This track focuses on exploring innovative strategies and practical solutions to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Higher Education institutions. The urgency to equip future professionals with sustainability-oriented knowledge and skills highlights the role of education as a transformative tool for societal change. By fostering social responsibility, improving pedagogical practices, and promoting sustainability-focused projects, Higher Education can effectively address the global challenges outlined in the SDGs. This track provides a platform for exchanging good practices, real-life educational experiences, and emerging trends, encouraging collaboration among educators, researchers, and practitioners to advance sustainability in education. Key areas include teaching methodologies, assessment tools, transdisciplinary approaches, and creative thinking initiatives, both inside and outside the classroom.
We invite contributions that showcase innovations, challenges, and achievements in integrating sustainability into curricula, research, and institutional frameworks, as well as contributions that explore the impact of education on sustainable development outcomes.
Topics
- Pedagogical Innovations for Sustainability Education
- Evaluation and Assessment of Sustainability Competencies
- Creative and Experiential Learning in Sustainability
- Technology and Communication for Sustainability
- Social Responsibility and Civic Involvement
- Good practices involving Sustainability
- Real-life experiences in Higher Education for sustainable development
- Teaching Sustainability Beyond the Classroom
- Sustainability as a Strategic Institutional Priority
- Challenges and Solutions in Advancing Sustainability Education
- Designing Sustainable Projects
- Creative Thinking and Innovation for SDG Solutions
Track Scientific Committee
TBA
CHAIRS:
Carlos Felgueiras
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Marílio Cardoso
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Bertil P. Marques
School of Engineering, Polytechnic University of Porto, Portugal