Adapting to Climate Change: Ecosystem Services of Urban Green Zones 2025

This interdisciplinary course explores the complexity of ecosystem services provided by urban green areas, in relation to the well-being of citizens under climate change threats. Type: virtual course Course dates: 12 May - 30 May 2025 Registration...

Behavioural Approaches to Sustainability Challenges

This course focuses on the economic and social dimensions of sustainable development through the lens of experimental game theory/behavioral economics. Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or SEMP funding) Course dates: 6 Oct 2025 - 31 Jan 2026...

Climate Histories: Science and Art in the Public Space

This course coincides with the conference "Climate Histories", focusing on how we can understand and re-evaluate established interpretations of how societies can adapt and transform in an era of accelerating climate change. Type: blended intensive...

Collaborating in Planetary Health

Planetary Health is a solutions-oriented, transdisciplinary field and social movement focused on analyzing and addressing the impacts of human disruptions to Earth’s natural systems on human health and all life on Earth. Type: virtual course Course...

Complex Solutions to Environmental Problems

Interested in how to comprehensively address global and local environmental problems related to specific sources of pollution? Join us for this blended intensive programme. Type: virtual course Course dates: 19 February - 24 May 2024 (Onsite week:...

Connecting Cultures: Sustainability, Travel, Translation & Migration 2025

Cultures interact, influence and transform one another. By examining the processes of travel, translation, and migration, students will gain insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural exchanges. Type: blended intensive...

Dealing with Climate Change: From Global to Local Perspectives

Climate change requires urgent action at different levels of implementation. As a global phenomenon it has different impacts in different parts of the world and is understood and experienced differently from place to place. Type: virtual course Course...

Digital Water for Sustainable Cities 2024

The course presents water resource management in sustainable cities. Introduction to challenges and sustainable adaptation measures for drinking water supply and wastewater as well as stormwater management, with focus on treatment, distribution and...

Engaging with Climate Change: Local Views of Challenges

This class will prepare you with social science theories on climate change, key concepts of climate science and policy as well as qualitative methodological training for data collection and analysis. Type: virtual course Course dates: 19 April - 17...

Environment, Health and Climate Change 2025

This interdisciplinary course will give you an increased understanding of the complex relationships between health, environment, and climate change, particularly regarding sustainable cities and wellbeing. Type: blended intensive programme (Erasmus+ or...

Fake News Winter School

Students will gain an understanding of fake news in 6 ENLIGHT flagship areas, primarily in terms of their recognition, definition, comparison and evaluation of common features. Type: virtual course Course dates: Online 1 February - 8 February, 2024...

Interdisciplinary Study of the Climate Neutral City

In this course we want to hand the building blocks necessary to consider a complex problem, such as a climate neutral city, and to provide a defined contribution. Type: virtual course Course dates: Start on 17 Feb 2022 Registration closed In this...

Just Sustainable Cities: Perspective from Post-Socialist Eurasia 2025

This course introduces students to theoretical and methodological tools from the research fields of justice, urban studies, and sustainable development, in order to teach synergetic approaches to the study of just sustainable cities. Type: virtual...

Language for Environmental Future

How can you use your language skills in the global conversation about climate change? This course brings together students and scholars with interests in multilingualism, translation, globalisation and the environmental humanities, to reflect on how to...

Oceans and Human Health

This course explores the complex interactions between the marine environment and human health, examining both the benefits—such as food, air quality, and well-being—and the risks posed by natural disasters, pollution, and pathogens, while highlighting...

Popular music and activism

This course draws on literature from for example musicology, cultural studies, music education, gender studies and media studies in examining popular music’s role in activism and social change. Type: virtual course Course dates: 11 Sep - 31 Oct 2025...

Summer School Sustainability in the MIddLe East (SMILE)

This course delves into pressing issues surrounding sustainability in the the Middle East, gaining a comprehensive and nuanced perspective from professionals and scholars from different fields. Type: physical course Course dates: 1 - 5 Sep 2025 Apply...

Sustainable Cities: Visions and challenges 2024

The course provides a basic understanding of the city's development and sustainability with perspectives from technology, ecology and art science, including architecture and with a specific focus on technical and green infrastructure. Type: virtual...

Sustainable Development, Trade and Environmental Economics

The seminar focuses on environmental economics in a globalized context within the framework of sustainable development. For this purpose, the seminar will cover different topics, starting from the sustainable development concept. Type: physical course...

The deep History of Food - Putting Sustainability into Context

Agriculture is the most important way of food production, but how did it emerge and become so successful? This course will lead the students through the early stages of agriculture. Besides an overview over its emergence and spread, the course will...