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Case studies to integrate and promote global issues in STEM education

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Project description

In the project, EScGD developed a set of teaching materials to enable professors to practically implement these transversal competences linked to the SDGs in the classroom. More specifically, the transversal competence of �Sustainability and Social Commitment (SSC)�, which comprises part of the current curriculum of the Universitat Polite?cnica de Catalunya (UPC; Barcelona, Spain).These teaching materials are based on real-life experiences and are presented in the form of case studies.

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Location Spain

Organization Universitat Polit�cnica de Catalunya

Project aims

With the aim of integrating Sustainable Development as a cross-cutting element in all university courses in the science/technology field, the research group of Engineering Sciences and Global Development (EScGD) implemented the project �Integrate and Promote Global Issues in Scientific-Technical Education�.

Project outcome

�From an overall perspective, further remarkably results were achieved such as: (i) facilitating the collaboration in educational projects between teachers of different subjects; (ii) extending the scope of the project to the informal education, and (iii) establishing a relationship, regarding secondary education level, with four existing networks; two of them related to STEM education and other two with NGOs.