title: Dialogue on sustainable development as part of engineering education: the relevance of the Finnish case : commentary on "a national collaboration process: Finnish engineering education for the benefit of people and environment".
abstract: Society invests in the education of engineers because it is expected that the works of engineers will bring good results for society. Because the work of engineers is not value free or neutral, it is important that engineers are educated in the important principles of the social sciences and humanities. This education is essential for the awareness and understanding of what is good for society. Therefore the concept of sustainable development should be part of an education in engineering but only when the social sciences are also a part of it.
authors.affiliation: AVIV research and consulancy land use safety, Langestraat 11, 7511 HA, Enschede, The Netherlands, R.Geerts@aviv.nl.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Geerts
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004738:Engineering / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*