Centerfor a Sustainable University

On Tuesday, September 26th the ”Hamburg Sustainable Development Summit“ starts. The program for the upcoming days features workshops, interactive sessions and innovative methods with a thematic focus on ”Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions“.  For the first time three academic sustainability networks come...

The illegal growth of mega cities such as Mexiko City is a big challenge in urban planning. So far it has been quite difficult to evaluate the extent of slum areas as well as other forms of illegal settlements and land uses in a reliable way. However, such data are a prerequisite for social and urban planning measures as...

The first "Hamburg Sustainable Development Summit" (HSDS) will take place at the Universität Hamburg from the 26th to the 29th September 2017. The program features workshops, interactive sessions and innovative, engaging methods focusing on "Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions". Topics include: Governance...

The journal Sustainability Management Forum (SMF) was originally founded in Germany as the “Umweltwirtschaftsforum” in 1993 and has a proven tradition in environmental, business, and sustainability management. The journals’ spectrum includes inter alia the following areas of interest: circular economy, CSR management...

Scientists of Hamburg's universities are invited to submit project proposals for the 2018 ASA University Cooperation until September 30th 2017. The ASA project is a learning and qualification program dedicated to development education based in Germany and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and...

HAW Hamburg (cooperation partner of the UHH within the network "Hamburger Hochschulallianz für Nachhaltigkeit") is involved in the organisation of various sustainability symposiums in 2017 and 2018 (see below). More information regarding the registration and submission of papers can be found on the respective websites.