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Integrating sustainability perspectives into traditional technical courses in Danish design engineering education

Landboe-Christensen Hvid, Julie; Felipe Valderrama Pineda, Andrés

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Landboe-Christensen Hvid, Julie; Felipe Valderrama Pineda, Andrés
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark
Page(s):
3041-3050
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10662
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
This paper explores how sustainability is integrated into technical courses across Danish design engineering programmes. It finds a gap between program goals and technical courses, where sustainability remains absent or at best implicit. Structural barriers like outdated materials and traditional teaching hinder integration. We propose three reforms: make sustainability an explicit learning objective, update teaching materials and use design-oriented examples and exercises. This will strengthen sustainable change an integral aspect of design engineers training.
Keywords:
design education, engineering design, sustainable design, technical courses
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