Matthias Barth

Matthias Barth is a full professor at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, specializing in Sustainability Education, Didactics of Elementary Social Studies and Science, and Empirical Education Research. His work bridges Sustainability Science and Educational Science, focusing on institutional transformation, curriculum design, and teacher education for sustainable development.

• Key Research Areas
  • Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
  • Transdisciplinary Learning
  • Sustainability Competencies
  • Curriculum Innovation
• Recent Publications
  • 2023: Co-edited Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Hochschule, analyzing Leuphana University's sustainability initiatives.
  • 2023: Transdisciplinary learning as a key leverage for sustainability transformations in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.
  • 2022: Systematic reviews on Teacher Education for Sustainable Development and ESD-specific professional action competence.
• Scientific Awards
  • Sustainability Science Best Paper Award (2023)
  • Leuphana Monographiepreis (2016)
• Projects
  • "Sustainability and Digitalization - a European perspective" (2023)
  • "Educating those most at risk and hardest to reach: Actionable Sustainability Education Across the Pacific" (2023)
• International Collaborations
  • Coordinated faculty development programs at Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ecuador (2016)
  • Co-edited Routledge Handbook of Higher Education for Sustainable Development (2016)