International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 21 Issue 2

Ethics, responsibility and sustainability orientation among economics and management masters’ students

Catarina Delgado, Mani Venkatesh, Manuel Castelo Branco, Tânia Silva

This study aims to address the topic of ethics, responsibility and sustainability (ERS) orientation of students enrolled in schools of economics and management master’s degrees…

The inclusion of sustainability in management education institutions: Assessing critical barriers using the DEMATEL method

Chandra Sekhar

The purpose of this study is to identify the barriers to including sustainability in management education institutions (MEIs) in India, and subsequently, to analyze the structure…

How green is accounting? Brazilian students’ perception

Raphael Junger da Silva, Roberto Tommasetti, Monica Zaidan Gomes, Marcelo Álvaro da Silva Macedo

This paper aims to evaluate the undergraduate and graduate accounting students’ perceptions of sustainable (or green) information technology (IT) and information system (IS…

Participation of students in the project Valorbio: A case study to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in the curriculum

Dina M.R. Mateus, Henrique J.O. Pinho, Isabel M.D.P. Nogueira, Manuel A.N.H. Rosa, Marco A.M. Cartaxo, Valentim M.B. Nunes

The purpose of this paper is to describe the case of the Valorbio research project, in which students of different high-level programs were involved in the experimental work and…

Challenges for education for sustainability in business courses: A multicase study in Brazilian higher education institutions

Ananda Silva Singh, Andréa Paula Segatto

This paper aims to analyze the main challenges faced by two business schools and a higher education institution when implementing education for sustainability (EfS). Also, it…

Determining key drivers of efficient electricity management practices in public universities in Southwestern Nigeria: An empirical study

Sunday Segbenu Nunayon, Emmanuel Abiodun Olanipekun, Ibukun Oluwadara Famakin

University campuses are one of the major consumers of electricity. Therefore, it is important to investigate factors related to electricity saving. This study aims to examine the…

Reflections on the learning objectives for sustainable development in the higher education curricula – three cases from the University of Belgrade

Violeta Orlovic Lovren, Marija Maruna, Svetlana Stanarevic

This purpose of this study is to explore the integration of the sustainable development concept and goals into the curriculum of higher education studies using the example of…

Are the sustainable development goals being implemented in the Portuguese higher education formative offer?

Ana Marta Aleixo, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Susana Leal

The study aims to examine the vertical integration of the sustainable development goals (SGDs) in Portuguese public higher education institutions, namely, at the level of…

Integrating sustainability into project-based undergraduate design courses

Elif Küçüksayraç, Layıka Ney Ece Arıburun Kırca

Although the methods and approaches of sustainable design have been developing for more than 20 years, their application in design education and the design process is still…

Is management education preparing future leaders for sustainable business?: Opening minds but not hearts

Gaurav Manohar Marathe, Tanusree Dutta, Sayantan Kundu

The study aims to examine whether management education can successfully cultivate the competency of empathy that is needed in future corporate leaders to promote sustainability…

Analysis of sustainability presence in Spanish higher education

Fermín Sánchez-Carracedo, Bàrbara Sureda Carbonell, Francisco Manuel Moreno-Pino

This paper aims to analyze the presence of sustainability in 16 Spanish higher education curricula in the fields of education and engineering.