Faculty of landscape use and nature conservation University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde

Fachbereich Landschaftsnutzung und Naturschutz (Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde)

University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde

The development of this principle can be seen in the now 30-year "history" of the department as well as in the topics and contents of the five courses based in the department and the priorities in the research activities and the numerous cooperations.

The Department of Landscape Use and Nature Conservation currently employs over 80 people. In addition to the 20 professorships and currently nine academic employees, there are two employees in the department administration and three in the laboratory. Due to the numerous research projects, the department has over 30 additional technical and scientific employees. In addition, the department has awarded four honorary professors and employs numerous lecturers in teaching.

The proportion of female employees in the permanent workforce (30 employees) is 57% in the Department of Landscape Use and Nature Conservation. The proportion of female students has also increased continuously in recent years (57% in 2000, 60% in 2005 and 67% in 2011). Among the currently five young scientists, three are doctoral students.

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Studies

The Department of Landscape Use and Nature Conservation is one of the four departments at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. It is possible to study as part of two bachelor's programs or one of our three master's programs at our well-equipped department:

• BSc Landscape Use and Nature Conservation (LaNu)
• BSc organic farming and marketing (ÖLV)
• MSc Sustainable Regional Development: Education - Management - Nature Conservation (NaRegio)
• MSc Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (OLE)
• MA Strategic Sustainability Management (SNM)

We train professionals who

• with knowledge of biology, landscape ecology and landscape planning,
• with knowledge of different branches of land use and
• with economic, environmental and social expertise

are tomorrow's decision-makers.

In addition, the department is involved in the part-time Master's degree in Strategic Sustainability Management (MA) (SNM).

Research

The Landscape Use and Nature Conservation Department has numerous research activities and, at over one million euros per year, has one of the highest third-party funding rates of the university's four departments. The department thus makes an important contribution to the university's third-party funding strength - the HNE Eberswalde is regularly one of the first places in the third-party funding ranking of German universities of applied sciences.

In 2008, research professorships were introduced at Brandenburg's technical colleges. This was unique nationwide. Since 2009 research professorships can be awarded at the HNE Eberswalde. Three research professorships are located in the Department of Landscape Use and Nature Conservation - this is also a pleasing expression of the research strength of the department and the above-average acquisition of third-party funds.