UNESCO Chair Projects
Passing On, Reflection, Setting Out: Two LoLE Cohorts Meet at Leuphana
Kick-off and wrap-up of the LoLE training in February 2026: cohort 1 completes its one-year ESD training, while cohort 2 starts the programme.
How School Leaders Shape Sustainable and Future-Oriented Schools
The LoLE Training brings together school leaders who actively drive change within their schools and advance Education for Sustainable Development through a Whole School Approach and in the context of Learner Empowerment.
Half the World's Youth, Too Few Teachers: ESD Teacher Leadership in Sub-Saharan Africa
"Predictions say that by 2050, half of the world's youth will live in Africa, making education a key driver of sustainable development," says Prof. Dr. Daniel Fischer. At the same time, the Sub-Saharan Africa region is facing a shortage of teachers — in both numbers and
ProBioTIC Project at Forum Carpaticum 2025
The 8th Forum Carpaticum, held from 9 to 11 September 2025 in Bratislava, Slovakia, brought together researchers, policymakers, and civil society actors to advance sustainable development across the Carpathian region.
ProBioTIC at the 2025 Student Conference on Conservation Science
As part of its work to support early-career biodiversity researchers, the ProBioTIC (Promoting Biodiversity through Transdisciplinary Learning Interventions in the Carpathians) project held a day of training during the Student Conference on Conservation Science 2025 (SCCS).
The tenth SCCS Europe, developed by ProBioTIC partners Gabriella Süle and András Báldi,
Advisory Board of the LoLE Project: Research, Policy, Civil Society and Young Voices
The LoLE project is supported by an advisory board that combines expertise from ESD, educational leadership, youth empowerment, and policy making.
Research
Prof. Dr. Lydia Kater-WettstädtProfessor of Primary Education, University of KoblenzProfile
Lydia is professor for primary education with a focus and basic and social sciences at the University
Transdisciplinary Learning in Action: ProBioTIC Field Excursion to the Carpathians
As part of the ProBioTIC project (Promoting Biodiversity through Transdisciplinary Learning Interventions in the Carpathians), Leuphana University has developed a seminar focused on transdisciplinary outreach for this biodiverse region. The class divided themselves into four groups, each developing a project focused on one of the following topics:
* Human-nature interactions,