Assessing the alignment of educational programmes in tertiary education with the Sustainable Development Goals

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Published: Jul 27, 2024
oanna Mandilara
Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Eleni Fotopoulou
Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Christina-Maria Androna
Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Athina Thanou
Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Anastasios Zafeiropoulos
Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Symeon Papavassiliou
Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract

The development of education programmes that integrate information in accordance with the targets
defined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is considered crucial for the development of
innovative solutions for a more sustainable and climate-resilient future. In our work in this manuscript,
we detail an approach for assessing the relationship of the teaching material in tertiary education with
the SDGs, aiming to provide insights for adapting it -where required- to introduce information that is
aligned with the SDGs. The assessment is automated through the usage of a software library that can
provide text analysis with regards to the SDGs by taking advantage of machine learning techniques. A
case study in the teaching material of a school within a polytechnic university is detailed.

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