Abstract:

In the standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), is established that one of the keys to combining the knowledge and skills of the learners is the implementation of new pedagogical active methodologies that are more student-centered, and learning based on competences. One of the most widely used and effective active learning methodologies is Project-Based Learning (PBL). The PBL is a practical pedagogical methodology, in which the student should develop a project focused on the investigation of solving a real problem by applying the theoretical concepts from a practical point of view.

In this work, projects implanted using the PBL methodology are aligned with the Agenda 2030. This Agenda for Sustainable Development, approved in 2015, establishes that the universities must play a major role in compliance with this, in due consideration of their responsibility in relation to training, research, relations with society and a model for higher education governance. In this agenda, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was proposed as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. This proposal is focused on Goal 7 “Affordable and clean energy”.

In the frame of the PBL methodology and integrating the SDGs of the Agenda 2030, the main goal of this work is the development of project-based learning in the subject "Energy and Sustainable Development" of the bachelor’s degree in Energy Engineering in the Universitat Politècnica de València. Thus, this paper presents the developed methodology, the achieved results and the initial conclusions obtained.

Keywords:

Project-based learning, Energy, Sustainable Development Goals, methodology.