Where Does Empirical ESD Research Stand? Topics and Methodological Trends
An overview (in German) of empirical research on Education for Sustainable Development: main topics, methodological trends and open challenges.
Evaluating Learning in ESD: A UNESCO Chair Exchange with Sebastian Galindo
It was good to host Professor Sebastian Galindo at Leuphana for an extended exchange with Harald Hantke and Daniel Fischer, both Co-Chairs of the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Professor Galindo was recently appointed to lead the new UNESCO Chair on
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
Vibrant but Fragmented: Mapping Teacher Education for Sustainability in Germany
In a new publication led by Christina Ehras and Mandy Singer-Brodowski (University of Regensburg), together with a 22-person team of subject-didactics researchers from across Germany, we ask how the research field around teacher education for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has developed — and how cohesive it actually
From Lecture Hall to Garden Bed: Leuphana's New CampusAckerdemie
Cheerful chatter mixes with birdsong on a sunny spring morning as Leuphana teacher-training students set the first plants into the soil. Since March 2026, a roughly 50-square-metre plot has taken shape close to the university's central building: the CampusAckerdemie, a new teaching garden where students
Who Gets to Care About the Planet? The Social Divide Behind Youth Environmental Attitudes
In a new publication led by Marcus Pietsch (Leuphana University), we ask whether young people's environmental attitudes are shaped by their socioeconomic background, and how the conditions of the country they grow up in widen or narrow that divide.
Drawing on data from nearly 700,000 students across
Sustainability in Metal and Electrical Training: A Handbook for In-Company Trainers
An open training concept (in German) for in-company trainers in the metal and electrical industries: exploring sustainability in one's own company, reflecting on roles and co-determination, and designing concrete measures. Developed in the NiME project.