The sustainability and social entrepreneurship fellowship: transdisciplinary and multicultural problem-based engineering education

The nine-week Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship at the University of Waterloo addressed urban habitation sustainability in London, Ontario, via a multicultural, trans-disciplinary approach. Undergraduate engineering students addressed housing and transportation environmental and social sustainability, guided by expert lectures and fieldwork. The program highlights the importance of diversity in engineering education and the need for structured cultural and educational management. Students proposed engineering solutions to sustainably improve the housing development process.