Abstract:

Universities have a key role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this context, one of the fundamental priorities of universities must be to train not only professionals, but also enterprising people committed to sustainability. Aware that our essence as a university must be fully aligned with the achievement of SDG4 "Quality Education" and, more specifically, its target "4.7. Global Education for Sustainable Development: by 2030, ensure that all students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development...", the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial” (ETSII) at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has decided to start the path to implement the SDGs in its 13 degrees within the project of innovation and Educational Improvement (PIME/21-22/281).

The first step in this path consists of measuring the current state of the awareness and knowledge of SDGs among students in order to know the starting point. With this information it will be possible to design the academic itinerary for students by means implementing specific actions in different subjects in order to achieve the goals stablished.

Therefore, the aim of this paper is to review existing questionnaire surveys designed to measure the knowledge of students in the field of SDGs and their habit of incorporating them in the development of solutions within engineering degrees. For that, a review methodology will be followed that analyses in a structured way existing literature on the topic in the most relevant databases from the point of view of Engineering disciplines.

As a result, a structured comparative among existing SDGs surveys will be obtained. Key questions will be identified in order to know the starting point of the students in different fields as well as the existing gaps in their application to engineering-related degrees and masters. Through this study, we provide universities with different options to measure the initial level of their students in the sustainability aspects. Besides, future research lines will allow the development of questionnaires better adapted to the needs of engineering schools.

Keywords:

Sustainable Development Goals, Higher Education, Students, Questionnaire, Surveys.