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In this chapter, we discuss the practices of planning for sustainability in engineering education by examining the ways environment and energy and later sustainability issues have been incorporated in the educational programs at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and at Aalborg University (AAU) since the 1970s. These are the two most important research universities providing engineering education in Denmark, measured by numbers of programs and students.
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Valderrama, A., Brodersen, S., Jørgensen, U. (2016). Environment and Sustainability Challenges to Engineering Education in Denmark. In: Jørgensen, U., Brodersen, S. (eds) Engineering Professionalism. Professional Practice and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-752-8_4
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