The study program Biological Education at the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana educates future biology teachers for teaching in primary, secondary and high schools. In modern approaches to higher education, digitalisation and sustainability are increasingly being recognised as key strategic pillars of the European higher education area, which, according to the guidelines of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, must be included in all higher education programmes by 2030. The aim of the task, which was created within the framework of the project "Modernisation of pedagogical study programmes", was to analyse the Biological Education study programme from the perspective of integrating sustainable development goals and digitalisation. 26 subjects were analysed, classified by type (compulsory, elective) and content orientation (biological, basic pedagogical, special didactic), as well as 36 content areas, which are grouped into nine sets. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of objectives, content and teaching methods was used. The results showed that digital literacy, quality education and teaching were statistically significantly more frequently included in core pedagogical subjects. Digital literacy appears in several subjects, but mainly indirectly and unevenly, which indicates the need for more systematic inclusion in the program. Topics such as sustainability and environmental protection appear but are often not consistently linked to the development of specific competences. As part of their education, students acquire knowledge and competences that cover most of the common goals in the field of sustainability and digitalization, envisaged by the renewal of curricula for primary schools and gymnasiums (2023 - ). Given the review of the program, it would be reasonable to renew the selected curricula in terms of the systematic introduction of sustainability and digitalization content.
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