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COPERNICUS Alliance - European Network on Higher Education for Sustainable Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Education
  • Science and Technology
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development

    • Social Development:
  • Information and Communications Technologies

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Education
  • Partnerships
  • Science
    • Geographic scope: Regional
  • Europe
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2010
    Organizational structure: The COPERNICUS Alliance is set together by the members (universities, NGOs, public institutions, higher education entities, individual members…). It is headed by the president and vice-president and supported by the Scientific Steering Committee. President Board The president and vice-president are elected every second year by the scientific committee. •Elected President 2012/13: Prof. Dr. Daniella Tilbury, University of Gloucestershire, UK •Elected Vice-President 2012/13: Dr. Clemens Mader, University of Graz, Austria Scientific Steering Committee The Scientific Steering Committee is being elected every second year by the partner institutions. •2009-2012: •Prof. Dr. Hans van Ginkel, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands •Prof. Dr. Gerd Michelsen, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany •Prof. Dr. Friedrich M. Zimmermann, University of Graz, Austria •Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany •Prof. Dr. Rietje van Dam-Mieras, University of Leiden, The Netherlands •Ass.-Prof. Eftichios Sartzetakis, University of Mazedonia, Greece •Philipp Schöffmann, INEX (International Network for Educational Exchange), Austria
    Number and type of members: The COPERNICUS Alliance is based on the COPERNICUS Charta which has been signed by more than 300 European Universities. Members of the COPERNICUS Alliance are 20 Higher Education Institutions located in Europe as well as departments and individuals who have strong interest or focus their research in the field of higher education for sustainable development. The COPERNICUS Alliance is also open for partnerships with NGOs as well as has strong cooperations with Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development.
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
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