What do we mean by sustainability?
The HU strives to ensure that all study programmes provide sustainable education kennis- en innovatieagenda Samen Duurzaam (knowledge and innovation agenda Sustainable Together)). That is how sustainable development becomes part of the personal and professional actions of students and lecturers. To achieve this, it must be an integral part of regular education. Not just sustainability in a single course and/or module or in a single minor.
In our education, the students are the change agents who bring about the transition and are prepared for this role during their study programme by the lecturers who are themselves change agents. A sustainable transition means a movement toward making a positive contribution to restoring the balance between ecology, society and the economy, by achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Exactly what the sustainable transition of education looks like varies by study programme. By interweaving sustainable development where possible in learning outcomes, the body of knowledge and skills, competences, assignments and assessment, sustainable action becomes the new normal.