Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address the challenges of teaching sustainable development to computer engineering students. Part of the problem is that they perceive the topic as irrelevant for their future profession. Design/methodology/approach: To address this challenge, we introduced a project element into a course on sustainable development where the students developed applications for sustainable mobility together with the local public transport authority, an academic institution and a multinational telecom company. Findings: The findings conclude that the course changes improved the overall student satisfaction while succeeding in anchoring sustainable development in a context which the students can relate to. The collaboration was also perceived as fruitful by the external stakeholders who encouraged the students to stay in touch for their bachelor theses and internships. Research limitations/implications: The theoretical implication is a first attempt in integrating sustainable development education with entrepreneurial experiences, whereas the practical implication is a description of how the integration can be realized. Practical implications: The contribution is therefore of value for both educational researchers to open novel research opportunities and for teachers to describe new possibilities for sustainable development education. Originality/value: The contribution describes how entrepreneurial experiences can be used to motivate engineering students in mandatory courses on sustainable development and ethics. The approach is novel in that the approach has not been described earlier in this context.

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通过创业经验教授可持续发展

目的：本研究的目的是解决向计算机工程专业学生教授可持续发展的挑战。问题的一部分是他们认为该主题与他们未来的职业无关。设计/方法/方法：为了应对这一挑战，我们在可持续发展课程中引入了项目要素，学生与当地公共交通管理局，学术机构和跨国电信公司一起开发了可持续交通应用。调查结果：研究结果得出结论，课程的改变提高了学生的整体满意度，同时成功地在与学生相关的环境中锚定了可持续发展。外部利益相关者也认为该合作富有成果，他们鼓励学生保持联系以获取他们的学士学位论文和实习机会。研究的局限性/意义：理论意义是将可持续发展教育与企业家经验相结合的首次尝试，而实际意义是对如何实现融合的描述。实际意义：因此，该贡献对于教育研究人员打开新颖的研究机会以及教师描述可持续发展教育的新可能性都是有价值的。独创性/价值：该贡献描述了如何利用企业家的经验来激励工程专业学生参加有关可持续发展和道德的必修课程。