Improving Engineering Education for a Sustainable Future

Abstract

Integrating sustainability into engineering education is essential for equipping future professionals with the skills to build a resource-efficient world. This paper explores an interdisciplinary approach at TTK University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn, Estonia, to embed sustainability into core engineering courses. The study applies AI algorithms to evaluate pedagogical strategies that foster responsibility, ethical decision-making, and innovation, which is a novel method in contrast to traditional ones. By integrating AI-based analysis with sustainability-focused engineering curricula, the research presents a data-driven, interdisciplinary model that enhances ethical decision-making and ecological responsibility. Results emphasize the value of a learner-centred approach—optimization, personalization, interactivity, and adaptability—to prepare professionals with the ecological mindset needed for modern engineering challenges.