Doctoral Center Sustainability Sciences

The Doctoral Center for Sustainability Sciences is a central scientific institution at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Engineers and scientists from the fields of civil engineering and transportation, electrical engineering, chemistry and biotechnology, plastics technology, and mechanical engineering work here alongside researchers from the social sciences, economics, humanities, and communication sciences, enabling transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary doctoral studies.

The focus is on application-oriented research into complex real-world problems that makes innovative contributions to sustainable development. The aim is to address social, socio-economic, engineering, and scientific issues in a disciplined and interdisciplinary manner. The focus is on methodological and content-related competencies that enable technological and social innovations based on transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration in research.

At the PZNW, students can earn the academic degree “Doctor of Sustainability Sciences” (Dr. rer. sust.), which is unique in Germany and was created specifically for the PZNW.

Article about the doctoral center in the science magazine impact