The factors impacting the incorporation of the sustainable development goals into raw materials engineering curricula

• Autorzy: Damigos Dimitris , Valakas George , Gaki Anna , Adam Katerina

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.46873/2300-3960.1320

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It is widely recognised and acknowledged that the mining industry, if properly operating and managed, has the potential to positively contribute to „The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. In this direction, the Raw Materials (RM) engineering education possesses a crucial role, given the need to instil in tomorrow's mining engineers the sustainability principles. This paper explores the educational needs of the Greek RM sector and the factors constituting the RM whole value chain SDGs-education-innovation eco-system. The research follows a two-stage focus group approach. First, the perceptions, opinions and beliefs of invited stakeholders were explored in the context of semi-structured interviews. Then, the stakeholders were requested to identify the main components of the RM-SDGs-education-innovation eco-system using the Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) method. According to the results, the incorporation of the sustainable development (SD) principles in the educational process is considered a priority. However, only a few courses provide the basics of SD principles in the Greek RM engineering curricula, so far. Further, the FCM approach offered the means to explore the factors identified by the stakeholders as pivotal in the RM-SDGs-education-innovation system and the interactions between them.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainable development goals; mining engineering education; metallurgical engineering education; sustainable development; engineering curriculum; fuzzy cognitive mapping

PL

cele zrównoważonego rozwoju; edukacja górnicza; edukacja hutnicza; rozwój zrównoważony; program inżynierski; rozmyte kognitywne mapowanie

• Wydawca: Elsevier ; Główny Instytut Górnictwa
• Czasopismo: Journal of Sustainable Mining
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 20, iss. 3
• Strony: 178--192
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 84 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Damigos Dimitris

• National Technical University of Athens, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-7156

autor

Valakas George

• National Technical University of Athens, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-7156

autor

Gaki Anna

• National Technical University of Athens, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6452-5680

autor

Adam Katerina

• National Technical University of Athens, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-5711

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