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Sustainable Development Competencies For Achieving The Sdgs: Engineering Students And Industry Requirements, Klara Kövesi, Brad Tabas, Christiane Gillet, Una Beagon, Brian Bowe
Sustainable Development Competencies For Achieving The Sdgs: Engineering Students And Industry Requirements, Klara Kövesi, Brad Tabas, Christiane Gillet, Una Beagon, Brian Bowe
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This paper will provide an insight into how French engineering students and employers perceive the competencies needed to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). It draws on the findings of two exploratory focus group studies carried out in the context of the A-STEP 2030 European Project. Our results indicate significant differences in the awareness of sustainability goals among respondents, but a relatively high level of convergence around the skills and competencies that appear most necessary for attaining sustainable development. The respondents considered that technical knowledge and skills were adequately included within French engineering school curricula, yet they felt that …