The Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (german: Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde, literally ''University for
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...
''; abbreviated in German as ''HNE Eberswalde'' or ''HNEE'') is a
Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
in
Eberswalde
Eberswalde () is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German State ( Bundesland / ''federated state'') of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. Population 42,144 (census in June 2005), geographic ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. 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). Since December 1997 its president has been
Wilhelm-Günther Vahrson
Wilhelm-Günther Vahrson (born May 1955, Iserlohn) is a German geographer and academic. Since 1997 he has been the president of the Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde.
References
External links
*http://www.zeit.de/studium/ho ...
.
Notable person
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Julius Lothar Meyer
Julius Lothar Meyer (19 August 1830 – 11 April 1895) was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (his chief rival) and he ...
See also
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List of historic schools of forestry
This is a list of historic schools of forestry, by founding date. Also included is information about each school's location, founder(s), present status, and (where applicable) closing date. Many remain active.
1700s
* 1778 - A course of study i ...
External links
Official site*http://www.utopia.de/magazin/ergebnis-deutschlands-gruenste-hochschulen-ranking
Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany
Universities and colleges in Brandenburg
1830 establishments in Germany
Educational institutions established in 1830
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