The “Economics and Technologies of Sustainability” master’s degree is an interdisciplinary program
addressing global challenges through a blend of economics, technology, and sustainability
principles. It focuses on equipping students with skills to tackle pressing issues such as resource
scarcity, energy challenges, the transition to a sustainable production, circular economies, and
strategies to identify and economically valorize sustainability implementations, and the socio-political aspects of sustainability and its realization. Interdisciplinary classes in both economic and natural sciences cover planetary resources, renewable and non-renewable resource economics,
environmental economics, sustainable production technologies, concepts of energy generation and
storage, carbon neutrality and carbon negativity, waste valorization strategies, sustainability
identification, certification systems, sustainability-driven strategies for businesses, socio-political
possibilities for implementing sustainability across societies in a changing world.
The program *emphasizes both theoretical understanding and hands-on experience through
specialized labs*, with both formats building on modern didactic concepts that aim at a student
involvement at unprecedented levels.