... is to highlight both the need for measurement of graduate capabilities post-degree completion and the challenges posed by such a task. Higher education institutions provide an important site of learning that can equip future professionals with capabilities to manage and respond to complex sustainability...

... that are economically and socially sustainable, and that students have received a solid education in values, aimed at fostering a commitment to build a fairer society. Higher education Graduates Sustainable development Equity Agronomy Agricultural engineers who received their education at EARTH...

...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...

.... Ideas from several models and from within several disciplines are integrated to construct a framework through the challenges can be examined and then translated into learning outcomes, expressed as graduate attributes. Findings The focus of education for global sustainability has been on encouraging...

...Hyung‐Cheal Ryu; Samuel D. Brody Purpose The purpose of this study is to use ecological footprint analysis (EFA) in an interdisciplinary graduate level course on sustainable development to better how education can facilitate learning and transform the perceptions and behavior of class participants...

...Joachim Fettig; Karl‐Heinz Henne; Klaus Maßmeyer For 11 years, the Division of Applied Science, University of Paderborn, has offered a four‐year undergraduate technical environmental protection course. More than 500 graduates have completed the programme so far. By means of regular surveys, the job...