Close link between theory and practical courses; Smallest possible course sizes; High flexibility in the design of compulsory elective areas for a course of study geared to individual career planning; Non-geographical module offerings can be selected from a wide range of subjects (or even be expanded individually); Large selection of modules to teach important soft skills; High number of different examination formats with decrease in the use of the written examination format. As part of the Working Group, students can actively contribute to the improvement of the teaching concept and teaching offerings.

Close link between theory and practical courses; Smallest possible course sizes; High flexibility in the design of compulsory elective areas for a course of study geared to individual career planning; Non-geographical module offerings can be selected from a wide range of subjects (or even be expanded individually); Large selection of modules to teach important soft skills; High number of different examination formats with decrease in the use of the written examination format. As part of the Working Group, students can actively contribute to the improvement of the teaching concept and teaching offerings.

International interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborative research (BMBF, DFG-SFB, DFG-FOR); international training contacts (MOU with partner universities); Summer Schools; Erasmus Mundus doctoral students; International visiting academics; ENLIGHT programme; PhD degree programme in Geography.

Universidad de Valencia, Spanien; Queen´s University, Belfast, Großbritannien; Universidad Nasional de Colombia, Bogotá, Kolumbien; Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux, Frankreich; University of Latvia, Riga, Lettland; Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Südafrika; University of the Aegean, Lesbos, Griechenland; Universitatea de Ves din Timisoara, Rumänien; Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg, Schweden; McMaster University, Hamilton, Kanada.

Comprehensive library and map collection; CIP cluster with SMART Board; Student PC workstations; Video conferencing tools and IT equipment for hybrid teaching formats; WiFi; GIS remote sensing equipment with spectrometer laboratory; Large laboratory for soil, water and vegetation analytics (including pF and ku apparatus, ICP-OES, IC, NC); Soil/climate/hydrology field measurement station; open source; work placements database.

Resource analysis and resource/environmental management; Socio-ecological transformation and sustainability; Geographical resource and environmental conflict research; Demographic change, tourism and sustainability, land use change, food security/justice; Climate crisis, flood research; Consequences of the rainforest transformation; Landscape development and geomorphological archives; Forest use and climate development in the context of permafrost; Environmental monitoring; Sustainable management potentials; Vegetation monitoring and CO2 balancing; Climate crisis and health implications; Bioenergy.

All degree programmes in the Faculty of Geoscience and Geography at the University of Göttingen have a strong focus on sustainability topics (education for sustainable development), take a critical approach regarding these topics and reflect on their integration in natural, socio-economic and political contexts.; Instructors have access to a collection of teaching instruments and materials related to gender and diversity at the university.; Non-discriminatory concepts for the orientation phase for new students; Disadvantage compensation for Students with disabilities or chronic illnesses; dedicated Equality Team and Confidant.

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