EXPLORATORY RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES OF TAKING SUSTAINABILITY INTO ACCOUNT IN THE EVOLUTION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th -11th September 2020

Year: 2020
Editor: Buck, Lyndon; Bohemia, Erik; Grierson, Hilary
Author: Grimal, Lou (1); Baudry, Jules (2); Charraud, Pelgrim (2); Céret, Rémi (2); Troussier, Nadège (1)
Series: E&PDE
Institution: 1: ICD, CREIDD, Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, 10004 Troyes, France; 2: Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, 10004 Troyes, France
Section: Educating Designers and Engineers for a Sustainable Future in Design and Engineering Education
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2020.34
ISBN: 978-1-912254-10-1

Abstract

Humanity’s entrance into the Anthropocene forces us to question the role of technology because of its impacts on the environment. The stake is the viability of the Earth system for humans. Engineers producing a large part of these impacting techniques are

Keywords: Ecological catastrophes; engineering studies; education; institutional framework Anthropocene

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