"HOCH N": Sustainability at universities - develop - network - report.
Since the beginning of the year, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences has been working together with 10 universities and another university of applied sciences in the Hoch N joint project. The project was launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in order to better anchor sustainability at universities. Due to their teaching and research tasks, universities have a decisive influence on whether and how the common future is shaped sustainably.
Hoch N brings together people with many years of experience in the field of sustainable education at universities. Their project tasks are to initiate and shape processes for the development, implementation and establishment of sustainability at German universities. This includes the development of a cross-university mission statement for a sustainable university as well as concrete work in university-specific fields of action and networking beyond the current project consortium.
Together with Dresden University of Technology, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences is responsible for working on the field of action "Sustainable university operations". This includes issues such as sustainable energy and building management, sustainable procurement and sustainable personnel development. As a result, guidelines, case studies and examples of good practice will be produced to support other universities in establishing sustainability management. Other fields of action include governance, teaching, research and sustainability reporting. The University of Hamburg (Competence Center Sustainable University) is responsible for managing and coordinating the overall project. The project is supported by an advisory board.
For further information see here: www.hoch-n.org
The universities in the project's core network include
