About us
The Centre for Sustainability Studies (Centrum voor Duurzaamheidsonderzoek - CDO) is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge on what a sustainable society can look like and how it can take shape
We explore transformative pathways towards socially just and ecologically sustainable futures in a wide variety of settings.
News
| 15 May 2026 | For students: fill in the survey on sustainability education @UGent |
| 26 January 2026 | Higher education teachers are wanted for a survey on sustainability education |
| 20 November 2025 | Celebration "30 years CDO" |
| 10 October 2025 | CDO name change |
Events
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May 28
Public defense PhD Ellen Vandenplas: "A didactic perspective on the existential in climate change education. Empirical clarifications and analytical tools"
AUD H, Technicum 2 - 3rd floor, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent
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Jun 29
Transition UGent Meeting
Ghent University - Campus Plateau
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Jun 30
Public Defense PhD Irma Emmery: "Practicing Postgrowth circularities"
Paviljoen Vandenhove - Campus Boekentoren, Rozier 1, 9000 Gent
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Jul 1
ESEE2026 - 16th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (30 June - 3 July 2026)
Ghent University