Nachhaltigkeit an Hochschulen (HOCH-N)
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

HOCH-N

Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions: develop - network - report
Illustration Wabenpuzzle

Photo: Marie Seeberger

Introduction of HOCH-N project

How can Higher Education Institutions (HEI) contribute to a sustainable development in the field of governance, sustainability reporting, teaching & education, research, operations and transfer? Which joint understanding of sustainability and transformation might be developed?

These questions amongst others are focal points of the project "Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions: develop - network - report" (HOCHN). Project funding runs from November 2016 until end of October 2020 and is granted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Eleven German HEI are collaboration partners. HOCHN as an open network that seeks further HEI engaged in the topic of sustainable development. Get more information

Stapel der Printausgaben der HOCH-N Leitfäden

Photo: Hannah Schlags

HOCH-N Guidelines

Das HOCH-N-Video

Photo: HOCH-N

HOCH-N-Video

Westflügel des Hauptgebäudes ESA

Photo: UHH/Dingler

Hamburg Sustainable Development Summit 2017 - HSDS

The first "Hamburg Sustainable Development Summit" (HSDS) took place at the Universität Hamburg from September 26 - 29, 2017. The program featured workshops, interactive sessions and innovative, engaging methods focusing on "Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions". Topics included: Governance, Reporting, Education for Sustainable Development, Campus and Urban Planning and Student Engagement. This interdisciplinary congress brought together the German HOCH-N project (Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions), the COPERNICUS Alliance and the European Postgraduate Sustainable Development Symposium as well as many other engaged persons in the field of sustainable development. Get insights via the HSDS Liveblog!