Sustainability related issues affect all areas of life and are becoming increasingly important in the world as they pose the greatest challenge humanity is currently facing. Every semester, Leibniz University Hannover offers a range of courses with a focus on sustainability across all degree programs. Below you can find examples of selected courses. Please note that the list is not exhaustive.
Summer semester 2025
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Faculty of Architecture and Landscape
Project: The third life of the Litterode. Architecture for sustainable urban development. Architecture in Context Seminar: Ecology and economy for sustainable urban development.
The third life of the Litterode.
Institute for Design and Construction Project: Individual student research project on energy efficiency, sustainability and AI Institute for Design and Construction Seminar: Shaping the future: Smart buildings for the architects of tomorrow Institute for Design and Construction Project: The third life of the Litterode. Urban planning for sustainable urban development Institute for Design and Urban Planning Seminar: Well-Tempered Environment Revisited Institute for Design and Urban Planning Project: Circular Design Project Institute for Design and Urban Planning Project: Impromptu: Circular Design Installation Institute for Design and Urban Planning Project: Orientation project IF: EULO16 - Designing with flood dynamics Institute for Open Space Development Project: Orientation project ILA: Hot or not? - The influence of (surface) design
on the urban climate
Institute for Landscape Architecture Lecture: Forest ecology and forest planning Institute for Environmental Planning Lecture/exercise: Nature conservation and landscape planning: methods Institute for Environmental Planning Lecture: Environmental Planning Institute for Environmental Planning Lecture: Environmental planning - Implementation Institute for Environmental Planning Project: Orientation project IUP: Field ecology survey and conservation assessment
based on a case study
Institute for Environmental Planning Project: In-depth project IUP: Ecological and socio-economic effects of
large-scale landscape changes using the example of the Harz Mountains
Institute for Environmental Planning Project: In-depth project IUP: Planning the urban future -
Analyzing and expanding the biotope network at macro level
Institute for Environmental Planning Project: In-depth project IUP: Centers in transition -
(Inner) urban development concepts as a solution?
Institute for Environmental Planning Project: In-depth project IUP: Alles Logo?! - The use of regional brands
under the aspect of sustainability
Institute for Environmental Planning Project: Master Project IUP: Healthy City? A study of the cities of Hanover and Bratislava Institute for Environmental Planning Project: Master project IUP: Opportunities and challenges for ecological power line management Institute for Environmental Planning Project: Master project IUP: Fair distribution? An investigation into environmental justice
and its development potential in Hanover
Institute for Environmental Planning Seminar: SDG-Campus Challenge ´Sustainable (Inner-)City Development´ Institute for Environmental Planning Seminar: Advanced Spatial Analysis for Environmental Planning Institute for Environmental Planning Seminar: Conflicts in the environmental sector and possible solutions Institute for Environmental Planning Seminar: Environmental assessment Institute for Environmental Planning Practical exercise: Weekly impromptu IUP: THE HANOVER SUMMER SCHOOL ON FUTURE CENTRES
- Presence (B.Sc. - Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning;
M.Sc. - Environmental and Regional Planning; M.Sc. Landscape Architecture)
Institute for Environmental Planning -
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Module: Sustainable design and construction Institute for Building Materials Module: Ecology and Water Quality Management Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources Management Module: Groundwater modelling Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Environmental Physics in Civil Engineering Module: Hydrogeology of environmental pollutants Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Environmental Physics in Civil Engineering Module: current Topics in Environmental Engineering
Institute for Urban Water Management and Waste Technology Module: Project planning for bioenergy systems Institute for Urban Water Management and Waste Technology Module: Water and wastewater technology Institute for Urban Water Management and Waste Technology Module: Industrial Water Supply and Water Management Institute for Urban Water Management and Waste Technology Module: Solid Waste Management Institute for Urban Water Management and Waste Technology Module: Rotor blade design for wind turbines Institute for Wind Energy Systems Module: Control and regulation of wind turbines Institute for Wind Energy Systems Module: Wind energy technology II IInstitute for Wind Energy Systems Module: Wind Energy Technology I Institute for Wind Energy Systems -
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Lecture: Hydropower generators Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics Exercise: Hydropower generators Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics Seminar: Aspects of the energy transition Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Lecture/theoretical exercise: Fuel cells and water electrolysis Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Lecture: Lecture series: Transformation of the energy system Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Lecture and exercise: Energy transition, renewable energies and
