CHALLENGE PROFILE
SUSTAINABLE VENTURING
Higher education institution
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
Department
Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law
Academic team
Prof Dr Klaus Fichter
Kim Parohl
Anne Seela
Every year, 15 to 20 students at the University of Oldenburg receive the opportunity to participate in the challenge-based module ‘Sustainable Venturing’. The main focus of the multi-award winning module is to develop entrepreneurial competencies for the realisation of environmental innovations and sustainable business models. Guided by academic staff, student participants work together with selected regional business partners who are both economically successful and contribute to environmental and climate protection, to promote sustainable start-up concepts.
The main learning objectives are to:
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- be able to identify new solution needs in the context of sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations
- build knowledge and skills of sustainability-oriented idea generation and evaluation
- build knowledge and skills for entrepreneurial development and implementation of innovative solutions
- build knowledge and skills to systematically link economic and ecological objectives
- develop the ability to strategically develop green business areas and markets
Students
Business Solutions
Business partners
- Environmental sustainability – 100%
- SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY – 50%
- ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY – 100%
Renewable energies
Energy efficiency
Circular economy
Sustainable mobility
Renewable materials
Green IT
Sustainable clothing
Clean tech
Emission reduction and control
“In the module ‘Sustainable Venturing’, students are excited to develop innovative solutions and business models for real-world problems. We see strong competence improvements among the students here within a short period of time. The business partners are also enthusiastic, because they get new perspectives, new ideas and implementation-oriented business models developed by committed students.”
Prof Dr Klaus Fichter, Professor of Innovation Management and Sustainability and responsible for the ‘Sustainable Venturing’ module at University of Oldenburg
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Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law
Adj. Prof. Innovation Management and Sustainability
Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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