Jukka Suomela, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science: “Integrating sustainability is a professional responsibility.”
Suomela underscores the importance of weaving sustainability into computer science and shares that the best way to ensure each student knows a minimum about sustainability is to integrate sustainability into mandatory basic courses. He emphasises the notion of professional responsibility, asserting that it encompasses not only sustainability but equally important, ethics.
Suomela sheds light on the challenges of integrating sustainability into computer science curricula and highlights the development of a new mandatory course, ‘computer architecture’, to commence in 2026. This course aims to bridge the gap between virtual and physical worlds, fostering discussions on energy consumption and environmental impact.
Watch Jukka Suomela's motivating talk, ‘Developing my Programme’, here.