International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Article	Citations
Sustainability in arts and design education: graduate students’ motivations, practices and future visions	120
Development and implementation of a cross-course collaborative project on cotton sustainability: a self-determination theory perspective	78
Participatory science in higher education: a case study in a Mexican sustainability graduate program	65
Higher education institutions catalyzing climate action: bibliometric review and future perspectives	59
Positive perceptions and purchase of sustainable foods is associated with higher diet quality in Australian university students	55
Training pre-service teachers for sustainability: transformation through extra-curricular activities	53
E-learning and sustainability of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and synthesis	48
Entrepreneurship education for climate action: the role of universities in developing NetZero startups	45
SDGs as a net or wedge for climate action? An international study of students’ climate consciousness and awareness of SDGs	41
Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration	40
Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education	37
Decarbonising air travel in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review	35
A model for applying corporate sustainability-related concepts to higher education	35
Fostering the use of sustainable design to reduce energy use and GHG emissions at Canadian universities: a life cycle cost analysis approach	34
Higher education in turbulent times: navigating the transition from un-sustainability in a world dominated by technology	33
Teacher trainees’ awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and self-efficacy in incorporating SDGs into teaching in Macau SAR	32
Technical academia goes back to school: the role of universities in environmental and sustainable education for childhood	31
Applied engineering education for soft skills in the context of sustainability and mobility	31
University social responsibility and the SDG agenda: a bibliometric review of sustainability practices in higher education (2000–2025)	28
Sustainability education and community development in higher education using participatory and case based approaches in India	28
Industrial management meets environmental reporting – how a learning factory for engineering education is used to teach accounting of greenhouse gas emissions	26
Managing uncertainty: group assignment tasks that encourage education as sustainability	26
Promoting sustainable consumption among university students: a systematic literature review	26
Integration of sustainability in the curricula of public higher education institutions in Portugal: do strategic plans and self-report align?	25
Sustainability reporting on the websites of public and private universities in Ghana	25

Are the best higher education institutions also more sustainable?	25
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: an essential discussion in the education for sustainable development	25
Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions	24
From board to environment: board games as science tools for communicating food sustainability in higher education	23
Forging a sustainable path: the QualEnv consortium's practices and strategies in promoting sustainable development in higher education institutions	23
Science-based targets for higher education? Evaluating alignment between Ivy+ climate action plans and the Science-Based Targets initiative’s net-zero standards	23
Teaching sustainability in design: assessing the usability of the design for amelioration tool	23
Transformative research and education in Living Labs using the SDGs as a compass	23
Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan	23
Assessing climate change literacy among university students in Sri Lanka: implications for future mitigation strategies	23
The implementation of sustainability in Brazilian Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology	22
Education for the circular economy in higher education: an overview of the current state	22
Addressing climate change education: relevant contributions from universities	21
Sustainability in the communications classroom: experiences, interests and future directions from an undergraduate perspective	21
Green inclusive leadership and food waste behavior among students in higher education institutions: the moderating role of green role identity	21
Food choices and sustainability considerations and their association with food consumption patterns in East Asian students in the USA	21
How sustainable is the governance for sustainability in higher education? Insights from an Italian case study	21
Integrating behavioral insights into the UI GreenMetric framework: applying the theory of planned behavior at Yazd University	21
The role of artificial intelligence in promoting sustainable development: the views of university students in Ghana	20
Green campus and student proactivity initiatives: the importance of a participatory approach	20
A critical review of sustainability assessment tools for higher education institutions	20
What transforms? – Transformative learning in a sustainability leadership master’s program	20
Game-based learning about the circular economy in building sustainable communities: a case of international and interdisciplinary university collaboration	19
Reinforcing infrastructure equity through leveraging Envision rating system within construction education	19
Developing systems thinking to address climate change	19
Circular economy education: student feedback from five higher education institutions in the Asia Pacific	18
Change agents under tensions: a paradox approach to strategies for transforming higher education toward sustainability	18
Business professors’ behavior toward incorporating sustainability in the classroom – a theory of planned behavior perspective	17
Measurement of sustainable attitudes: a scale for business students	17
Effect of sustainability measures on student satisfaction regarding accommodation services: practical study from the University of Northampton in the UK	17
