Already in 2004 the subject of environmental management was present at the University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde.

The preliminary conceptual work was performed by a group of voluntary members of an environmental management workgroup. The concept has since been further developed and the environmental manager Kerstin Kräusche has structured it into specific projects and processes. The goal is the certification of environmental management by EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme), an instrument developed by the European Community for companies that wish to improve their environmental performance.

The goal of voluntary implementation of structured environmental management is:

• to use resources economically and to reduce the negative environmental effects caused by the university

• to create transparency in all environmentally relevant processes

• to use energy and materials more efficiently and more ecologically

• to involve all staff and students in this process.

  • Practice related teaching and research on environmental protection employing techniques of environmental management (lectures, seminar reports and essays)

  • Public information on environmental management at the university, also with a view to motivating others to do business in an environmentally sound manner

With its structured environmental management, the University surpasses the environmental criteria demanded by law.