Title: Sustainability practices in IUBAT: a case study

Authors: Ferdous Ahmed; Selina Nargis; Mohammed Ataur Rahman; Muhammad Rehan Dastagir

Addresses: Department of Environmental Science, IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh ' Department of Environmental Science, IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh ' Department of Environmental Science, IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh ' Department of Environmental Science, IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract: Sustainable education and preparing young graduates with an action-oriented education program is the major requirement for any country since Bangladesh is thriving for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by implementing the sustainability practices into the educational institutions 2030. Till now more than 14,000 undergrad students of the different disciplines have been taught the sustainability course where they engaged and practiced for any environmental sustainability learning and practices in their daily life. As a method, this study applied to an institutional case study of IUBAT where students have been taught about environmental sustainability knowledge and practices. The aim of this case study is to know how IUBAT students are participating and practicing sustainability issues way their lifestyle. As a result, we found that this sustainability course intensifies changing traditional anthropogenic behaviours of the students into sustainability through building positive knowledge, attitude, skill and ethics for making a sustainable society.

Keywords: education for sustainable education; ESD; sustainability studies; Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs; IUBAT; Bangladesh.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2025.147000

International Journal of Sustainable Society, 2025 Vol.17 No.2, pp.165 - 179

Accepted: 26 Oct 2022
Published online: 10 Jul 2025 *

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