Sustainability is embedded throughout the educational and research activities of Széchenyi István University and is integrated across all levels of study, from bachelor’s and master’s programmes to postgraduate, professional, doctoral, and short-cycle training programmes. The University aims to equip students with labour-market-relevant knowledge while fostering social responsibility, ethical professional behaviour, and a sustainability-oriented mindset. Students are expected not only to acquire disciplinary expertise but also to understand and apply sustainability principles within their professional fields and contribute actively to addressing local, national, and global sustainability challenges.
The University’s educational portfolio incorporates sustainability-related topics across a broad range of disciplines. Subjects such as circular economy, life-cycle assessment, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, corporate social responsibility, sustainable governance, and responsible business practices are delivered both through dedicated sustainability courses and through integration into disciplinary curricula.
Széchenyi István University offers dedicated sustainability-focused programmes at multiple educational levels in 2025.
The ESG Expert MSc programme represents a major milestone in sustainability education. Developed by the University in 2023 and accredited in 2024, the programme adopts a multidisciplinary approach to sustainability and prepares graduates to support organisational sustainability transitions, ESG reporting, climate action, resource efficiency, circular economy implementation, and responsible governance. The programme explicitly incorporates sustainability challenges and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into its curriculum.
Sustainability-related research themes are available within several doctoral schools and research fields, including engineering sciences, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, economics and management, transport systems, renewable energy, digitalisation, sustainable mobility, corporate sustainability, and climate-related research. Doctoral candidates contribute to interdisciplinary sustainability research through collaboration with the University’s competence centres and industrial partners.
The summary of programs can be found in the Sustainability Report 2025 of the Széchenyi István University.
University Unit | Name of the Course | Level |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Design Thinking in Sustainable Project Planning | MSc |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Energy Management and Sustainability | Postgraduate |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Sustainable Food Processing | MSc |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Fundamentals of Sustainability | MSc |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Sustainability Indicators | MSc |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Fundamentals of Sustainability Finance and Accounting I, II | MSc |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Sustainability Analysis of the Hydrogen Ecosystem | Postgraduate |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Environmental Protection and Sustainability for Vehicle Engineers | BSc |
Department of Applied Sustainability | Responses to Sustainability Challenges | MSc |
Department of Animal Science | Sustainable Technologies in Animal Product Production | MSc |
Department of Humanities and Human Resource Development | Measurement, Sustainability and Organisational Learning | Postgraduate |
Department of Architectural History and Urban Planning | Sustainable Architecture | BSc |
Department of Architectural Art | Sustainable Architecture 1: Climate | MSc |
Department of Architectural Art | Sustainable Architecture 2 | MSc |
Department of Architectural Art | Sustainable Architecture 3 | MSc |
Department of Vehicle Maintenance and Diagnostics | Sustainable Vehicle Manufacturing | BSc |
Department of Vehicle Manufacturing and Technology | Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing | Postgraduate |
Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering | Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Urban Development | Postgraduate |
Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering | Sustainable Road Networks | Postgraduate |
Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering | Sustainable Settlements | Postgraduate |
Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering | Sustainable Settlements and Transport | MSc |
Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering | Sustainable Roads | Postgraduate |
Multidisciplinary Doctoral School of Engineering Sciences | Sustainable Mobility | PhD |
Department of International and Applied Economics | Sustainable Management | BSc |
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology | Pedagogical Foundations of Sustainability | MSc |
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology | Pedagogical and Psychological Foundations of Environmental and Sustainability Education | Postgraduate |
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology | Sustainability and Environmental Education | Postgraduate |
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology | Sustainability and Environmental Protection | Postgraduate |
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology | Studies in Sustainability Education I-II | BSc |
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology | Education for Sustainability | Postgraduate |
Department of Plant Science | Sustainable Crop Production | MSc |
Department of Plant Science | Sustainable Weed and Pathogen Management | MSc |
Department of Methodology | Studies in Sustainability Education III: School Gardens | BSc |
Department of Methodology | Education for Sustainability and Health Education | BSc |
Department of Methodology | Environmental Culture, Quality of Life and Sustainable Development | MSc |
Department of Tourism and Hospitality | Sustainable Tourism Development | BSc |
Department of Tourism and Hospitality | Sustainable Tourism | BSc |
Department of Defense Innovation and Critical Infrastructures | Sustainable Mobility and Product Market Introduction | Postgraduate |
Wittmann Doctoral School | Economics of Sustainable Animal Production | PhD |
Wittmann Doctoral School | Economics of Sustainable Food Production | PhD |
Wittmann Doctoral School | Economics of Sustainable Crop Production | PhD |
Wittmann Doctoral School | Sustainable Cattle Farming | PhD |
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