The Universität Hamburg Center for a Sustainable University

Collage zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit: Windrad, Wald und Student an einer Tafel

Foto: UHH

Who we are...

The Center for a Sustainable University:

Combines sustainability through a whole-institution approach
Enables research collaborations
Facilitates knowledge sharing and contact networks

Find our more about who we are and what we do here!

2nd Student Sustainability Report is available!

Members of the student’s initiative organization oikos Hamburg once again took the initiative to compose a second sustainability report on behalf of the University of Hamburg. The KNU and further administration staff (of the University of Hamburg) supported oikos Hamburg in a flourishing cooperation. Based on the indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the report provides information on relevant sustainability aspects of the University of Hamburg in the period of 2011 to 2014. It is particularly worth mentioning that the students of oikos Hamburg had to invent new indicators to reflect on uncovered aspects of sustainability in teaching and science.

Here you can download the report and its annex:

German Action Days on Sustainability 2016 at the UHH

May 30^th – June 5^th 2016

Here you can find a documentation.

German Action Days on Sustainability 2016 at the UHH

Sustainability

Guiding Principles of the University of Hamburg

The University of Hamburg (UHH) considers sustainability as an obligatory guiding principle. It is obliged to these principles in research, teaching and studies as well as in its relation to society. As a consequence of this obligation, the Center for a Sustainable University was founded in 2011 and operates as a think-tank for concept development, capacity building and network design. Furthermore, it focuses on the initiation and promotion of sustainability related.

KNU-Shortpager 2016 (PDF)

First version of the KNU-Posterbooklet is online

The KNU-Posterbooklet (PDF) with over 60 posters offers an extensive overview on sustainability related (research) projects at the UHH.

Unsolicited applications as student assistants at the KNU are always welcome. The only formal requirement is the matriculation at the UHH (Bachelor or Master). Feel free to address your questions or your application to: knu"AT"uni-hamburg.de.

Funding Channels

The KNU opens numerous opportunities for a project promotion with its current promotion offensive on the topic of “future and sustainability”. A total of five promotion channels aim at different target groups.

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Events

The KNU initiates and promotes a series of events in diverse formats that deal with sustainability in research and society.

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Position Paper of the Center for a Sustainable University

Team 1

Ideas to form the University of Hamburg towards University for a Sustainable Future. (PDF)

Team 2

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The KNU-Flyer

The flyer of the Center for a Sustainable University offers you all important information on our work. Especially for internationals we also offer an English version (PDF).