Sustainable Development Principles for Engineering Educator
https://doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2020-29-6-75-82
Abstract
This paper focuses on the justification and incorporation of sustainable development course into the certified training of engineering educators.
Under the ERASMUS+ Project ENTER, a consortium was set up to build the capacity of engineering HEIs by strengthening engineering educators’ preparation by an innovative kind of engineering pedagogy. One of the project tasks is to create a novel multicultural and international approach for formal post-graduate professional and pedagogical education of engineering educators.
After a thorough educational market analysis, study of HEIs requirements and educators’ needs, a formal training program was designed. One of the core courses of that program is the course on Sustainable Development. The main aim of this course is to help educators to develop a strategy how to integrate sustainable development principles into engineering education at large.
Keywords
engineering educators,
professional development training,
sustainable development in engineering education
Supporting agencies: ENTER project (EngineeriNg educaTors pEdagogical tRaining) is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. This paper reflects the views only of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
About the Authors
J. C. Quadrado
Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Portugal
Portugal
Jose C. Quadrado – PhD, DSc, Prof., Vice-president
Address: Rua Dr. Roberto Frias 4200-465 Porto
M. F. Galikhanov
Kazan National Research Technological University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mansur F. Galikhanov – Dr. Sci. (Engineering), Prof., Director of the Institute of Additional Professional Education
Address: 68, K. Marx str., Kazan, 420015
K. K. Zaitseva
Tomsk Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kseniya K. Zaitseva – Cand. Sci. (Education), Assoc. Prof.
Address: 30, Lenin Ave., Tomsk, 634050
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