Environmental objective education
We integrate environmental and sustainable development perspectives into education to equip students with the knowledge, tools and confidence to meet future challenges. Through clear environmental objectives, we strengthen their ability to contribute to a more sustainable world.
Overall objectives
To prepare them for the labour market, all SLU graduates should be given a solid base for managing all aspects of sustainability - economic, social and environmental. To achieve this, intermediate objectives have been defined.
Follow-up:
See follow-up for interim targets.
1. Hållbarhet i alla program
Integrate sustainable development to all programmes (100%) by 2025.
Action plan:
Programmes review sustainability aspects and ensure that knowledge about sustainable development is anchored in all programmes.
SLU’s training in teaching and learning in higher education includes a module on sustainable development training. Equivalent module offered to all course coordinators. All other SLU teacher training and learning in higher education courses contain elements of sustainable development training.
Follow-up:
At the end of 2024, SLU offered approximately 50 degree programmes at first- and second-cycle level. According to their programme descriptions, all programmes at SLU include sustainability aspects as part of their general profile; however, these aspects could be further specified in some programme syllabi.
During 2024, an additional eight course coordinators participated in the training programme Education for Sustainable Development (UHU). This means that since 2014, more than 500 course leaders have been admitted to the ESD programme, and just over 90% have completed it in full.
2. Course evaluations
By 2025, course evaluation reports should score an average of at least 3.5 (of a possible 5.0) in response to questions regarding the extent to which sustainability has been integrated into education.
Action plan:
The programmes review sustainability aspects and ensure that knowledge about sustainable development is anchored in all programmes, with previous course evaluations in consideration.
Follow-up:
The average score for the course evaluation question on sustainability has continued to increase and reached 4.24 out of a possible 5 in 2024. Although the average score is strong, there was a range from 2.5 to 5.0, indicating that further improvements are needed in some programmes.
3. Alumni
At least 70% of alumni asked will agree that their programme has given them the tools to work with all three aspects of sustainable development in their current professional life, and that they feel they use these tools and contribute to a more sustainable world.
Action plan:
Create a method to ask alumni about their careers. Follow-ups should enable identifying the extent to which alumni believe they were been given tools for economic, social and ecological sustainability.
Follow-up:
The average score in the 2021 alumni survey was 7 on a scale of 1–10. The objective will be followed up in 2025. Follow-up is conducted every three years.