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Higher Education for Sustainable Development

Evaluating Learning in ESD: A UNESCO Chair Exchange with Sebastian Galindo

Evaluating Learning in ESD: A UNESCO Chair Exchange with Sebastian Galindo

It was good to host Professor Sebastian Galindo at Leuphana for an extended exchange with Harald Hantke and Daniel Fischer, both Co-Chairs of the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Professor Galindo was recently appointed to lead the new UNESCO Chair on

Leuphana Announces Appointment of Prof. Harald Hantke as UNESCO Co-Chair

Leuphana Announces Appointment of Prof. Harald Hantke as UNESCO Co-Chair

We are excited to announce that Professor Harald Hantke has been appointed as Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. This announcement comes at a time when the university marks the twentieth year of establishment of the Chair at Leuphana.

Strengthening Collaboration on ESD: Visit of Isabel Toman (IAU) to Leuphana University

Strengthening Collaboration on ESD: Visit of Isabel Toman (IAU) to Leuphana University

The UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute was pleased to welcome Isabel Toman, Senior Programme Officer for Sustainable Development at the International Association of Universities (IAU), during her visit to Leuphana University Lüneburg. As an active IAU member, Leuphana collaborates closely

Annual Meeting of National Network of UNESCO Chairs in Germany: Discussing Impact and Future Directions

Annual Meeting of National Network of UNESCO Chairs in Germany: Discussing Impact and Future Directions

On 1–2 October 2024, the annual meeting of the network of the UNESCO Chairs in Germany took place at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden. Every two years, the network of the German UNESCO Chairs comes together for a national meeting, alternating with an international conference, to explore

Education for Sustainable Development in Japan and Germany: Okayama University Delegation in Lüneburg

Education for Sustainable Development in Japan and Germany: Okayama University Delegation in Lüneburg

Last week we at Leuphana University Lüneburg had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from Okayama University, Japan. As part of the visit, Prof. Hiroki Fujii, Director of the Okayama University ESD Promotion Center and its UNESCO Chair in Research and Education for Sustainable Development, delivered an insightful lecture as part

Portrait of the speaker Heila Lotz-Sisitka

UNESCO Chair Lecture Series: Heila Lotz-Sisitka on “De-individualising Learning in Transformations to Sustainability”

What changes when we understand learning for sustainability as collective rather than individual? On 19 June 2025, we hosted a lecture by Distinguished Professor Heila Lotz-Sisitka from Rhodes University, South Africa, our long-standing partner and collaborator in the UNITWIN Network on Education for Sustainable Development and Social Transformation.

Portrait of the speaker Jorrit Holst

UNESCO Chair Lecture Series: Jorrit Holst on “Whole-School Sustainability: Concept, Effectiveness, and Transformation Pathways”

What does it take for a whole school to become a place where sustainability is learned? In his lecture, Jorrit Holst (FU Berlin) presented the Whole-School Approach, what is known about its effectiveness, and pathways for transformation. The UNESCO Chair Lecture Series, hosted by the UNESCO Chair in Higher