...Silvia Elena Gallagher; Ádám Tóth Purpose Sustainability-focused micro-credentials delivered by European universities are growing. However, it is unknown how and to what extent sustainability competences are being taught within these programmes. The purpose of this study is to explore the nexus...

... and that they can only be solved through interdisciplinary and collaborative work. Practical implications The paper also outlines some actions that Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) can take to consider sustainability issues, and they are as follows: identification of competencies to include...

... of the project-based learning in a Master Class programme on sustainability carried out in collaboration by the University of Helsinki and a private company operating in global mining technology. The following two questions were addressed: Q1. What kind of sustainability competences do participants...

.... The main objective is to identify which competences should be developed in these courses to contribute to the resolution of conflicts related to sustainability, as well as the means used by universities for their development. Design/methodology/approach The research is divided into two strands...

...’ competence development are lower and less diverse in the CEE region than in other parts of Europe. Historical reasons and the policy context may contribute to this situation; the most important factor being the underfinanced HE sector which is currently undergoing profound structural transformation...

... of EVS is to foster the development of students’ competences for sustainable development, in particular “transboundary competence”. With transboundary competence, we refer to the ability to communicate and collaborate productively across the boundaries of different perspectives, as determined...

..., experiences from the on-going European Union (EU) project “ConSus” will be used to draw both a competence framework for ESD within science–society collaboration based on the training sessions, as well as possible scaling opportunities. The paper draws possible approaches of training sessions...

... an original contribution to the debate on sustainability competences, as it frames the PD within an organisational context, rather than focusing on the individual role of educators. Higher education Professional development Empowerment Sustainable development Competences Human factors...

...Silvia Albareda Tiana; Azul Alférez Villarreal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to collect methodological strategies used in the training of future teachers to develop competences in sustainability and social responsibility (SSR). The proposal in this paper is to show how students learn...

...Geoffrey Habron; Lissy Goralnik; Laurie Thorp Purpose Michigan State University developed an undergraduate, academic specialization in sustainability based on the learning paradigm. The purpose of this paper is to share initial findings on assessment of systems thinking competency. Design...

... companies and five organizations. Findings It was found that industry demands a broader range of competences in SD amongst engineers in general than what is currently provided. In total, 35 per cent of alumni claim they encounter sustainability issues from sometimes to daily in their work. However, only...

...Margien Bootsma; Walter Vermeulen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the labor market position of environmental science graduates and the core competencies of these environmental professionals related to their working practice. Design/methodology/approach The authors carried out...

...Zinaida Fadeeva; Yoko Mochizuki; Arjen E.J. Wals Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify components and educational design principles for strengthening sustainability competence in and through higher education. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper that uses...

...Zinaida Fadeeva; Yoko Mochizuki; Jenneth Parker Purpose The overall purpose of this paper is to clarify the current state of the debate with regard to competencies for interdisciplinarity (ID) for sustainable development (SD) in higher education, to provide further analysis, and to make...

...Zinaida Fadeeva; Yoko Mochizuki; Katja Brundiers; Arnim Wiek; Charles L. Redman Purpose Academic sustainability programs aim to develop key competencies in sustainability, including problem‐solving skills and the ability to collaborate successfully with experts and stakeholders. These key...

...Zinaida Fadeeva; Yoko Mochizuki; Yoko Mochizuki; Zinaida Fadeeva Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw attention of the education for sustainable development (ESD) community to recent discussions on competence approaches and to examine the adequacy of a competence‐based model as the means...

...Susan Geertshuis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and evidence a means of improving decision making within a sustainable resource management context. Design/methodology/approach A set of competencies required by effective decision makers is developed. Methods of improving...

...Maik Adomssent; Jasmin Godemann; Gerd Michelsen; Matthias Barth; Jasmin Godemann; Marco Rieckmann; Ute Stoltenberg Purpose To date, little attention has been given to the circumstances in which the process of developing key competencies for sustainable development may take place. The purpose...

... of curricula for a professional science degree at a tertiary level. All these are occurring in the context of a rapidly expanding job market into which graduates with widely varying educational standards and practical competence are entering. This paper reports on a survey of professionals in environmental...