Case study: How the KU Leuven FEB (Faculty of Economics and Business) integrates ethics, responsibility and sustainability themes into educational programs and research
Ranked among the top European economics and business schools, the KU Leuven FEB strives to prepare its 8,000 students to be responsible, committed citizens, not least by incorporating ethics, responsibility and sustainability (ERS) themes into academic activities, courses and research.
Abstract
The KU Leuven FEB (Faculty of Economics and Business) makes every effort to embed ethics, responsibility and sustainability (ERS) into study programs and research, with the aim of enabling students to deal effectively with sustainability issues as future business leaders and policy makers. In order to integrate ethics, responsibility and sustainability themes into educational programs and research the KU Leuven FEB took action to:
• ensure ethics, responsibility and sustainability are present in FEB courses
• promote education for sustainable development (ESD) through a range of learning activities
• focus research on ethics, responsibility and sustainability issues
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