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Viktorija Mano, Heriot-Watt University, United Arab EmiratesAbstract
Various economic and environmental factors are warning for urgent improvement of the no longer sustainable global economic model taught in higher education institutions. The circular economy model is a new alternative that has been propagated in the last few decades but has not been widely used. The usability of this radical new model is dependent on the engagement of several stakeholders amongst which universities are one of the key drivers. Universities are engines of skills and knowledge and they should have the primary role in putting forward such new approaches in the education for sustainable development and in turn increase the sustainable performance. The question that surfaces here is around the extent to which education providers propagate the circular economy to new students. This study undertakes a thorough market research of education providers in the United Kingdom to understand how much circular economy is present through the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered to students. This paper finds that there is a ‘remarkable paucity’ in addressing the wider global economy issues and the environment in university curriculum in the UK. This research aims to contribute to the research and knowledge in the field of education for sustainable development and the role that education plays in achieving sustainable development goals.
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