During the three year period July, 1st, 2006 – June 30th, 2009 the reform project Education for Sustainable Development is pursued within Chalmers University of Technology. This is part of Chalmers vision and strategic plan: “… Its research and educational programs will directly contribute to sustainable growth in society”.

Chalmers has a UNESCO chair in ESD and the reform work is pursued within that agreement. Professor John Holmberg is the chair holder as well as project leader for the reform project.

The ESD project adopts a systems approach to the reform needs at Chalmers, and the activities are pursued under nine different action lines. The experiences are continuously shared nationally and internationally.

• Guarantees and continuously enhances quality in Chalmers basic courses in SD (the compulsory 7,5 ECTS courses).
• Guarantees and continuously enhances quality of SD content in other courses.
• Gives effective support to those who order SD courses.
• Gives effective support to students when choosing SD courses.
• Gives effective internal and external information about ESD.
• Gives effective cooperation with internal and external (foremost Göteborg University) stakeholders within ESD.
• Gives a good meeting place for Students and for teachers with interest in the area.
• Supports further education of non-teaching personnel within the SD area.
• Supports the development of a campus reflecting Chalmers initiative for SD.

Through their education the students should prepare to contribute to a sustainable development during a forthcoming professional life of about four decades. They should develop competencies and learn to master tools to be able to discern and solve problems in a complex reality.

Chalmers should be a role model and a driving force in the societal development towards sustainability.