Sociology

Pedagogy

Pure mathematics

Education for sustainable development

Meaning (existential)

Mathematics

Social science

Sustainable development

Biology

Politics

Epistemology

Engineering

Library science

Philosophy

Conceptual framework

Political science

Ecology

Subject (documents)

Subject matter

Computer science

Management science

Sustainability

Field (mathematics)

Curriculum

Engineering ethics

Sustainability, as a key concept in the education field, has submitted a relevant change during the last years. Thus, there is a growing debate about its meaning. It has undergone a crucial merging of significances from many fields: Ecology, environmental awareness, but also from politics, ethics or even spiritual approaches. All these fields have been co-involved in the building of such subject concept. In this sense, this article addresses the different ways of understanding sustainability as a polyhedral concept and how sustainability can be understood under the umbrella of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, it is proposed a conceptual framework to teach this UN Program at Higher Education, contributing to the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students from both a professional and a personal point of view. This framework is applied in a case study—in particular, in a course of Primary Teacher Degree called Didactics of Matter and Energy. This article finishes with practical consideration to build a change-maker University.

Teaching for a Better World. Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals in the Construction of a Change-Maker University