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Sustainable Education

Sustainability Curriculum Circle

Prof. Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy
Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering Department, College of Engineering
Leader of Sustainability Curriculum Circle

Prof. Tevhide Serra Gorpe
Department of Mass Communication, College of Communication
Co-Leader of Sustainability Curriculum Circle

Prof. Samih Mahmoud AL-Karasneh
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Co-Leader of Sustainable Education

Goals

  1. To integrate sustainability concepts throughout the curriculum to prepare students to apply sustainability principles in their professional fields.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  1. Percentage of undergraduate and graduate courses offered that are sustainability-focused.
  2. Percentage of undergraduate and graduate courses offered that are sustainability-inclusive.
  3. Percentage of academic departments that offer sustainability courses.

Current Projects and Achievements

27 departments out of 49 academic departments are offering sustainability-related courses. (Click here to view the attachment)

New Initiatives

  1. To offer a university elective sustainability-focused course.