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The Working Group on Higher Education is a consortium of researchers and lecturers from German higher education institutions (HEIs) working towards establishing sustainability in all aspects of the university.

The Working Group has published:

• a memorandum “Universities and Sustainability“, aimed at critical self-inspection of HEIs. The memorandum also sought to initiate debate in political circles and in relevant state and federal administration departments.

The Working Group wants:

• to encourage HEIs to shape their heterogeneous fields of activity in accordance with the overall concept of sustainable development.

The Working Group pursues:

• its goals via practice-oriented approaches and increased dialogue on higher education policy with the parties responsible on both federal and state level.

The Working Group offers:

• an opportunity to expand the discussion on current issues and to generate new ideas by arranging workshops etc. The Working Group holds regular meetings.

The Working Group plans:

• to publish a book depicting the current state of sustainable development activities in HEIs throughout Germany and advancing sustainability on the higher education agenda.

The Working Group welcomes:

• people interested in actively contributing to its future work by sharing ideas and project proposals.

Contact:
Working Group on Higher Education
Arbeitsgruppe Hochschulbildung
University of Bremen, Sustainable
Management
Universität Bremen, Fachgebiet
Nachhaltiges Management
Wilhelm-Herbst-Straße 12
28359 Bremen, Germany
phone +49 421 21860030

Person to contact: Prof. Dr. Georg Müller-Christ
gmc@uni-bremen.de