Sustainability at the Technical University of Catalonia

The Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) has a large tradition of including Sustainable Development in its technical degrees. Although UPC does not offer degrees in social sciences or humanities, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been closely associated with all the technological de...

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Author: Grau Saldes, Antoni|||0000-0003-4112-3325
Format: article
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/191712
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/191712
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Sustainable development
Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible::Educació, valors i sostenibilitat
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Summary:The Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) has a large tradition of including Sustainable Development in its technical degrees. Although UPC does not offer degrees in social sciences or humanities, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been closely associated with all the technological degrees and the courses offered. After having achieved the integration of Sustainability and Social Commitment” in standard Subjects as a mandatory transversal competence, we are moving forward in this direction. Actually a “Sustainability Analysis” is now required as a chapter of the final report for all the bachelor theses presented at the Barcelona School of Informatics.