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What contribution to sustainable development can universities make in the fields of action sustainability reporting, governance, teaching, research, operations, and transfer? How can a common understanding of sustainability and transformation be developed in the university network? How can universities implement sustainable development as a whole institution approach? 

These and related questions, as well as the establishment of a nationwide university network, were the focus of the project Sustainability at Universities: develop - network - report (HOCH^N), which was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) from 2017-2021.

Beyond the original project network consisting of eleven German universities, the HOCH^N sustainability network invites all universities to join, learn from one another, and jointly advance the sustainable development of their institutions.

Since 2021, updated guidelines for all fields of action have been available, complemented by a wiki providung extensive resources on sustainable development in higher education.   

More information can be found HERE.