Enacting socio-technical responsibility through Challenge Based Learning in an Ethics and Data Analytics course

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Responsibility in University Ecosystems and Challenge Based Learning

“…Here, universities can learn from those who were early-adopters of educational innovation and thus already have experience with experimenting with new formats. Technical universities adapt their curricula to specific pedagogical approaches to address societal challenges, such as project based [24] or challenge based ( [25]- [27]) learning. In the attempt to answer the global challenges of the 21st century, technical universities incorporate complex, sociotechnical innovation challenges [28] including human sciences [29] or ethics [30] in their courses.…”

The societal role of universities and their alliances: the case of the EuroTeQ Engineering University

“…Challenge-based learning is a learning format that has received much academic attention recently(Bombaerts et al, 2021;Martin & Bombaerts, 2022;. In the attempt to answer the global challenges of the 21st century, technical universities incorporate complex, sociotechnical innovation challenges in their courses.1 3…”

How can you contribute to the social responsibility of your university’s education?

“…First, universities become (and see themselves) as increasingly important players to contribute to the sustainable development goals. Their missions [1]- [3] and strategies [4] broaden to more research, entrepreneurship and social responsibility. From the perspective of being recognized as important actors in the quintuple helix of innovation [5], (technical) university eco-system collaborations become increasingly co-creative, including complex interactions between political, economic, and education systems, natural environment and knowledge creation [6].…”