This paper analyzes the extent to which sustainability is present in the curricula of the sixteen Education Degree programs belonging to the EDINSOST project: Six Early Childhood Education Degrees, seven Primary Education Degrees, two Pedagogy Degrees and one Social Education Degree. The results obtained suggest that sustainability is present in all Degrees, but not uniformly so. A great disparity is observed in the number of subjects that develop sustainability, with an average of 22.63 subjects per Degree. The competency most present is the 'Application of ethical principles related to the values of sustainability in personal and professional behaviors', while the least present is 'Sustainable use of resources and prevention of negative impacts on the natural and social environment'. Sustainability is not developed uniformly in the different universities either. Three universities (UAM, UCA and UIC) develop sustainability competencies at 100%, while others such as the USAL do so at only 50%.

Various international perspectives from selected regions where substantial work is being done on green and sustainable chemistry education emphasize a systems thinking framework. Common to most of the perspectives is the inclusion of more global paradigms involving economic, environmental, political, and social aspects as fundamental issues in the formerly merely technical and scientific discussions, as well as the development of laboratory experiences, training sessions, written materials, discussion meetings, and conferences. We include bird's eye views from Europe (the Green Chemistry Centre of

This article presents the results of the EDINSOST project in relation to the university faculty’s practice concerns and the need to embed sustainability education in the Spanish Higher Education system. Four questions were devised to determine (1) which conceptions the university faculty has about sustainability in the context of the Spanish higher education (2) what sustainability competencies the university faculty holds (3) the ways in which sustainability teaching strategies are implemented and (4) the ways in which practical coursework related to sustainability is undertaken in a Spanish university context. The methodology that was applied was comprised of a discourse analysis of faculty focus groups. To that end, a category system and a focus group implementation protocol were designed and validated, as well as processes of construct elaboration based on the analysis of the focus groups’ discourses. Among the most relevant contributions stemming from the research questions regarding the faculty’s assumptions was the evidence that the holistic conception of sustainability is not addressed in all its dimensions and the environmental dimension is overemphasised. The need for training to teach sustainability competencies and the faculty’s lack of awareness were also identified. As far as sustainability teaching strategies are concerned, project-based learning prevails, with service-learning emerging as the most effective strategy, even though its application is hindered by faculty training gaps. Finally, the absence of sustainability in teaching guides and study plans and the scarce institutional support for establishing sustainability as a strategic subject in the university were significant findings.

Resumen:Este estudio pretende contribuir a clarificar la situación que vive el proceso de sostenibilización curricular en la educación superior española y a orientar trabajos posteriores sobre priorización de estrategias para avanzar en este camino.Se presenta una investigación de carácter descriptivo en la que se ha definido la problemática relacionada con el proceso de sostenibilización curricular en las universidades españolas. A través de dos consultas dirigidas a los expertos presentes en el Grupo “Sostenibilidad y Currículum”, un grupo de trabajo interuniversitario de la Comisión Sectorial de Calidad Ambiental, Desarrollo Sostenible y Prevención de Riesgos de la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas, y mediante un análisis cualitativo de las respuestas se han detectado los cinco principales problemas, se han ordenado por su influencia en el estado actual de la situación y se han aportado posibles soluciones a cada uno de ellos. Es de destacar que la situación de la sostenibilización curricular en España responde a múltiples factores, de entre los que los expertos destacan el papel del profesorado y su escasa formación en sostenibilidad y sostenibilidad curricular. Abstract:This study aims to contribute to clarify the situation in the process of sustainability curriculum in the Spanish universities and to guide further work on prioritization of strategies to move on this direction.An descriptive research that defines the problems related to the process of sustainability curriculum in Spanish universities is presented. Through two queries addressed to the intercollegiate group of experts "Sustainability and Curriculum", belonging to the Sectoral Commission on Environmental Quality, Sustainable Development and Risk Prevention Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities, and through a qualitative analysis of the responses five main problems were detected, which have been ordered by their influence on the current status of the situation and possible solutions have been provided to each of them. It is noteworthy that the situation of sustainability curriculum in Spain responds to multiple factors, among which experts stress the role of teachers and their lack of training on sustainability and sustainability curriculum.

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