Seminars given by prestigious professionals to university students: student assessment and critical aspects for educational success

Abstract

[EN] Within the initiative of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) promoted by the UN within the global project "Agenda 2030", one of the elements in which the University has a direct impact is the Objective number 4 of "Quality Education”. Providing university students not only with theories and knowledge, but also giving them tools and references that help them face their professional future with the commitment to work for a sustainable world is one of the most commendable tasks of the Universities. In line with this way of seeing teaching, an action plan has been developed, in one of the subjects for which the authors are responsible, focused on a third of the teaching activity being delivered by prestigious professionals, external to the University, with a link to the object and content of the subject clearly defined by the responsible professor. This collaboration has been reflected through three online seminars, and a recapitulation work by the students of a subject. The results show a very positive reception from the students, as well as a very interesting critical spirit about which are the points of improvement for the next academic years. Based on this experience, the teaching guide for the subject of the next course will be built.