Interdisciplinary mobility: an approach to measuring interdisciplinary learning outcomes by using curricular checkpoints	17
Green absorptive capacity, green dynamic capabilities and green service innovation: a study in Brazilian universities	17
“Connect the circle” systems thinking tool for postgraduate sustainability education: case study	16
The sustainability integration framework: a new model for embedding sustainability in UK universities	16
Food waste factors in university restaurants: evidence from Brazilian students	16
SDG4 academic research productivity in the EU27: economic factors and COVID-19 impacts	16
Bottled vs tap water perceptions, choices and recommendations in a US Midwest university community	16
Changing the world one engineer at a time – unmaking the traditional engineering education when introducing sustainability subjects	16
Biodiversity preservation in German higher education institutions: existing approaches, challenges and future developments	16
Structural drivers and barriers to the strategic integration of sustainability in US B-schools	16
The influence of sustainability education on students’ entrepreneurial intentions	16
Environmental, social, governance and sustainable development goals: promoting sustainability in universities	15
A novel and comprehensive approach to mapping university research onto the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the case of University College Cork, Ireland	15
Current themes and future directions of the sustainable development goals in higher education	15
Sustainability transformation processes as a driving force to promote female participation in STEM-oriented higher education institutions: a Chilean case study	15
Visual images of sustainability in higher education: the hidden curriculum of climate change on campus	15
Research on the influencing factors and upgrading paths for innovation and entrepreneurship education in universities under the background of sustainable development goals: a QCA empirical study on ne	14
Invisible inequities in higher education: faculty EDI disclosures in university sustainability reports	14
The integration of SDGs and biodiversity in HEIs curricula and practices: a systematic literature review	14
Empowering youth for sustainability in universities: service-learning and the willingness to act	14

Sustainability accounting education: challenges and outlook	13
Teacher’s agency in education for sustainable development: an East-West collaborative Erasmus programme using Q methodology	13
A 5 pillars approach to the sustainable development goals performance and reporting in Portuguese higher education institutions. Proposal for an applied framework	13
Optimizing sustainability literacy in engineering education: a two-stage SEM-neural network investigation of curriculum drivers on sustainability literacy among engineering students	13
Obstacles to the sustainability of Arabic language education in Indian universities	13
What do medical students know about sustainable development?	13
Assessment of sustainability consciousness among pre-service teachers in China under the “Double Carbon” goal	13
Physical education teacher educators’ subjective theories about sustainability and education for sustainable development	12
Promoting the wellbeing of students and the sustainability of a university campus: solutions from a design thinking experiment	12
Green building practices in higher education institutes: strategies for implementation	12
Can emotional intelligence and social innovation influence intention toward sustainability?	12
The moderating role of team diversity in enhancing sustainability competence	12
Is university teaching aligned with the sustainable development goals possible? An approach through the virtual training of university professors	12
Exploring response levels to sustainability in engineering curricula: a cross-case analysis	12
Pendulum effect: how formal structures and hidden curriculum act in higher education institutions’ contribution to sustainable development?	12
Education for sustainable development in higher education institutions: an approach for effective interdisciplinarity	12
Awareness and perception of the environmental sustainability of the UAE University campus: a case study of sustainability course	12
Sustainable community development through peer-to-peer learning in the online and in-person classroom	12
Implementation of sustainability principles in landscape architecture education: an examination of faculty attitudes and course syllabi	11
Understanding the environmental footprint of a Swiss university – mobility, energy and material consumption before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	11
Climate lessons from the cold edge: rethinking the university as an ethical ecology	11
Education for sustainable development in higher education: a systematic review of leadership, pedagogy and curriculum design	11
Pro-environmental choices in Indonesia’s campus life: examining the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) for sustainable behavior in a university setting	11
Education for sustainable transformation: a multi-actor perspective on higher education institutions’ contribution to agrifood systems	11
Students’ awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards the sustainable development goals at the University of South Africa	11
Perception about sustainable development goals among Erasmus students in a Spanish university	10
Leveraging community-engaged teaching and learning in higher education institutions for advancing sustainable development: a literature review	10
The carbon footprint at quality and environmental university consortium – QualEnv	10
Behind the strategic façade: the unsustainability of sustainability in business schools	10
Systems thinking for systems leadership: promoting competency development for graduate students in sustainability studies	10
Sustainability in higher education in Ecuador- Universidad Técnica del Norte case study	10
Publisher’s note	10
Promoting sustainable food behavior among young people: evidence-based suggestions for intervention in higher education	10
A holistic model for student-centered on and off-campus housing – a cross-country evaluation	10
