sustainable development in engineering
courses. The main objective is to identify which competences should be developed in these …