The University for Sustainable Development - a holistic sustainable place of learning

At the HNEE, sustainability is lived and jointly shaped in teaching, research, transfer and administration.
Our university is a driving force for sustainable development in universities and society. Therefore, the principle of sustainability is firmly anchored in all our study programs. With our scientific expertise, we face social challenges and work in an application-oriented manner on forward-looking sustainability innovations.

With our whole-institution approach, we combine teaching, research and transfer in close cooperation with the university administration and thus develop practically viable model solutions for a sustainably designed world. Our students acquire design competence in this innovative environment and, as graduates, are both empowered and prepared to take on responsibility. This is another reason why we actively promote social engagement in our learning and teaching.
In teaching and research, we develop solutions for sustainability transformation. Together with practitioners, we develop paths to a sustainable world that is oriented toward the common good.

We reflect self-critically on our own actions. We offer space for open discourse and question how we as individuals, as a university and as a society can live up to our responsibility for current and future generations.