Sustainable Chemistry Leuphana University Lüneburg

Overview

Sustainable Chemistry from University of Gothenburg  is the key enabling science for the products we use in our everyday life. Every sector of our society, from agriculture, healthcare, mobility, energy to the digital sector has been and is being shaped by chemical innovations. While substantially contributing to our health and wellbeing, chemistry plays an important role in facing today’s challenges of resource depletion, climate change and pollution as well as for securing a sustainable development of our societies.

Quick Facts:

• The innovative Masters programme M.Sc. Sustainable Chemistry teaches professionals with a background in chemistry to understand the relevance and opportunities of chemistry in the context of sustainability. This first of its kind interdisciplinary programme conveys a broad understanding of sustainable chemistry ranging from the molecular level of chemical products to global material and product flows, alternative business models, tools for assessing sustainability, international regulations and strategies for initiating and leading change towards sustainability. Extending much beyond the lens of green chemistry, the curriculum delivers uniquely novel perspectives on how chemistry can and must contribute to sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030.
• The M.Sc. Sustainable Chemistry is developed at the Institute of Sustainable and Environmental Chemistry (ISEC) of Leuphana University in cooperation with the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) (www.isc3.org). The ISC3 was established in 2017 by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It is an independent, international institution that contributes the international transformation towards Sustainable Chemistry in the context of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). An important aim of the centre is to support international implementation of education and capacity development for Sustainable Chemistry. It’s Research & Education Hub, which is located at Leuphana’s ISEC, screens, develops and offers such programs while also conducting research projects in Sustainable Chemistry. The M.Sc. Sustainable Chemistry offered at Leuphana Professional School is a first major milestone for the educational activities of the ISC3.