TY  - INPR
A1  - Akeel, U
A1  - Bell, S
A1  - Mitchell, J
UR  - https://www.sefi.be/
AV  - public
N2  - Since gaining independence in 1960, Nigeria has witnessed spiralling engineering
infrastructural developments, such as road construction and development of Ajaokuta
steel plant and refineries. Nigerian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have trained
engineers who occupy important engineering posts in the public service and private
sectors that administer some of these projects. With Nigeria?s ratification of several
sustainability pacts, it is pertinent to consider the extent to which sustainability
education is reflected in its engineering education. This paper presents a review of
Nigerian engineering education based on an analysis of the Benchmark Minimum
Academic Standards for Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in Nigeria (BMAS)
document issued by Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
The analysis finds that of the 30 engineering programmes listed in the BMAS
document, none directly addresses sustainability. The paper therefore highlights the
need to mainstream sustainability education into the Nigerian engineering education
curriculum. A vital means of achieving such mainstreaming is through the inclusion of
a sustainable engineering programme in the BMAS for engineering.
ID  - discovery10024313
KW  - Sustainability education
KW  -  engineering education
KW  -  sustainable engineering
KW  - 
professional accreditation
CY  - Azores, Portugal
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
PB  - SEFI European Society for Engineering Education
TI  - Engineering and Sustainability Education in Nigeria
Y1  - 2017/09/24/
ER  -