The FHNW is committed to sustainability in its teaching, research and organisation.
The FHNW is explicitly committed to sustainability and undertakes to act sustainably in the areas of energy, consumption, resource use, health, inclusion and equal opportunities. As a centre of education, research and development, the FHNW aims to provide the knowledge and skills needed to tackle global problems and to act as a think tank and experimental space for social innovations. It trains future decision makers, leaders and multipliers who can influence social discourses in their thoughts and work and who can develop, offer and contribute solutions to a wide range of problems. To ensure the FHNW’s credibility, the FHNW requires a voluntary commitment that considers sustainability both as a concept for the organisation’s actions and as an issue in the implementation of its mandate.
Strategic action fields
The strategic action fields are defined in the FHNW strategy. By concentrating its forces in the fields New Work, Future Health and Zero Emission, the FHNW aims to provide answers to the most urgent issues of society and economy.
FHNW 2035: Roadmap to a more sustainable university
As a public educational organization, the FHNW has a social responsibility and acts as a role model. The document «Sustainability Goals 2035 and Sustainability Action Plan 2025-2028» sets out the guidelines for sustainable action at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW up to 2035. In it, the FHNW commits to the following overarching strategic goals in the area of sustainability by 2035:
- Reduce emissions
- Improve health and well-being at work and during studies
- Ensure inclusion and participation
- Promote participation and professionalization
FHNW Sustainability Week
The FHNW is taking part in Sustainability Week Switzerland. A varied program will be offered at the Muttenz, Olten, Brugg-Windisch and Solothurn campuses and at the headquarters of the FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel on the Dreispitz, focusing on the diverse aspects of sustainability.
Swiss Sustainability Challenge
Pitch your idea for more sustainability! The Swiss Sustainability Challenge is the innovation booster by FHNW and Pax Insurance. It supports projects that have a positive impact on ecological and social sustainability. Participants enjoy an individual coaching by experts, free workshops and networking opportunities.
Contact point for persons from Ukraine / Контактна особа для тих, хто прибув з України
The FHNW will do everything it can to support students, teachers and researchers at Ukrainian universities.
Topics and tasks
Sustainability management
Life cycle assessment
Research
Teaching
People
Mobility
Gastronomy
Discourse on sustainability
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