smart grids
Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Lecture and exercise: Equalization processes in electrical energy systems Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Lecture and exercise: Electrical power supply II Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Project: Online tasks: Energy transition, renewable energies and
smart grids
Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Project: Online tasks: Equalization processes in electrical energy systems Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Project: Online tasks: Electrical energy supply II Department of Electrical Energy Storage Systems Lecture: Utilisation of solar energy part II Institute for Electrical Process Engineering Lecture: Utilization of solar energy part II Institute for Electrical Process Engineering Experimental exercise: Laboratory: Utilization of solar energy part II Institute for Electrical Process Engineering Experimental exercise: Basic electrical laboratory:
Sustainable Engineering Science
Schering-Institute Experimental exercise: Laboratory: Hydropower generators Technical competence area Electrical Power Engineering -
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Lecture/Exercise: Smart Testing - Innovative and sustainable testing of
of dynamic systems
Institute for Dynamics and Vibrations Lecture/exercise: Sustainable production Institute for Factory Systems and Logistics Lecture: Sustainability Assessment I Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy Lecture and exercise: Circuit technology Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy Lecture and exercise: Sustainability Assessment in Practice Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy Tutorial: Bachelor project - What's happening with my 'yellow bag'? -
Property profile of a recycled plastic (IKK)
Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy Lecture: Introduction to climate protection law Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Lecture and theoretical exercise: Introduction to environmental law Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Lecture and exercise: Green Tribology Institute for Machine Design and Tribology Tutorial: Bachelor project - Material from recyclable material:
Upcycling of plastic waste (IMP)
Institute for multiphase processes
Tutorial: Bachelor project - The magic of composting:
From kitchen waste to humus (IMP)
Institute for multiphase processes
Tutorial: Green Rise Lab - Interdisciplinary product development for
smart vertical greening at the CMG
Institute for Product Development and Device Construction Lecture and exercise: Energy process engineering Institute for Technical Combustion Experimental exercise: Sustainable combustion technology (laboratory) Institute for Technical Combustion Experimental exercise: Master laboratory: Hydrogen laboratory -
From production to thermal utilization
Institute for Technical Combustion Lecture exercise: Sustainable combustion technology Institute for Technical Combustion Tutorial: Experimental methods in sustainable combustion research Institute for Technical Combustion Tutorial: Numerical methods in sustainable combustion research Institute for Technical Combustion Tutorial: Bachelor project - Green Racing Challenge (ITV) Institute for Technical Combustion Lecture/theoretical exercise: Steam turbines for current and future energy
future energy systems
Institute of Turbomachinery and Fluid Dynamics Lecture/seminar: Turbocharging for sustainable vehicle drives Institute of Turbomachinery and Fluid Dynamics Lecture/exercise: Material characterization and simulation for
sustainable process development
Institute for Forming Technology and Forming Machines Lecture/exercise: Sustainable value chains in forming technology Institute for Forming Technology and Forming Machines Lecture/theoretical exercise: Sustainable steel materials Institute for Materials Science -
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Seminar: Seminar on wind farm planning project Institute for Meteorology and Climatology Exercise: Exercise on the Urban Climate Challenge project Institute for Meteorology and Climatology Lecture: Lecture on the Urban Climate Challenge project Institute for Meteorology and Climatology Lecture: Energy meteorology Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie Lecture: Renewable energies and energy systems Institute for Meteorology and Climatology Seminar: Seminar on radiation protection and radioecology Institute for Radioecology and Radiation Protection Lecture: Nuclear Energy and the Fuel Cycle, Technical Aspects and
social discourse (Part II)
Institute for Radioecology and Radiation Protection Lecture: Radioactivity in the environment and the radiation hazard to humans Institute for Radioecology and Radiation Protection Practical course: Block practical course in laboratory and simulation practice
for solar energy
Institute for Solid State Physics Theoretical exercise: Exercise on the physics of solar cells Institute for Solid State Physics Lecture: Characterisation of semiconductors and solar cells Institute for Solid State Physics Lecture: Physics of solar cells Institute for Solid State Physics -
Faculty of Law
Lecture: Energy Law Chair of Public Law, in particular European Law Seminar: Proseminar on environmental and planning law Faculty of Law -
