The factors impacting the incorporation of the Sustainable Development Goals into Raw Materials Engineering Curricula

IF 0.7 Q4 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
D. Damigos, G. Valakas, A. Gaki, K. Adam
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Abstract

It is widely recognised and acknowledged that the mining industry, if properly operating and managed, has the potential to positively contribute to “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. In this direction, the Raw Materials (RM) engineering education possesses a crucial role, given the need to instil in tomorrow's mining engineers the sustainability principles. This paper explores the educational needs of the Greek RM sector and the factors constituting the RM whole value chain SDGs-education-innovation eco-system. The research follows a two-stage focus group approach. First, the perceptions, opinions and beliefs of invited stakeholders were explored in the context of semistructured interviews. Then, the stakeholders were requested to identify the main components of the RM-SDGs-education-innovation eco-system using the Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) method. According to the results, the incorporation of the sustainable development (SD) principles in the educational process is considered a priority. However, only a few courses provide the basics of SD principles in the Greek RM engineering curricula, so far. Further, the FCM approach offered the means to explore the factors identified by the stakeholders as pivotal in the RM-SDGs-educationinnovation system and the interactions between them.
影响可持续发展目标纳入原材料工程课程的因素
人们普遍认识到,采矿业如果经营和管理得当,有可能为“2030年可持续发展议程”作出积极贡献。在这个方向上,原材料(RM)工程教育具有至关重要的作用,因为需要向明天的采矿工程师灌输可持续性原则。本文探讨了希腊RM行业的教育需求,以及构成RM全价值链可持续发展目标-教育-创新生态系统的因素。这项研究采用了两个阶段的焦点小组方法。首先,在半结构化访谈的背景下,探讨被邀请的利益相关者的看法、意见和信念。然后,要求利益相关者使用模糊认知图(fcm)方法识别rm - sdgs -教育-创新生态系统的主要组成部分。根据结果,将可持续发展(SD)原则纳入教育过程被认为是一个优先事项。然而,到目前为止,只有少数课程在希腊RM工程课程中提供SD原则的基础知识。此外,FCM方法提供了探索利益相关者确定的在rm - sdgs -教育创新系统中起关键作用的因素及其相互作用的手段。
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Journal of Sustainable Mining
Journal of Sustainable Mining Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
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