Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) is the biggest technological university in Poland. WUT has since educated many successive generations of engineers, thereby making a significant contribution to the advancement of science and technology both in Poland and in the world. Over 2500 teachers deliver education to over 22,000 students. The Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (FMIE) and the Faculty of Management are entities of the 20 faculties and colleges of WUT. This chapter presents the results from the 290 student responses. The main focus of the university is on the economic dimension which is the most addressed, followed by the social and environmental ones. The ranking of the competences shows that Systems thinking and Interpersonal relations and collaboration were ranked the highest. The ranking of the pedagogical approaches resulted in Lecturing and Project- or Problem-based learning being ranked the highest. The three competences most developed by pedagogical approaches were Justice, responsibility, and ethics, Tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty, and Anticipatory thinking. The three pedagogical approaches that developed the most competences were that Eco-justice and community, Inter-disciplinary team teaching, and Mind and concept maps. The results show that there is a wide divergence between the issues of each dimension. The commitment of WUT faculty and educators needs to foster a transformation in teaching to enhance the learning process in sustainability.

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Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches at the Warsaw University of Technology (Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty of Management)

  • Bartłomiej Gładysz

摘要

Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) is the biggest technological university in Poland. WUT has since educated many successive generations of engineers, thereby making a significant contribution to the advancement of science and technology both in Poland and in the world. Over 2500 teachers deliver education to over 22,000 students. The Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (FMIE) and the Faculty of Management are entities of the 20 faculties and colleges of WUT. This chapter presents the results from the 290 student responses. The main focus of the university is on the economic dimension which is the most addressed, followed by the social and environmental ones. The ranking of the competences shows that Systems thinking and Interpersonal relations and collaboration were ranked the highest. The ranking of the pedagogical approaches resulted in Lecturing and Project- or Problem-based learning being ranked the highest. The three competences most developed by pedagogical approaches were Justice, responsibility, and ethics, Tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty, and Anticipatory thinking. The three pedagogical approaches that developed the most competences were that Eco-justice and community, Inter-disciplinary team teaching, and Mind and concept maps. The results show that there is a wide divergence between the issues of each dimension. The commitment of WUT faculty and educators needs to foster a transformation in teaching to enhance the learning process in sustainability.