Engineering Education: Innovation Practice and Technology Enhancement for Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 129
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global warming and climate change are two phenomena that highlight the growing importance of sustainability. Therefore, a great deal of effort is being devoted to promoting sustainable education (also known as education for sustainable development) among diverse populations, from children to adults, in both formal and informal settings. Such activities include, inter alia, waste audits, recycling programs, and fieldwork in national parks. However, less attention is paid to the ways in which engineering education can be integrated with sustainable education and consequently foster sustainability.
Thus, this Special Issue aims to serve as a platform for sharing innovative ideas for advancing sustainability through engineering education at both the secondary and tertiary levels. In keeping with the scope of the journal, this Special Issue addresses the role of engineering education in sustainability and its interrelationships with sustainable education and interdisciplinary education.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) curriculum development, pedagogical approaches, educational technology, and assessment methods for use in sustainability-focused engineering courses, labs, and projects (e.g., freshman projects and capstone projects). Scholars and educators from various engineering disciplines (e.g., civil, agricultural, mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, biomedical, etc.) and related fields of knowledge are invited to submit manuscripts.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Aharon Gero
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainability
- engineering education
- sustainable education
- interdisciplinary education
- curriculum development
- pedagogical approaches
- educational technology
- assessment methods
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