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

    Zeyen, A. (Speaker)

    28.10.201030.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. EASY-ECO Brussels Conference - 2010

    Fischer, D. (presenter)

    27.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Offen, S. (Lecturer)

    26.10.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  5. 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

  6. Herstellerneutrale Repräsentationsformen 2010

    Faasch, H. (Speaker)

    23.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. World Universities Congress 2010

    Stoltenberg, U. (Keynote speaker)

    21.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. 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

  11. Mid-term conference Eranet-CRUE

    Lange, L. (Participant)

    19.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. Sustainability Solutions Initiative - From Knowledge to Action

    Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)

    18.10.2010

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

  13. 7. Fachgespräch der Erneuerbaren-Energien-Gesetz Clearingstelle - 2010

    Schomerus, T. (Speaker)

    15.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. 10th Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change - 2010

    Friedrich, B. (Participant) & Burandt, A. (Participant)

    08.10.201009.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. 4th International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation - 2010

    Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    07.10.201008.10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Vernetzungstreffen der SÖF-Forschungsgruppen

    Szumelda, A. U. (Organiser), Burandt, A. (Organiser), Mölders, T. (Participant), Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant), Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    07.10.2010

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

  17. 5. Rotwildsymposium - 2010

    von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)

    10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Förderverein Wachstumswende e.V. (External organisation)

    Szumelda, A. U. (Member)

    10.2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer