Education for Sustainable Development and Innovation in Engineering School: Students’ Perception

Fatma Fourati-Jamoussi, Michel J. F. Dubois, Marie Chedru and Geoffroy Belhenniche
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Fatma Fourati-Jamoussi: Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, 60000 Beauvais, France
Michel J. F. Dubois: Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, 60000 Beauvais, France
Marie Chedru: Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, 60000 Beauvais, France
Geoffroy Belhenniche: Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, 60000 Beauvais, France

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: This article is the continuation of the work that has already been completed in a first study on the perception of engineering students at UniLaSalle Beauvais about education for sustainable development (SD) and innovation. Its purpose is to show the evolution over time of the perception of engineering students regarding SD and innovation after integrating the international program called “Go-LaSalle”. In this training process, students spend the first semester of their third academic year in partner universities of the worldwide Lasallian network. To identify and measure the change of students’ perception, we have designed a survey that was sent to two engineers’ training classes (specialties) Agronomy and Agro-Industries and Food and Health. The results show that although some differences and similarities appear between the two specialties, there are few significant changes on student’s perception before and after the six-month international program (called “Go-LaSalle”). Finally, the study shows, on the one hand, that the students trust the institution, the companies and their teachers more than their own inclinations; on the other hand, it allows the institution to adapt their training to both collective needs and the demands of the environment.

Keywords: sustainable development; innovation; higher education; engineering school; students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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