scholarly journals Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development: with deep roots in forestry towards a "whole institution approach" in sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Wilhelm-Günther Vahrson ◽  
Peter Spathelf
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Study Programs

Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE) is a University of Applied Sciences in Brandenburg and one of Germany's greenest universities with 4 faculties and a unique profile. The basic principle of HNEE is sustainability, anchored in the mission statement, 'Mit der Natur für den Menschen' (With nature for mankind), and research is focused in the three areas: Sustainable rural development; Sustainable production and use of natural products, and Sustainable management of limited resources. HNEE provides several innovative study programs, such as Forestry, Organic Farming, Wood Technology, International Forest Ecosystem Management on Bachelor level. On Master level the study programs are Regional Management, Global Change Management, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Forest Information Technology, a double-degree program together with Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Furthermore, HNEE's portfolio is complemented with further education Master programs such as Strategic Sustainability Management. The Higher Education Institution at Eberswalde has a long history going back to the early 19th century when it was a Faculty of the Berlin University. During the Cold War the Faculty was closed due to political reasons. After German reunification, among others a University of Applied Sciences was founded, with focus on practical application. The current situation of HNEE is described emphasizing the so-called 'Whole Institution Approach', i.e. sustainability is seen as an integrative concept for human life and economic development. The Whole Institution Approach encompasses a sound environmental management program aiming at zero emissions. Last but not least, some features of the Faculty of Forest and Environment are outlined. Especially worth to be mentioned is the international focus of the faculty, with four international study programs and many research topics of international relevance. Moreover, the Centre for Economics and Ecosystem Management is attached to the faculty.

scholarly journals Embedded Librarianship and Blended Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 425-435
Author(s):  
Rebecca van Beem ◽  
Peter Becker
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Literacy Course ◽  
Wide Experience

The library of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has wide experience in providing different kinds of training in information literacy. For a long time the formats for these trainings were mostly standalone library instructions and online training. However, slowly over the last few years a shift towards workshops that are integrated into courses of various study programs has taken place. The reason for this transition is in line with the philosophy of embedded librarianship. Embedded information literacy training should be more successful than standalone instructions, but what other factors influence its success and how to increase its effectiveness even further? The library of the Rotterdam University has examined this question by not only embedding a complete information literacy course into the curriculum, but also by selecting blended learning as an innovative educational model for it.

Transparency for sustainable development - Impulses for learning processes in the value chain and in consumer behaviour

elni Review ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 66-69
Author(s):  
Leonie Lennartz
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Sustainable Chemistry ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
University Of Göttingen ◽  
The University ◽  
Value Creation Process

This article is a report on the closing event of the project "Consumer behaviour and innovations for sustainable chemistry (KInChem)". The Evangelical Academy in Loccum organized the conference "Transparency for sustainable development – impulses for learning processes in the value creation process and consumer behaviour" which took place on the 26th and 27th of September 2018. Co-organizers of the conference were the Society for Institutional Analysis (sofia), the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and the University of Göttingen. The KInChem project shaped the framework of the event content. In addition there were numerous contributions from speakers from other contexts, including several projects from the BMBF's "Research for Sustainable Development" programme (Fona), giving the conference the character of a synthesis conference at the same time.

scholarly journals Study Program Innovation in the Triple Helix Context: The Case of Cooperative Study Programs at a German University of Applied Sciences

Triple Helix ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Benjamin Schiller ◽  
Liudvika Leišytė
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Triple Helix ◽  
Double Helix ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
Cooperative Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Program ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Program Innovation

The purpose of this article is to understand how Triple Helix linkages foster study program innovation at the micro-level and how the entrepreneurial university shapes support structures and processes to foster this innovation at the meso-level. We draw on the case of cooperative study programs from a German university of applied sciences. We selected business administration and nursing as two different disciplinary examples. Cooperative study programs are delivered partly at university and partly in industry and illustrate the hybridity that shapes the knowledge transfer at a university. Our study draws on semi-structured interviews with professors, industry representatives, students and policy makers as well as on pertinent documents. Our data show that Triple-Helix interactions generate program innovations and, depending on the discipline, have a focus on a Double Helix. In addition, the study shows the processes and their limitations by which teaching is transferred in partnership with industry in the entrepreneurial university context.

