Organisation profile

Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.

Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.

Main research areas

Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.

Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.

Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.

We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.

Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.

Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.

With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.

Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses

In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.

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  1. 2011
  2. Green vs. Jobs: Goal Conflict Inherence in the Solar Policies of California, China and Germany

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    15.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. 14th Symposium of Insect Plant Interactions - SIP 2011

    Leonhardt, S. (Opponent)

    13.08.201118.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. 71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2011

    Beckmann, M. (Organiser) & Zeyen, A. (Organiser)

    13.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  5. Annual Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics - 2011

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.08.201114.08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Commitment Strategies for Sustainability: How Corporations Can Create Value through New Governance

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Mission Accmplished? How Social Entrepreneurs Define Success

    Zeyen, A. (Speaker) & Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker), West, J. (Speaker) & Quan, X. (Speaker)

    12.08.201116.08.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. First Annual Convention of the Black German Cultural Society - BGCS 2011

    Golly, N. (Speaker)

    08.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  10. Food & Chemical Toxicology (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  11. Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“

    Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  12. Insectes Sociaux (Journal)

    Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)

    08.2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  13. Forest pedagogics in a global context – implemented locally

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    25.07.201126.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Informal Competence Development of Volunteers of Sustainability Groups in Ecuador and Germany

    Rieckmann, M. (presenter)

    21.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  15. Key Competencies for Sustainable Development: What Competencies Should Be Developed in Education For Sustainable Development?

    Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)

    21.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. 6th World Environmental Education Congress - 2011

    Burandt, S. (presenter)

    20.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Broaden the scope of HE for sustainability – the innovative potential of e-learning

    Burandt, S. (presenter)

    20.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  18. Colombian coffee production: a local culture in a global market dynamic

    Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)

    19.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch