Simon Burandt

Curriculum

Simon is managing director of the faculty of business and economics.
He is member of the senate (2016-2018, 2018-2020).

He was executive director of Leuphana Graduate School from 11/2014 until 03/2016 (maternity leave replacement) and coordinator of the initiative 2042 - transformation is possible (faculty sustainability) from 2013 until 09/2015. From 2005 to 2014 he has worked as scientific assistant at the Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU) and at the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development; from 2012 to 2014 he was executive coordinator of the UNESCO Chair.

Simon has worked in management of science, teaching, management of teaching as well as inter- and transdisciplinary projects. Projects were located in the context of sustainable development, empirical social research, in transfer of knowledge and competencies, development and evaluation of (eLearning) learning settings in (Higher) Education for Sustainable Development. Until 2013 he was coordinator of the bachelor minor course “sustainable humanities”. His dissertation was about scenario technique as learning setting for sustainable development.

Education

• Dissertation (PhD): "Scenario technique as learning setting for Sustainable Development"  (2008-2011, Dr. rer. soc.).
• Awards: Best Doctoral Researcher 2009 (2nd place), Best Doctoral Researcher 2010 (2nd place), Best Doctoral Researcher 2011 (3rd place), Leuphana University
• Several trainings in facilitation, communication, team leading and teaching
• METIER Graduate Training Course No. 7: Environmental Scenario Analysis. Roskilde, Denmark (2009, 16th - 22nd of April)
• Graduate Spring Seminar in Methodology (GSSM 08)“, 03/2008, 11-day Summer School, University of Bremen GSSS with Prof. Dr. Udo Kelle and Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kittel.
• ERASMUS-student at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo, Spain – Environmental Sciences (02/2002 – 07/2002)
• Studies in the “International Class“ of the „Environmental Science, Education & Engineering Network“ (hosted by University of Lüneburg) (02/2001 – 06/2001)
• Studies of Environmental Sciences at University of Lüneburg (10/1999 – 05/2005)

Professional affiliations

• since 01/2007 Member of the “Working Group Environment”, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• since 06/2003 Member of ITdNet - International Transdisciplinarity Net on Case Studies for Sustainable Development
• 12/2010 – 04/2012 Deputy member of the “Senate Commission for young scientists”,  Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• 01/2003 – 10/2004 Co-founder and member of “Case Study Team” (to implement a transdisciplinary case study in the curriculum of the University of Lüneburg)

Vita (see also projects)

• deputy director of Leuphana Graduate School (since 01/2016)
• executive director of Leuphana Graduate School (11/2015-01/2016)
• Research Associate at deans office of the faculty sustainability (2013-11/2015) as coordinator of “initiative 2042 - Germany, Europe, World - Transformation is possible”
• Executive coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development (2012-11/2014)
• Research Associate at the Institute for Environmental and Sustainability (2005-11/2014)
• Conception and Collaboration of a longitudinal study in the Leuphana Bachelor „Sustainablity and competencies” und Mitarbeit einer Längsschnittstudie im Leuphana Bachelor "Sustainablity and competencies "
• Collaboration in EU project CLIMASP – Development of an Interdisciplinary Programme on Climate Change und Sustainability Policy (2013-11/2014)
• Collaboration in EU project UE4SD - University Educators for Sustainable Development (2013-11/2014)
• Collaboration in EU project CONSUS – Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainable Innovations (2013-11/2014)
• Coordination of minor Sustainability in Humanities (August 2011-2013)
• Coordination of project: Interdisciplinary Study Program on Sustainability (since 2010-2013)
• Collaboration in project "Enseñar y aprender sustentabilidad" (2010-2011)
• Collaboration in project "Indicators for Education for Sustainable Development" (2010-2011)
• Collaboration in project “VCSE – Virtual Campus for a Sustainable Europe” (08/2008-02/2009)
• Collaboration in project CAST - Climate Trends and Sustainable Development of Tourism in Coastal and Low Mountain Range Regions (Subproject: “Transfer of Knowlegde and Competencies”) (10/2006-12/2009)
• Collaboration in project “Sustainable University” (Subproject “Management of Energy and Ressources”) (4/2005 – 12/2007)
• Collaboration in project “Virtual COPERNICUS-Campus - eLearning for Sustainability in the European Higher Education Area” (Institutional Coordinator) (07/2005 – 07/2006)