THEORETICAL AND SCIENTIFIC-METHODICAL BASES OF INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN HIGHER CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

This article analyzes the theoretical and methodological foundations for integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into higher chemical education. The interconnection between chemistry and key SDGs—such as clean water, affordable and clean energy, responsible consumption, and climate action—is substantiated. Effective approaches to updating the educational content based on the principles of green chemistry and the concept of atom economy are presented. The importance of Project-Based Learning (PBL) is highlighted, and the effectiveness of the proposed methodological model is confirmed through pedagogical experimentation. The findings have significant scientific and practical implications for developing students’ ecological and innovative competencies and for embedding sustainability principles into chemistry education.