BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1602990
This article is part of the Research TopicUniversity Education for Sustainable Development: Challenges and OpportunitiesView all 12 articles
Sustainable Development Modules: Algorithm Development and Implementation in University Educational Programs
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Finance and Accounting, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
- 2Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
- 3PF JSC "National Center of Expertise and Certification", Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
- 4Innovative University of Eurasia, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
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This study analyzes the experience of integrating sustainable development modules into the curricula of two Kazakh universities. Unlike most Western models, the project is adapted to the conditions of a developing country, taking into account limited resources and institutional barriers. Key findings include an increase in students' knowledge, but a group of "ecological indifference" was identified that requires special pedagogical approaches. Practical difficulties, such as resistance from teachers, and the rigidity of the curriculum reduce the effectiveness of integration. The study offers not only an implementation algorithm, but also a framework for its adaptation in other post-Soviet contexts, filling a gap in the literature on sustainable development for developing regions.
Keywords: Sustainable development1, university educational programs2, educational modules3, integration algorithm4, sustainable development education5
Received: 02 May 2025; Accepted: 04 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Bespalyy, Mussina, Kolesnikov, Bespalaya and Prokhorov. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Sergey Bespalyy, Department of Finance and Accounting, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
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