International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Education for Sustainable Development
We see the teaching at our university as committed to the goal of education for sustainable development (ESD) in accordance with the UNESCO World Action Program 2030. We take on this multi-layered and interdisciplinary task and enable our graduates to design sustainable processes and to act responsibly and reflectively. With this in mind, we see the imparting of specialist knowledge and competencies as a self-evident task of our education at the H-BRS, which permeates all (specialist) areas.
The Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) promote student engagement in the areas of sustainability and social responsibility. There are a variety of ways to get involved in sustainability at the university.
H-BRS study programmes on the topic of sustainability
Sustainable Social Policy (B.A.)
a degree programme of the Department of Social Policy and Social Security.
Growing poverty, unequal education opportunities and social injustice. Germany needs someone to tackle these problems and who does more than just talk about them. Someone who will also be important for future generations. If you want to take a critical look at our social system, analyse problems, develop ideas to solve them and communicate with the right target group via the media, then the bachelor’s degree programme in Sustainable Social Policy (BA) is exactly right for you.
Electrotechnical Systems Development for Agricultural Economics (M.Eng.)
a study programme of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Technical Journalism in cooperation with the University of Bonn and the Universidad National de San Luis, Argentina (Prof. Valenzuela, FB 03).
In the bi-national Master's programme of the Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL) in Argentina and the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (HBRS), engineers learn how methods and techniques of electrical engineering can be used in agricultural science.
Sustainable Engineering (M.Eng.)
a study programme of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Technical Journalism (Prof. Jankowski /Bretz) in cooperation with the foundation Menschen für Menschen in Ethiopia.
The Master's programme in Sustainable Engineering combines mechanical and electrical engineering with aspects of sustainability and focuses on renewable energies, energy efficiency and environmental technology. The Master's programme directly follows the Bachelor's programme in Sustainable Engineering.
Sustainability-related major subjects and modules
Department of Economics (FB 01):
- Green Economy and Sustainable Development
- Development Economics
- Business Ethics
- Sustainable Investment towards integrated Water and Energy Management (gemeinsames Studienangebot für die FB 01 und 05)
- Tour de CSR
Department of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Technical Journalism (FB 03):
- Sustainable engineering (B.Eng.)
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„Blaue Schiene“ : Modules in the Bachelor's degree programmes in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering in which aspects of sustainability are taught. The spectrum of topics in these subjects ranges from renewable energies, e-mobility and energy harvesting to energy management in IT systems or sustainable product development.
Department of Applied Natural Sciences (FB 05):
- Environment and Health
- Sustainable Investment towards integrated Water and Energy Management (gemeinsames Studienangebot für die FB 01 und 05)
- Sustainability and ethics
- Materials Science and Sustainability Methods (M.Sc.)
- Materials and components made from renewable raw materials and renewable resources
Department Social Policy and Social Security Studies (06):
- International health policy aspects in the context of sustainable development
- Sustainable Social Policy (B.A.)
The Language Centre's sustainability-related offer:
- At the simulated "Trade Fair", students from Departments 01 (Stankt Augustin and Rheinbach) and 02 took part in a simulated English-language trade fair with a focus on sustainability as part of their Business English course. The topic "sustainability" was included in the curriculum in 2011 so that students could familiarise themselves in English with specific topics such as corporate governance, environmental footprint and life cycle assessment.
Study responsibility
The Certificate in Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility at Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
With the study programme Responsibility, the Centre for Ethics and Responsibility (ZEV) in cooperation with the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) offers all students at Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences the opportunity to deal with current social, economic, ecological, technological and digital change processes in a practical and application-oriented manner.
The Responsibility degree programme is completed with a sustainability certificate.
For more information and details on the study programme, please visit the website of the Centre for Ethics and Responsibility.
Bachelor's/Master's theses and dissertations with sustainability relevance at the IZNE
IZNE Sustainability Consultation
Are you looking for a topic for your thesis in the field of sustainability? Prof. Dr. Martin Hamer invites students from all faculties to find out about sustainability topics. He offers assistance with concrete projects such as term papers and theses and helps arrange practical semesters.
Green Office
The Green Office at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is a cross-departmental university group of students for students, which has set itself the task of strengthening and promoting awareness of sustainability. To this end, the students in the Green Office offer the opportunity to implement sustainable projects together.
