Education for sustainable development on the teacher training programme at the University of Gothenburg

The work to incorporate sustainable development into courses at university level is a complex task. It is therefore a challenge for everyone involved in the teacher training program at any university. At the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, the main compulsory course involving sustainable development is given during the first semester of the teacher training program. This is the only sustainable development course that all the students have in common, but some of the students have other courses, that will be described in this article. The details of the main, common, course is outlined in our other conference paper and summarized here together with examples of other courses within the teacher training program where sustainable development is incorporated. Although the present concept is accepted and works well, ideas of further development needed for better incorporation of sustainable development in the teacher training program will be presented and discussed covered. In summary the concept at University of Gothenburg can be said to represent one of very many ways of dealing with sustainable development in teacher training programs, both nationally and internationally