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. 2010
  2. Vortrag: Corporate Volunteering. Konzepte und Fallstricke

    Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)

    04.11.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  3. 3rd Climate online Conference - 2010

    Fischer, D. (Speaker)

    01.11.201007.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. ALMA - Recherchetools für die Fördermittelakquise - 2010

    Burandt, S. (Participant)

    11.2010

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

  5. 26th Annual Conference for the Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 2010

    Klewitz, J. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Bildungsveranstaltung der Fachschaft WiSo des Cusanuswerks

    Beckmann, M. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Education for Sustainable Development for Grundtvig Courses

    Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)

    28.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. Promoting a culture of sustainable consumptions in schools

    Richter, S. (Speaker)

    28.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  9. Social Entrepreneurship and Success Factors - Is There Really a Difference?

    Zeyen, A. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. EASY-ECO Brussels Conference - 2010

    Fischer, D. (presenter)

    27.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Bildungsgelegenheiten in urbanen Räumen aus der Perspektive einer Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    26.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  12. Vernetzungstreffen Nachwuchsgruppe "BioDiva" 2010

    Mölders, T. (Participant), Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Burandt, A. (Participant)

    25.10.2010

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

  13. Herstellerneutrale Repräsentationsformen 2010

    Faasch, H. (Speaker)

    23.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. 18. Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten - 2010

    Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)

    22.10.201024.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. Workshop: Risk Elicitation and Stated Preference Methods for Climate Change Research - 2010

    Olbrich, R. (Speaker)

    21.10.2010

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

  16. World Universities Congress 2010

    Stoltenberg, U. (Keynote speaker)

    21.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Decentralised Integrated ANalysis and Enhancement of Awareness through Collaborative Modelling and Management of Flood Risk

    Evers, M. (Speaker)

    19.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Mid-term conference Eranet-CRUE

    Lange, L. (Participant)

    19.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch