ESD University Network Baden-Württemberg

About the University Network

The Higher Education Network Baden-Württemberg on Education for Sustainable Development (BNE-Hochschulnetzwerk BW) is a cross-university cooperation platform, designed to strengthen the structural and long-term integration of ESD within the state’s higher education landscape. The exchange of ESD-experts revolves around current research, innovative teaching methods and regional transfer projects, therefore facilitating the connection between universities to exchange more efficiently and create synergies in the implementation of ESD concepts. The Higher Education Network creates a threefold effect: At the university level it opens up a public forum for its members to share their research. Through reform processes and transdisciplinary sustainability research and teaching, universities directly engage with society. Finally, the network serves as a model for other federal states seeking to establich and expand ESD in higher education. The Higher Education Network for ESD in Baden-Württemberg has been existing since 2012.

Annual Meeting of the ESD University Network

The annual meetings of the Higher Education Network for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Baden-Württemberg provide a platform for exchange, discussion of ESD-related issues and challenges, and networking. Good practice examples presented by individual members or external speakers can aid as inspiration for participants to implement ESD at their respective institutions. Speakers from neighboring countries or political bodies such as UNESCO report on the latest developments in their fields of activity. In addition, participants gain insights into ongoing and emerging research activities in the field of ESD, both within and beyond the network, which are subsequently discussed in an open forum.

Annual Meeting of the ESD University Network at the University of Tübingen (May 6.-7. 2024)

The University of Tübingen hosted the Annual Meeting of the Higher Education Network on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) on May 6–7, 2024 (Venue: Neue Aula, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, 72074 Tübingen). It focussed on ethical perspectives of Sustainable Development and its implications for ESD. Its main topic revolved around “Werte, Ethik und moralisch-politische Emotionen in der (B)NE“ (“Values, Ethics, and Moral-Political Emotions in ESD”).

As per usual in the annual meeting lively exchanges, discussions, and networking took place. In addition, examples of practical implementations of ESD as well as insights into research activities in the field of ESD were presented.

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