Perception of sustainable construction among Nigerian university students: a case study analysis	10
Beyond cognitive learning, toward transformation in higher education: lessons from Climate Fresk in sustainability education	10
Problem-based learning for the development of sustainable attitudes and knowledge in engineering students: evidence from the Dominican Republic	9
Investigations regarding perspectives between design education and industry practices in sustainability design	9
COIL+: enhancing sustainability competencies in higher education through experiential and problem-based learning	9
Incidence of sustainability in university performance: evidence of stakeholders’ perceptions at Colombian private higher education institutions	9
Establishment and implementation of behavioral observation scale for avoiding food waste for hospitality students	9
Analyzing sustainability disclosure in Portuguese universities: the role of corporate governance	9
The relationship between the incorporation of sustainability in higher education and the student’s behavior: self-reported sustainable behavior scale	9
Who is taking climate action in university? Drivers of personal and professional climate action in higher education	9
Proposed mapping and evaluation model of sustainable development goals in graduate programs in environmental sciences in Brazil	9
Factors influencing online sustainability disclosure in Spanish universities	9
Influences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the impact factor of a sample of environment/sustainability-related journals	9
Enhancing knowledge-attitude-behavior relationships in sustainable textiles higher education: evidence from interdisciplinary industry-collaborative learning	9
Service learning for sustainable development: a bibliometric analysis of research (1997–2023)	9
How to boost college students’ pro-environmental behavior: the implicit theory perspective	9
Perceptions of different communication strategies on proenvironmental waste disposal behavior: a case study with university students in Brazil	9
“Going beyond the call of duty”: academic agency and promoting transformation for sustainability in higher education	9
Catalyzing climate action: a case study on universities as hubs for community-engaged climate projects	8
The sustainability literacy assessment instruments: a systematic literature review	8
Sustainability orientation and sustainable entrepreneurial intention among business students: the serial mediating role of opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial self-efficacy	8
Guest editorial: Making an impact – UN Sustainable Development Goals and university performance	8
Green performance in higher education: how institutional and contextual factors shape sustainability ratings	8
Understanding the role of nutrition literacy in sustainable nutrition	8
The importance of incorporating lived experience and identity in promoting cultural diversity and sustainability in community college and education: a case study of Community College of Allegheny Coun	8
Opportunities and challenges of reducing single-use plastics: a case study at University of Calgary	8
University rankings and sustainable development: the state of the art	8
Between real change and institutional facade: unpacking operational sustainability in English universities	8
The role of pedagogical leadership in enhancing academic staff job performance: the moderating effect of professional development programs	8
Innovative solutions to sustainability in higher education: an exploratory case study of virtual labs in Aotearoa New Zealand	8
How sustainable is a university food environment? Barriers and opportunities from a Mexican campus	8
Which leadership processes encourage sustainable transitions within universities?	8
Beyond the survey: performance assessments for higher-order sustainability literacy in higher education	8
Understanding the drivers of sustainable food consumption of Chinese university students: a moderated mediation model	8
Uncovering perspectives on SDG integration for university transformations	8
Exploring circular design competencies in undergraduate education: the case of an interdisciplinary course and industry engagement	8
Responding to urgent calls for fit-for-purpose planetary health curricula: an examination of nutrition and dietetics tertiary education	8
Food waste reduction behavior in the higher education sector: a value-belief-norm extension with institutional and social drivers	7
An institutional framework for education for sustainable development through service-learning in universities	7
Sustainable travel in higher education: a review of institutional policy in the United Kingdom	7
Vertically integrated project: uniting teaching, research, and community in favor of sustainability	7
An assessment of key sustainability competencies: a review of scales and propositions for validation	7
Understanding greenhouse gas emissions and life cycle assessment of clothing: engaging students’ hands, heads and hearts	7
Learning to lead green: how education shapes sustainable business futures?	7
Sustainable food literacy in association with water footprint behavior in university students: a cross-sectional study from Turkey	7
Sustainability consciousness among Indian business students: an assessment of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors	7

Generating students’ loyalty towards the sustainable university during the later COVID-19 pandemic	7
Investigating the role of green curriculum in shaping pro-environmental behaviors and environmental values orientation for sustainability	7
Study on university students’ intention to choose reusable takeaway food containers: evidence from China	7
Trends in research: carbon footprint reduction in universities as a way to achieve a green campus	7
Enhancing urban sustainability in higher education in Chile: insights from active learning from online and in-class formats	7
Envisioning the Indigenised university for sustainable development	7
Bridging the gap: participatory action research for climate change adaptation in rural India	7
Sustainability governance toward an organizational sustainability culture at German higher education institutions	7