Education for Sustainable Development: Experiences From Puerto Rico

Abstract

After the 2017 hurricanes, a private higher education institution in Puerto Rico underwent a process of self-questioning, rethinking its academic pertinence and participation in today's society. An undergraduate program in Sustainable Development was created as a response and part of a transversal academic review in 2018. This educational new offering emerged from the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda with a curriculum designed to work towards sustainability in Puerto Rico. This reflection paper will present the program's experience using the mini group technique qualitative method. The findings are intended to set recommendations from the students' perspective for a potential program review and serve as a faculty discussion and reflection tool.