A model for the effective engagement of all stakeholders in engineering education and its pilot implementation

Eco-design and Eco-efficiency Competencies Development in Engineering and Design Students

“…The assignment created the condition for a real interaction between students and industrial agents, and through them, between the university and the companies, which have already led to new research collaborative projects. As reported by the literature, collaboration between universities and the different actors of the economic environment leads to a series of benefits that have a favorable impact on business competitiveness and university curricula [27][28][29][30][38][39][40][41][42].…”

“…Nonetheless, the integration of teaching and learning in higher education with its surrounding societal reality, in an embeded way, is particularly critical to the development of future professionals with sustainability literacy, as these future professionals will become the agents of change in their workplaces and personal lives [26]. Work-based learning at higher education levels has been highlighted as a pressing need [27][28][29][30]. In the current context, it is imperative that students learn how the subjects they address in the classroom are related to the real world [28].…”

“…Higher education institutions, on the other hand, benefit from an increase in student motivation and can improve the relationship between schools and the community. In addition, curricular interaction with society is an ideal methodology to relate the content taught, whether fundamental or applied, to the challenges of the society and achieve a balance between the fundamental technical-scientific competences and the transversal competencies currently required by employers [29].…”