Development of a hands-on toolkit to support integration of ecodesign in engineering programmes

The article presents the development process of the toolkit itself, as well as the conceptualisation, materialisation and application of the tool. Application of the toolkit in several design and engineering programmes in Belgium shows that the toolkit supports, activates and empowers teaching staff in the process of integrating ecodesign in the curriculum. Other strengths of the tool include its ability to create connectedness between teaching staff as well as social learning and a raised awareness on ecodesign issues. Opportunities for future development and research should focus on a further incorporation of competences for sustainable development, assessment of ecodesign in the curriculum, a broader view on the longitudinal integration process, and on the effect of the use of the toolkit on the integration of ecodesign in the curriculum.