The Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (, literally ''University for
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is an approach to growth and Human development (economics), human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.United Nations General ...
''; abbreviated in German as ''HNE Eberswalde'' or ''HNEE'') is a
Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
in
Eberswalde
Eberswalde () is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany, about northeast of Berlin. Population 42,144 (census in June 2005).
The town is often called Waldstadt (forest town), beca ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. 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.
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. The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (his chief rival) an ...
See also
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List of historic schools of forestry
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 the German Confederation
Educational institutions established in 1830
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