Fachhochschule Eberswalde

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Located in Eberswalde, Germany, the university (officially known as Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development) is nationally and internationally renowned as a pioneer in sustainability, forestry, and environmental resource management. Its strongest faculties and programs center around forest and environment, landscape architecture, wood engineering, and sustainable business, all characterized by a strong practical orientation and interdisciplinary approach. The campus experience for international students is uniquely close-knit and green, benefiting from a supportive International Office that coordinates buddy systems, integration events, and a vibrant multicultural community nestled within a historic forest town. While many undergraduate courses are taught in German, the institution offers specialized English-taught master's programs tailored to global environmental challenges. A distinctive characteristic setting it apart is its status as Germany's most sustainable campus, offering students living laboratories—including its own teaching forests—directly integrated into the curriculum.

Background

The Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (German: Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde, literally University for Sustainable Development; abbreviated in German as HNE Eberswalde or HNEE) is a Fachhochschule in Eberswalde, Germany. It was founded 1830 as a higher institute (Höhere Forstlehranstalt) of forestry. It was re-established in its present form as a Fachhochschule, or university of applied sciences, in 1992, with a range of courses and content geared towards sustainable development. In 2010 it was renamed the Entwicklung Eberswalde (FH). Its current president is Matthias Barth.

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