Prof. Dr. Gerd Michelsen

Member of Institute for Environmental & Sustainability Communication (INFU)

Adresse Michelsen

Prof. Dr. Gerd Michelsen
Scharnhorststr. 1, C11.323
21335 Lüneburg
Fon +49.4131.677-2802
Fax +49.4131.677-2819
michelsen@uni.leuphana.de

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Education and Employment

• Degree in Economics (Diplomvolkswirt, 1974, University of Freiburg i.Br.)
• Dr. rer. pol. (1978, University of Freiburg i.Br.) and Dr. phil. habil. (1986, Leibniz University of Hanover)
• Executive Director of Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology, Freiburg i.Br., 1977 – 1979)
• Executive Director of the Central Institute for Continuing Education (ZEW, Leibniz University of Hanover, 1979 – 1993)
• Professorship at University of Lüneburg (stand-in professor 1993 – 1995; full professorship since 1995)
• Vice-President of University of Lüneburg (2004 – 2006, responsible for teaching and education)
• Executive Director of the Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Communication (since 1996)
• UNESCO-Chair “Higher Education for Sustainable Development” (since 2005)

Research and Publications

• Research in Education and Communication for Sustainable Development (ECSD)
• R+D-Projects in different fields of ECSD, including Higher Education (Sustainable University, BINK, ALFA/ELAN and many others)
• Publications (books, articles in journals, conference contributions), including “Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation” (2nd ed.; English version of the Handbook in preparation, jointly with Jasmin Godemann)
• Editor and Co-Editor of several book series (Jahrbuch Ökologie; Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Umweltkommunikation and others)

Memberships and Honorary Appointments

• UNESCO-Committee “Education for Sustainable Development” (since 2005)
• UNESCO –Commission “Science” (chairman, since 2009) und member of the board of the German UNESCO Commission
• Reference Group “World Decade Education for Sustainable Development” of UNESCO, Paris (since 2006)
• Scientific Board of B.A.U.M. (German Environmental Management Association, Hamburg; since 2009)
• Board of COPERNICUS Alliance (since 2008
• Board of several private foundations
• Expert in several research programs, foundations and other funding institutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• Scientific Board “GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society”

Awards

• B.A.U.M. Science Prize (1998)
• Special Award of Altner-Combecher-Foundation “Sustainable University” (2008)
• University Award “Best Fundraiser” (2007 and 2008)
• University Award “Best Publisher” (2nd and 3rd in 2007and 2008)