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Seminar: Basic topics in biology lessons:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Institute for Didactics of Natural Sciences Seminar: The vital element of water in the context of the climate crisis
and SDG 6
Institute for Didactics of Natural Sciences Seminar: Geographical perspective in subject teaching:
Project week on low-emission schools
Institute for Didactics of Natural Sciences Exercise: Low-emission schools: Introduction and project week Institute for Didactics of Natural Sciences Lecture: Sustainable economic geography Institute for Economic and Cultural Geography Field exercise: Biodiversity on dikes for coastal protection
(Good Coast Lower Saxony)
Institute of Geobotany Seminar/exercise: Analyzing data, specifically evaluating
environmental problems
Institute of Geography and Landscape Ecology Seminar: The Harz Mountains:
Landscape-ecological characterization of a forest landscape
Institute of Geography and Landscape Ecology Seminar: Urban climate in transition:
Challenges and adaptation strategies
Institute of Geography and Landscape Ecology Module: Sustainable finance
for scientists - Insights into the world of finance
under the aspects of the “Great Transformation” (WBGU)
Institute for Innovation Research, Technology Management
& Entrepreneurship:
Lecture/exercise: Raw materials III (energy raw materials) Institute for Mineralogy Seminar/Experimental Exercise: Summer School:
Molecular plant breeding for sustainable development
Institute of Plant Genetics Project: Geoscientific mapping (focus on soil/water) Institute for Soil Science Project: Independent project work with field exercise
(focus on soil/water)
Institute for Soil Science Project work: Analytical Work (Focus Soil/Water) Institute for Soil Science Project: Writing a Scientific Paper (Focus Soil/Water) Institute for Soil Science Seminar: Seminar on Major Field Trip / Atacama (Focus Soil/Water) Institute for Soil Science Theoretical exercise: Numerical Modelling of Water, Matter
and Energy Fluxes II
Institute for Soil Science Lecture: Water protection Institute of Technical Chemistry Seminar: Water protection Institute of Technical Chemistry Experimental exercise: Recording and evaluating biocenoses -
methods of applied ecology
Hanover University of Veterinary Medicine Foundation Lecture/Experimental Exercise: Megabiodiversity in Brazil Hanover University of Veterinary Medicine Foundation Excursion: Species protection and environmental policy (Crau-Camargue)
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Faculty of Philosophy
Seminar: Education for Sustainable Development English seminar Seminar: Man and nature German seminar Seminar: Environmental philosophy, nature conservation and philosophical aspects
of sustainability (block seminar)
Institute of Philosophy Seminar: Philosophy of Climate Science Institute of Philosophy Project: Children's research day - On the trail of the climate Institute for Special Needs Education Seminar: Climate (change) concerns everyone - inclusive ESD Institute for Special Needs Education Seminar: Project - Children's Climate Future Day Institute for Special Needs Education Seminar: Sustainable work Institute for Sociology Seminar: Sustainability and climate protection in state organisations -
FLM Qualitative Social Research
Institute for Sociology Seminar: Global transformations and local effects:
The Energy Transition and its Impact in the South American Lithium Triangle
Institute for Sociology Excursion: Sailing and windsurfing excursion on the Baltic Sea - sustainable and inclusive Institute for Sports Science -
Faculty of Economic Sciences
Master Seminar: Climate Risk in Finance & Insurance Institute of Finance and Commodity Markets Seminar: Environment and Health: Experimental and Empirical Evidence Institute for Health Economics Seminar: Seminar Development and Environmental Economics Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Seminar: Doctoral seminar: Environmental and Development Economics Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Theoretical exercise: Exercise Sustainability Economics Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Lecture: Environmental Economics Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Lecture:: Sustainability Economics Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Lecture:: Water Economics Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade Bachelor/Master-Seminar: Business informatics, energy and mobility Institute for Business Informatics Lecture: Energy and mobility industry Institute for Business Informatics -
Guest student and senior citizen study programmes
Seminar: Leibniz in the Harz Mountains: magnificent silver coins, mechanical arts and smart energy ideas Lecture: Nationwide online lecture series 2025: Knowledge.Power.Future.
What significance do the sciences have for modern society?
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Courses for students of all faculties
Accompanying seminar: Projects for future -
Your project ideas for a better world
Central Organisation for Quality Development in Studies and Teaching (ZQS) Seminar: ZQS/SK: Sustainability in Action:
Circular Economy & Cradle to Cradle
Central Organisation for Quality Development in Studies and Teaching (ZQS) -
Central Centre for Continuing Education (ZEW)
Accompanying seminar: Solar Summer + Winter Schools (consulting expertise for the installation of solar systems)
