Abstract
University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) was established in 1996 and has experienced substantial growth in size, influence, and reputation, providing enhanced opportunities for communities spanning from Moreton Bay to the Fraser Coast in Queensland, Australia. With a student body exceeding 17,000 and a dedicated staff of 1190, UniSC operates across five physical campuses in Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast, Gympie, Caboolture, and Moreton Bay. The Good Universities Guide has recognised UniSC as one of Australia’s top universities for teaching quality and overall student experience, UniSC has also ranked first in Queensland according to the 2023 Times Higher Education Rankings across multiple categories. This chapter presents the results from the 75 student responses. The main focus of the university is on the environmental dimension which is the most addressed, followed by the social one. The ranking of the competences shows that Interpersonal relations and collaboration, Critical thinking and analysis, Justice, responsibility, and ethics, Anticipatory thinking, and Systems thinking were ranked the highest. The ranking of the pedagogical approaches resulted in Lecturing, Case Studies, and Project- or Problem-based learning being ranked the highest. The three competences most developed by pedagogical approaches were Assessment and evaluation, Empathy and change of perspective, and Tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty. The three pedagogical approaches that developed the most competences were Traditional ecological knowledge, Supply chain/Life cycle analysis, and Community service learning. The results show that more insights into the implications of sustainability issues and how they are addressed could be considered in the different schools of the university. The results also present a snapshot of key pedagogical approaches that have been undertaken at UniSC to develop sustainability competences.