Research for environment and sustainable development

Active participation in the development towards a sustainable society is part of KTH’s responsibility. This
includes contributing to the shift towards sustainable technical and social systems that meet our needs,
such as our needs for food and drink, warmth, housing, transportation, communication and relaxation.
With around 50 research teams working within the field of the environment and sustainable
development, KTH’s operations act as a driving force within this shift by improving, developing, analysing
and evaluating society’s and industry’s resources.

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Strategic concepts for communication and cooperation in large-scale projects are crucial for their
success. Whereas “simply” building a house has become a manageable task, things become much more
complicated when considering the urban environment and wider interests such as energy efficiency. The
Master program, Building Sustainability focuses, therefore, not only on technical and economic
perspectives but also aims at imparting relevant knowledge from other disciplines. This means that the
scope of the program is both broad and specific at the same time. The combination of technology,
management, and sustainability-related topics is, therefore, a unique opportunity for young
professionals to extend their skills.

www.masterstudies.com/Building-Sustainability-(MBA)/Germany/TU-Campus-EUREF/

Sustainable development challenges companies, organizations and individuals to change their thinking
and behavior. Sustainable Development studies (KEKO, 25 cr, for exchange students 12 cr) is approaching
the topic from holistic and multidisciplinary perspective. The studies consist of multidisciplinary
teamwork course (10 cr) and selection of courses on sustainable development and responsible business
(15 cr). In practice, the completion of a minor in Sustainability Studies requires presence from
September to April, which is the span of the mandatory multidisciplinary course.

The aim is to offer students a thorough grounding in the principles of sustainable development and
means to implement these principles in various contexts. The studies take into account the four
dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social, cultural and economic. The aim is also to
practice team working skills and collaborative expertise in multidisciplinary case-studies.

https://www.utu.fi/en/units/ffrc/studying/sustainable/Pages/home.aspx

Sustainability is a broad discipline, giving students and graduates insights into most aspects of the
human world from business to technology to environment and the social sciences. The core skills with
which a graduates leaves college or university are highly sought after, especially in a modern world
looking to drastically reduce carbon emissions and discover and develop the technologies of the future.
Sustainability draws on politics, economics and, philosophy and other social sciences as well as the hard
sciences. Sustainability skills and environmental awareness is a priority in many corporate jobs at
graduate level and over as businesses seek to adhere to new legislation. Therefore, Sustainability
graduates will go into many fields but most commonly civic planning, environmental consultancy (built
and natural environment), agriculture, not for profit, corporate strategies, health assessment and
planning, and even into law and decision making. Entry-level jobs are growing and over the coming
years, bachelors graduates can expect more and more options and opportunities

www.environmentalscience.org/sustainability