Teaching

The University of Münster regards sustainability as an essential element of teaching and a central dimension of research-oriented learning. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a guiding concept for future action in this respect. It makes sustainability an explicit subject of teaching and encourages students to assume social responsibility with regard to sustainability. The aim is to highlight the relevance of sustainability at the beginning of one’s degree programme, as well as the responsibility that all academic disciplines bear for society. The inter- and transdisciplinary aspects of sustainability that exceed the scope of one’s subject and degree programme should also be a focus of instruction. Anchoring sustainability as an independent area of competence in General Studies is the first step in this process

• Goals for the field of teaching

  Goal1: The University of Münster will recognise education for sustainable development (ESD) as an underlying principle of orientation and explicit subject of teaching and will develop ESD as a study profile.

  Goal 2: The University of Münster will offer instructors and multipliers continuing education measures, space for sustainability-related courses and course formats, and offer students opportunities to gain qualification in the field of sustainability

  Goal 3: The University of Münster will consider sustainability in degree programme development processes, as well as teaching and study quality assurance, and will integrate sustainability-relevant courses into various degree programmes.