Unveiling the educational potential of integrating i5 impactful learning to Work Integrated Learning fostering transformative and sustainable learning

Recent societal expectations for higher education have evolved, with a widespread anticipation that teaching should contribute to societal value (Lozano et al. 2019; Naudé, 2021). Sustainable learning in universities and business schools constitutes a vital component of responsible management education (RME). An initiative addressing RME is the PRME impactful five (i5) initiative, founded on the necessity to equip current and future management educators with the necessary tools to make their teaching impactful. Work Integrated Learning (WIL) offers students the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to real-world experiences and reciprocate that learning back into their studies (Björck, 2020). Thus, integrating the i5 initiative may add to a transformative learning environment. The aim of this paper is to understand and assess the role of integrating the i5 to the WIL pedagogy fostering transformative and sustainable education. The paper thus contributes to a better understanding of how integrating the i5 playbook in WIL are further contributing to transforming sustainable pedagogy.