The Meanings of Life and Value Priorities of the Post-Soviet Society in the Republic of Belarus

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Alexander N. Danilov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Soviet Society ◽  
The World ◽  
Value Priorities ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Republic

The article discusses the meanings of life and value priorities of the post- Soviet society. The author argues that, at present, there are symptoms of a global ideological crisis in the world, that the West does not have its own vision of where and how to move on and has no understanding of the future. Unfortunately, most of the post-Soviet countries do not have such vision as well. In these conditions, there are mistrust, confusion, paradoxical manifestation of human consciousness. The main meanings that determine our life-world are: the desire of citizens for social justice and social security, the desire to figure out and understand the basic values of modern society, how honestly and equally the authorities act toward their fellow citizens, and to what extent they reflect their interests. The meanings of life, which are the answers to the challenges of the time, are embodied in the cultural code of each nation, state. The growth points of new values, which will become the basis for the future sustainable development of a new civilization, have yet to be discovered in the systemic transformative changes of the culture. In this process, the emergence of a new system of values that governs human life is inevitable. However, modern technology brings new troubles to humans. It has provided wide opportunities for informational violence and public consciousness manipulation. Nowadays, the scenario that is implemented in Western consumer societies claims to be the dominant scenario. Meanwhile, today there is no country in the world that is a role model, there is no ideal that others would like to borrow. Most post-Soviet states failed to advance their societies to more decent levels of economic development, to meet the challenges of the modern information age, and to provide the population with new high living standards. Therefore, in conditions of growing confrontation, we should realistically understand the world and be ready to implement changes that will ensure sustainable development of the state and society without losing our national identity.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Education for Sustainable Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
R.S.S. Nehru
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Strategic Csr ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large” According to World Business Council for Sustainable Development, In globalization era education plays a crucial role in building the society and Nation. India is the highest country in a number of universities which constitute more than seven hundred universities, including private, public and semi sectors. Despite India have more institutions and strategies for education still Indian education is not competitive and performing infancy stage as compared to world class level. Education has pivotal role in nation building and molding superb wings of human recourse. In globalized economy and the privatization the education have been transformed into rural or root level of sustainable development in all sorts of human life. Adopting a businesslike approach which emphasizes a strategic CSR is important to survival in this increasingly competitive arena. It does not appear as a surprise to see universities and colleges discover the opportunity to move the focus beyond the classrooms into their own institutional operations. Universities, colleges and schools are the centers of knowledge generation and sharing perform a very important role in addressing the Triple Bottom Line of the world’ socioeconomic and environmental issues by promoting sustainable solutions. This paper discusses the good CSR practices and some suggestions that can boost up the CSR management and make invites on education sector.

scholarly journals Infrastructural nature

2021 ◽  
pp. 030913252199391
Author(s):  
Sara H Nelson ◽  
Patrick Bigger
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Ecosystem Management ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Conservation Science ◽  
Conservation Investment

The assertion that ‘ecosystems are infrastructure’ is now common in conservation science and ecosystem management. This article interrogates this infrastructural ontology, which we argue underpins diverse practices of conservation investment and ecosystem management focused on the strategic management of ecosystem functions to sustain and secure human life. We trace the genealogies and geographies of infrastructural nature as an ontology and paradigm of investment that coexists (sometimes in tension) with extractivist commodity regimes. We draw links between literatures on the political economy of ecosystem services and infrastructure and highlight three themes that hold promise for future research: labor, territory, and finance.

Environmentally and Socially Oriented Investments on Sustainable Development of Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Valentyna ARANCHIY ◽  
Oleksii ZORIA ◽  
Ilona YASNOLOB ◽  
Svitlana ZORYA ◽  
Oleg GORB ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Investment Policy ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Economic Mechanism ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Block Scheme ◽  
Investment Process

Theoretical, methodological, scientific, methodical and applied principles of managing environmentally and socially oriented investments in sustainable development of rural areas have been developed and substantiated in the article. The model of investment process of ecologically and socially oriented economy has been developed. The analysis of corresponding existing models of investment process enabled to specify the management model, which corresponds to the environmentally and socially oriented economics. The block scheme of the system of analyzing and evaluating the efficiency of investment processes of sustainable rural development has been made. The determined methodological provisions and specified concepts enabled to ground the system of complex analyzing and assessing the effectiveness of investment processes in sustainable development of rural areas, including the evaluation of economic, social and environmental efficiency of investment projects. The mechanism of sustainable rural development, comprising consolidated elements and connections, has been grounded. The ecological aspects of investment policy as a component of the economic mechanism of sustainable rural development have been systematized. It has been determined that attracting investments in environmentally and socially oriented investment projects and programs has to be based on strengthening the ecological aspects of investment policy as part of stimulating sub-system of the economic mechanism of sustainable rural development.

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