This track area focuses on exploring innovative strategies and practical solutions for integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into educational institutions, with an emphasis on higher education. The urgency to equip future professionals with sustainability-oriented knowledge and skills highlights the role of education as a transformative tool for societal change. By fostering social responsibility, improving pedagogical practices, and promoting sustainability-focused projects, Higher Education can effectively address the global challenges outlined in the SDGs. This track provides a platform for exchanging good practices, real-life educational experiences, and emerging trends, encouraging collaboration among educators, researchers, and practitioners to advance sustainability in education. Key areas include teaching methodologies, assessment tools, transdisciplinary approaches, and creative thinking initiatives, both inside and outside the classroom.
We invite contributions that showcase innovations, challenges, and achievements in integrating sustainability into curricula, research, and institutional frameworks, as well as contributions that explore the impact of education on sustainable development outcomes.
Topics
- Pedagogical Innovations for Sustainability Education
- Evaluation and Assessment of Sustainability Competencies
- Creative and Experiential Learning in Sustainability
- Technology and Communication for Sustainability
- Social Responsibility and Civic Involvement
- Good practices involving Sustainability
- Real-life experiences in Higher Education for sustainable development
- Teaching Sustainability Beyond the Classroom
- Sustainability as a Strategic Institutional Priority
- Challenges and Solutions in Advancing Sustainability Education
Track Scientific Committee
Adriano Santos, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
André Fidalgo, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Angelo Algieri, University of Calabria, Italy
Bertil Marques, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Carlos Felgueiras, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Gabriela Ortiz, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Gustavo Ribeiro Alves, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Isabel Nunes, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Isabela Nardi da Silva, DigiPen Institute of Technology, USA
María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Marílio Cardoso, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Miguel Á. Conde González, Universidad de León, Spain
Nídia Caetano, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
CHAIRS:
Nidia Caetano
School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
Angelo Algieri
University of Calabria, Italy
Carlos Felgueiras
School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal