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Sustainable Development And The Sdgs: Revealing Engineering Academics, Students And Employer Viewpoints, Una Beagon, Klara Kövesi, Brad Tabas, Bente Norgaard, Riitta Lehtinen, Brian Bowe, Christiane Gillet, Claus Spliid Sep 2021

Sustainable Development And The Sdgs: Revealing Engineering Academics, Students And Employer Viewpoints, Una Beagon, Klara Kövesi, Brad Tabas, Bente Norgaard, Riitta Lehtinen, Brian Bowe, Christiane Gillet, Claus Spliid

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As the world’s focus turns to the future and not the present, the engineering profession must respond to the ever increasing need to bring about a sustainable future. The objective of this paper is to support the reform of engineering education by acknowledging and building upon the current awareness and understanding of sustainable development held by key stakeholders in the process.

This paper presents the outcomes of a study involving twelve focus groups with Academics, Employers and Students in four European countries (Denmark, Finland, France and Ireland) as part of the A-STEP 2030 European Project. Based on the findings, it …


Attracting Diverse Talent To The Engineering Professions Of 2030 Activity 1 Outcomes, Una Beagon Aug 2021

Attracting Diverse Talent To The Engineering Professions Of 2030 Activity 1 Outcomes, Una Beagon

Conference Papers

As the world’s focus turns to the future and not the present, the engineering profession must respond to the ever increasing need to bring about a sustainable future. The objective of this paper is to support the reform of engineering education by acknowledging and building upon the current awareness and understanding of sustainable development held by key stakeholders in the process.

This paper presents the outcomes of a study involving twelve focus groups with Academics, Employers and Students in four European countries (Denmark, Finland, France and Ireland) as part of the A-STEP 2030 European Project. Based on the findings, it …