AHMET NAYIR

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Beykent University

Reflections of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on the Sustainability and Climate Change Course Curriculum

Abstract

Climate change is increasingly attracting global attention as a critical and urgent issue. As in many other sectors, educational institutions have begun to shape their academic programs around this topic. This research aims to examine the Sustainability and Climate Change Course Curriculum (SCC) offered by Turkish universities affiliated with the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), in relation to the United Nations (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The study investigates the extent to which the content of climate change courses supports the 17 SDG targets by reviewing course materials and descriptions available on university websites. The findings suggest that both the United Nations SDG framework and the European Union’s climate change missions can be implemented more effectively through enhanced integration into university curricula.

Biography

Ahmet Nayir was graduated from Yildiz University (İstanbul, Turkiye) with diploma in the field of Electrical Engineering (B.Sc. degrees) in 1991. He received the Ph.D. degree in Physical Institute of Azerbaijan Science Academy in 2002. Nayir has been at Istanbul Beykent University Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Istanbul, Turkiye), where he is currently an assistance Professor. Ahmet Nayir worked as visiting scholar in Electrical Engineering Technology Department of Industrial Technology University of Northern Iowa From September 2009 to May 2010. Ahmet Nayir worked as visiting scholar in Wroclaw University of Technology Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Wroclaw- Poland From May to October 2010. His research interests are focused on energy generation, control, analysis and applications in power systems.