Sustainability-Focused Integrated Civil Engineering Research and Education

Zoltán Orbán, Zoltán Orbán, Marcus Juby

2023

Abstract

The built environment and construction industry has a huge impact on the usage of the worlds resources, and tertiary education has a major role to play in training engineers who consider different aspects of sustainability in their studies and future work. The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of sustainability in tertiary education and the initiatives that a university can take to integrate sustainability into its teaching programmes and research. The paper argues that universities have a critical role to play in creating a sustainable future and describes some courses and programmes that the University of Pécs has implemented in incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. It also details the role that international collaboration can play in education, especially when applying an integrated project-based learning approach to solve real world problems. The paper then outlines several research activities that it carries out and the relevance to sustainability, such as recycling concrete, 3D printing and smart monitoring of structures, and how it is important to include students and industrial partners in research. The paper concludes that by embracing sustainability, universities can not only play a crucial role in addressing the environmental challenges of our time, but also help create a more equitable and just world for future generations.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Orbán Z. and Juby M. (2023). Sustainability-Focused Integrated Civil Engineering Research and Education. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICATECH; ISBN 978-989-758-663-7, SciTePress, pages 367-374. DOI: 10.5220/0012114300003680

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icatech23,
author={Zoltán Orbán and Marcus Juby},
title={Sustainability-Focused Integrated Civil Engineering Research and Education},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICATECH},
year={2023},
pages={367-374},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012114300003680},
isbn={978-989-758-663-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering and Technology - Volume 1: ICATECH
TI - Sustainability-Focused Integrated Civil Engineering Research and Education
SN - 978-989-758-663-7
AU - Orbán Z.
AU - Juby M.
PY - 2023
SP - 367
EP - 374
DO - 10.5220/0012114300003680
PB - SciTePress